Dad passed away peacefully at the Victoria General Hospital on February 21, 2011. Predeceased by his wife, Ruth and brother, Auley; dad will be lovingly remembered by his four children, John (Beti), Bob (Adele), Jane (Dave Green) and Bernard (Judy); his wife Delores; nine grandchildren and eight great- grandchildren. Bill spent most of his working life in Nanaimo building a successful family business. He retired to Victoria and spent several months per year on Maui. Special thanks to the staff at the VGH, his healthcare givers, Kathy and Evelyn and Dr. David Barry for their kindness.
Private cremation. A gathering will follow at a later date. Condolences may be offered to the family at mccallbros.com
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We know Bill and Ruth quite well in Maui in the ’70s and knew Ruth was ill at that time. We loved them both. I have just now googled Bill since a friend just mentioned she knew a Ryan Oughtred from Nanaimo, not sure if it is a relative.
Warm regards to all,
Joe and Katharine Bedell Carmel CA
My deepest condolences to the Oughtred family for your losses.
I love you very much grandpa and it is great to hear some of the stories on here. I wish you could have met my little baby boy due April 15th, as I am sure you would have had many pearls of wisdom for him. I am happy that you can reunite with grandma now, send her big hugs and kisses from me and don’t worry, we will take care of Dee. Thank you for raising such an amazing son, he is the best father a girl could ask for. Rest now Grandpa, we all will love and cherish you forever <3
My sincere condolences to John, Beta, Mariana, JP and Michael, in this painfull hour.
All my love.
Bob, Jane and John,
Your dad was a wonderful man and great character.
I remember the day he drove home a sparkling-new, dark-blue Chevy, no doubt from Jack Harris. As he turned into your driveway opposite our home in Nanaimo, he leaned out the window and shouted something like “it was the closest I could get to black.”
And then there was your pool. It was generously opened to the neighbourhood gang all summer starting on the Victoria Day weekend. I won’t forget him any time soon.
Rich