Christine Winnifred Leach
May 22, 2017
On a beautiful sunny Victoria Day, my mother left her life. Christine Leach was born in Mill Hill, England in 1929 to Marie and Arthur Hill. An only child, she was evacuated during the war to the country, and seemed to have fond memories of her childhood, and times spent with her cousins and aunts and uncles. Women were...
Kenneth Joseph 'Ken' Lambert
May 19, 2017
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ken, who died peacefully in his sleep at the Lodge at Broadmead. Ken's life was full and rich; he was a cinematographer, raconteur extraordinaire and true Renaissance man. Many thanks for the compassionate care he received at the Lodge. The details of a celebration of Ken's life will...
Andrew Wilmot 'Andy' Graham
May 17, 2017
GRAHAM, ANDREW WILMOT passed away peacefully on May 17, 2017 at the age of 69 with family by his side. He will be deeply missed by his wife Donna and children Daniel and Rachel and brother Alan (Rita), and sister Janis in Canada and sisters Jean, Valerie and Anne in England. Always energetic Andy enjoyed hiking, biking, canoeing, fly...
Claude Marc Morin
May 13, 2017
Dr. Claude Morin passed peacefully on the morning of May 13th after a long illness. He is survived by his loving wife Louise, daughter Nathalie, sons Jean and Daniel, daughter in law Nicole and 3 beautiful grandchildren, Brooks, Samaya and Jean Claude, as well as his 5 sisters and their families, all of whom will miss him dearly. Pre-deceased...
Paul Alan Delong
May 11, 2017
It is with profound sadness and loss that we announce the unexpected death of our nephew Paul Alan DeLong, of heart failure at age 59 in Calgary, AB on May 11th, 2017.
Alan was a creative, enterprising spirit dedicated to helping others and giving back to society. He gained early work experience in retail through the family business, Cavalier China, and...
James Jefferis
May 7, 2017
Dad passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 7th, 2017 at the age of 91 at Saanich Peninsula Hospital in Saanichton, B.C.He leaves his loving family, son Rick (Lorna), daughters Kathryn (Derek) and Janis (Terry) along with seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Our mom Jean predeceased him in 2008. He started out his working life at a very early age,...
Frank Valdemar Hinch
May 4, 2017
HINCH, Frank Valdemar (Val) September 5, 1918-May 4, 2017 Born in Toronto on September 5th, 1918, to Dagmar Printz and Frank Hinch, Val attended U of T when called to service with the RCAF in 1940. In 1941, he married Gertrude Mary Hewett (known as Babs or Barbara, mother of his 5 children, wife of 32 years, who predeceased...
Yvonne Heloise Smart
May 3, 2017
YVONNE HELOISE (FOUCHE) SMART Born in Johannesburg, South Africa on January 26, 1921. Died in Victoria, B.C. May 3, 2017, aged 96 years. She was the second daughter of Peter and Susan (Wilson) Fouche. Vonne was pre-deceased by her parents and her sister Daphne Fairon and her brother Godfrey Fouche and her granddaughter Allison Muser. Left wondering how life...
Janet 'Yvonne' Oxendale
May 2, 2017
Yvonne was born to Janet and Selwyn Davie on August 24, 1927. She passed away peacefully at the age of 89 years at her home with family by her side. Although Yvonne grew up during the depression years she fondly remembered summers at Cordova Bay, her father packing the family up for spur of the moment camping, road trip...
