Local obituaries for Vancouver, British Columbia
John Ernest Atkinson
Apr 29, 2019
Atkinson, John Ernest passed away peacefully on April 29th, 2019 in New Westminster at the age of 74. Predeceased by his sister Jean Belbin, parents John and Muriel Atkinson. He will be lovingly remembered by his daughters Julie, Amanda (Jason), Breanne, grandchildren Zach, Jake, Sophie, Amber, Ryder and Brayden. John touched everyone he met and will be greatly missed...
Gwenyth Theresa Kitos
Apr 28, 2019
Gwenyth Theresa Kitos (b Aug. 10, 1929, Macklin, SK [of Errol and Theresa Heffernan] – d Apr. 28, 2019, Burnaby, BC). Lived in Wainwright, AB, during her first 16 years and moved to Vancouver, BC, in 1945. Studied nutrition at UBC, graduating in 1950 with the BHE in dietetics, interned at the Vancouver and North Vancouver General hospitals. She...
Betty Kinaschuk
Apr 26, 2019
KINASCHUK, Betty – passed away on Friday, April 26, 2019 shortly past noon. Betty was born on the family farm in Arran, Saskatchewan. She moved to N.W. in her early 20’s which she loved ever since. She remained, “Sweet Sixteen” as she hated to tell her age at all. She loved to sing, cook and shop where she could...
Bethann Margaret Burton
Apr 26, 2019
It is with deepest sorrow we mark the passing of BethAnn Margaret Burton on April 26, 2019.
BethAnn was born and raised in Ottawa and graduated from the University of Guelph before moving to Vancouver, where she met and married Jesse. BethAnn is survived by her husband Jesse, parents Ron and Peggy, and sister Catherine.
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Ryan Kenneth Schmidt
Apr 24, 2019
Ryan Kenneth Schmidt, 27, of Vancouver, British Columbia, succumbed to a courageous fight against Ewing Sarcoma cancer, surrounded by his family, on April 24th, 2019.
Ryan is survived by his wife Carly, daughter Adelyn, Mother Karen, Father Miles, and brother Jonny (Diana), and many loving nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins and extended family. Ryan will be...
Roger Barrington Williams
Apr 23, 2019
Roger Barrington Williams. BA, MA, December 2, 1961 – April 23, 2019 Athlete, performer, photographer, educator, coach, mentor, friend, son, writer, producer, consultant. Roger was born in Kingston, Jamaica and was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He attended Silver Heights Collegiate High School, and obtained a B.A at the University of Manitoba in Advanced Sociology. Shortly after graduation he studied...
László (Leslie) Adamovich
Apr 21, 2019
The last of the original Sopron-Vancouver Forestry Professors went to the great forest in the sky early Easter morning at the tender age of 98. Born in the forest of the Eszterhá zy Castle in Hungary, Lá szló hailed from a long line of foresters. His father, József, was the official Forester & Gameskeeper for the Eszterhá zy's. Growing...
Marcello Soda
Apr 20, 2019
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Marcello on April 20, 2019 in Vancouver, B.C. Born, September 9, 1966 in Cosenza, Italy. Marcello is predeceased by his parents Pasquale and Luigina. Survived by his brothers Luciano and Francesco Soda and sister Teresa Tulli of Montreal, Quebec.
Graveside committal will be held...
Elaine Virginia Coleman
Apr 20, 2019
With great sadness we announce that Elaine Coleman has died in Vancouver, BC at the age of 94. Her health recently declined rapidly, and she elected to have a medically-assisted death. Elaine died peacefully with her family by her side. She will be lovingly remembered for her kind heart.
Elaine was born in Kamloops, BC. She spent...
Elsie Miu Har Lam
Apr 20, 2019
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Elsie Miu Har Lam after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Elsie was born in Hong Kong on April 27, 1935, and she passed away peacefully on April 20, 2019. She was predeceased by her husband Francis and will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed by...
John Joseph Cepuran
Apr 19, 2019
John Cepuran passed away peacefully on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Surrey Memorial Hospital with his devoted wife and partner of 59 years, Ana Cepuran by his side. Beloved father to his daughter Sheri Cepuran; a generous and loving Grandpa to his grandchildren Samantha Anne Cepuran (Vancouver), Daniel, Amanda, and Melyssa Cepuran (Chilliwack). He was predeceased by his father...
Jonas Lehrman
Apr 18, 2019
There are few countries Jonas and Ruth did not visit but chose Canada as the country they loved. They lived in Ottawa, Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver. They were lifelong champions of justice and peace.
Celebration of their lives to be announced at a later date.
Dominic Pitton
Apr 17, 2019
Our loving dad Dominic passed away peacefully on April 17, 2019. His humor and smile will live on in our hearts. He is survived by his loving wife Edda of 66 years and he will be remembered by his daughter Loren, son Walter and his beloved grandson Michael.
Prayers will be offered Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at...
Martha Adelheid Vlasic
Apr 16, 2019
Martha passed away peacefully at 11:15 PM. She suffered a massive stroke on April 5th and was unable to recover. Martha was one of the most beautiful and vibrant souls that you could ever meet. That is not to say that life wasn’t challenging due to battling successive illnesses. In spite of her health challenges, she always had a...
Chantal Caesar
Apr 15, 2019
Chantal passed away peacefully on April 15th, 2019 in Vancouver surrounded by loved ones.
Predeceased by her father Francis and her mother Jeannine.
Prayers will be offered on Friday, April 26th at 6pm at Blessed Sacrament Parish/Paroisse Saint Sacrement where Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, April 27th, 2019 at 10 a.m....
Cosimo Borzillo
Apr 12, 2019
Cosimo passed away peacefully on Friday, April 12, 2019 in Vancouver, B.C. at the age of 86.
Predeceased by his loving wife Onorina and brother Mario. He will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his son Peter (Carmela), his daughter Carmelina (Anthony) and grandson Anthony Cosimo.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on...
Kenneth Charles Ginther
Apr 12, 2019
His life was at the same time very exciting and very difficult. His first years were in the downtown east side, where his Grandmother and parents lived.
At 16 he moved out on his own, working at various local business. Eventually he became a Boilermaker and spent most of his working hours doing Mill shutdowns, working extra...
Richard Lloyd Stewart
Apr 10, 2019
Richard (Dick) was born November 18, 1925, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2019 after a brief illness. He is survived by his children, Chris, Doug (Huguette), Jeff, Lisa (Rick) and beloved stepdaughter, Roben (Jeff). He is also survived by 5 grandchildren, Stephanie, Eric (Melissa), Jennifer, Chris and Stephen who provided him with 5 great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind...
Pietro Bolongaro
Apr 10, 2019
On April 10th 2019, Pietro Bolongaro at age 92 passed away due to age related complications. He is survived by his dear wife Maria and his 5 children Nicoletta, Eugenio, Anna-Maria, Francesco and Alessandro, as well as 8 grandchildren. Pietro lived a long and fulfilling life full of change and surprises.
Reading, politics and the outdoors were...
Darryl Cary Esmond Amos
Apr 10, 2019
Born September 12, 1945 in Edinburgh, Scotland, Darryl passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday April 10, 2019. Predeceased by both his parents. Charles Amos and Margaret Amos, and leaves behind his sister, Arlene (Chris) Connor, of Goderich, Ontario; two daughters, Mirkka (Mark) Putnam of Sudbury, Ontario and Karina (Stephen) Trenouth of New Westminster, BC and three grandchildren,...
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