Local obituaries for Vancouver, British Columbia
Ruby Edith Labelle
Nov 20, 2021
On April 15, 2021, in White Rock, Ruby passed away peacefully, at the age of 90 years.
She was predeceased by her husband Joseph Leo and her sisters Isabel, Bernice and Jean as well as her brothers Don and Lawrence.
Ruby is lovingly survived by her sister Hazel Major and many nieces and nephews.
...John Bastiaan Meyer
Nov 20, 2021
John passed peacefully after a short illness on January 21, 2021, surrounded by his family. He will be forever remembered by his wife Nancy, son Jason, son-in-law Matthew, grandson Noah, cousins, and special friends.
John lived his early years in Den Haag, the Netherlands, before moving to Powell River and later to Vancouver to attend UBC. He...
Helen Fung Chu Lee
Nov 20, 2021
With God in her beautiful heart, Mum passed away peacefully on the morning of Friday, August 6th, 2021. She valiantly fought a nearly 3-year long battle with advanced ovarian cancer. Beloved and devoted wife of our late father Cameron K.L. Lee, they were married for nearly 47 years. She was a loving mother to Mary (Carlos) and Anne (Guyle),...
John Bernard "Bernie" Crick
Nov 20, 2021
John Bernard “Bernie” Crick passed away peacefully August 12, 2021 in Vancouver. Survived by wife Gertrud “Trudy” and daughters Carolyn (Kirk, son Mitchell), Kathleen (David, daughters Alexandra & Emmaline), Bernice (Tony), and Cynthia (Ted).
Born in 1929 in Liverpool, England, Bernie was nine years old when he and two of his siblings were evacuated to Aberystwyth, Wales....
Sylvia (Monckton) Wilson
Nov 20, 2021
Sylvia passed away peacefully on November 16, 2021. Born in Prince Rupert, BC, and moving to Vancouver Island with her family as a young child, she attended Lampson Street School in Esquimalt and Mt. Newton High School in Central Saanich. She often recalled her happy teen years swimming at Todd Inlet and Prospect Lake in summer and skating on...

Stephen Wesley (Wes) Bradford
Nov 16, 2021
Stephen Wesley (Wes) Bradford born April 13, 1930, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2021.
He is survived by his daughter Sheila, son Steve (Mary Lou), grandchildren, Ashley, Brock, and Olivia, and four great-grandchildren.
In his younger days, Wes was an avid ice hockey goalie and later an enthusiastic hockey fan. He served many clients...
Rev. Dennis Morgan
Nov 15, 2021
MORGAN, Rev. Dennis passed after a short battle with esophageal cancer on Nov. 15, 2021 in Vancouver at the age of 80. He will be sadly missed by his wife Kathy, children Jenny (Jonathan), Paul (Christine), Angie and Katie, grandchildren Heather, Erik, Justin, Katrina and Thomas, his brother Bill, extended family, friends and parishioners.
Born in Vancouver...
Marie-Luise (Marlies) Boytinck
Nov 14, 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, wife, and grandmother, Marlies Boytinck (née Hollatz), on Sunday, November 14th in the Purdy Pavilion care facility at UBC.
Forever an elegant and gracious spirit, Marlies suffered for the past decade from the harrowing effects of Alzheimer's and ultimately passed away in her...
Daphne Sinclair
Nov 13, 2021
Daphne Sinclair, 89, passed away suddenly from a stroke on Sunday May 30, 2021.
She was born on November 7, 1931 in Upton, Norfolk, England. She trained as a nurse and mid-wife, then moved to Canada in the 1950s where she married and had four children. After her divorce in 1972, she raised her family on her...
Dr. Jacob Walter Hodgson
Nov 13, 2021
Born in Accra, Ghana on July 18, 1958, Jacob passed away peacefully on Thursday September 16, 2021 in Vancouver, BC, Canada at the age of 63. He would be sadly missed by his siblings- Abraham Isaac, Priscilla and Angelina, brother-in-law Erasmus, sister-in-law Vivian, uncle, aunties, cousins, nephews, nieces, school mates, and friends in Ghana, Gambia, UK, USA, and Vancouver....
Walter "Jovo" Valcic
Nov 13, 2021
Born in Crikvenica, Croatia on September 17, 1925, Walter passed away peacefully on Tuesday June 29, 2021, in Vancouver, BC, Canada at the age of 95. Walter was predeceased in 2018 by his wife of 66 years Elsie (nee Boskovich).
He will be sadly missed by his children Pamela and Lydia (Subra), grandson Vincent, brother-in-law Joseph (Christina)...
Marie Elaine Mazurchuk
Nov 12, 2021
Marie’s life was suddenly and sadly cut short after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer in September 2021. She passed away peacefully, at home, on November 12, 2021 with her son and daughter close by. She leaves behind her children Elizabeth and Michael Dusing, granddaughters Camille, Apolline and Nina Crozat, sister Patricia Moss, niece Karen Moss, as well as...
Shirley Gertrude Claire Rankin
Nov 12, 2021
Rankin, Shirley Gertrude Claire passed away peacefully and unexpectedly on November 12, 2021 in Vancouver at the age of 74.
She is predeceased by father Robert Clarence Rankin (1953), sister Donna Manweiler (2015), mother Gertrude Manweiler (2015) and step-father Herbert Manweiler (2018).
She is lovingly remembered by sister Katherine Rankin (Hugh Semple), brother-in-law Bob McGillivray...
Anna Maria Kurnicki (Morawska)
Nov 12, 2021
Born 1 February 1936 in Poznan, Poland, Ania left us on the morning of 12 November 2021. Ania's childhood years were spent in war torn Poland followed by an adolescence during the post-war Communist period. During that time, she lost her father as well as suffered a potentially debilitating accident falling off a streetcar where she broke her back....
Perlita Lozares Pascual
Nov 10, 2021
Perlita Lozares Pascual, a care aide and long time resident of the Metro Vancouver area, passed on November 10, 2021 at the age of 60. She lost her battle fighting a type of liver cancer found in the bile duct called cholangiocarcinoma. Perlita is survived by her mother, Ludiviñia Lozares (née Ambata); her husband, Ferdinand Pascual; her...
Henricus (Henry) Levelt
Nov 9, 2021
Henry passed away on November 9th, at the great age of 90, in his own home as he wished. “The Count” leaves behind his children Astrid (Rick) and Derek (Janet) and his grandchildren Rachel, Jack and Ben. He is pre-deceased by his wife of 49 years, Maureen (2013).
Dad lived a most remarkable life. Born in Indonesia,...
Assina Mohipp
Nov 9, 2021
Assina Mohipp, wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away on Tuesday, November 9th, 2021. She was born in Trinidad on August 21, 1931, to Hukumdar Khan and Hakiman Khan first- and second-generation Indian immigrants to Trinidad.
Sheena, as she was known to everyone, celebrated her 90th birthday in August, which she described as the best day ever...
Bernice Gajb (Nee: Jaskowiec)
Nov 8, 2021
It is with heartfelt sadness that the family of Bernice Gajb announces her passing on November 8, 2021 at the age of 95 years. Bernice will be forever cherished by her daughter Marie Szklarz; her granddaughters Kristin (Kristopher) and Shanelle (Jordan); and her great granddaughters Anabelle and Novalyn. Bernice was predeceased by her husband Adam Gajb, son Mark Gajb,...
Barbara Frank Beach
Nov 7, 2021
Barbara died peacefully and in comfort surrounded by her children, Britton, Galen and Alexia, her daughter-in-law, Sue and her son-in-law, Steve.
She was a tireless volunteer for many organizations including being treasurer for the BC Potters Guild, BC Recorder Society, The Unitarian Church of Vancouver, West Side Family Place and she served as president and treasurer of...
Samuel Gerszonowicz
Nov 6, 2021
Sam was born in a displaced persons’ camp in Munich on 10 October 1946, the second day of Sucot; he passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in Vancouver B.C. on November 6, 2021.
Sam emigrated to Canada with his parents, Frieda (née Koloditsky) and Abraham Gerszonowicz in 1951 as soon as they had transit papers, and grew up...
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