Local obituaries for Vancouver, British Columbia

Aug 6, 2020

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Francesco Pietrantonio on August 6, 2020, after a valiantly fought but brief illness.

Francesco leaves to mourn his wife, Anna Loverro, son Michele (Italy), daughters Gabriela and Giulia and his granddaughter, Sofia (Italy).  Francesco was predeceased by his father, Michele, and is survived by his mother, Maria Falco, siblings...

Aug 5, 2020

Bob, the kind of guy who would bring a rocket launcher to the dinner table, left us on August 5 in Richmond, BC. Bob was born in Port Arthur (Thunder Bay), ON, and moved to Victoria, BC to join the RCN at the age of 17. A total trooper, he was voluntold to replace a blind date who came...

Aug 5, 2020

Born in McBride British Columbia and raised in Vancouver. Married over 67 years, she was a loving wife to John Lyle Woodley, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend. She was passionate about health and fitness (TOPS) and devoted to her Catholic faith (Ladies Catholic Women’s League), a great and well-respected organizer. We would like to thank all...

Aug 5, 2020

Paul Basil Schincariol was born on March 31, 1968, in Toronto, Ontario, and passed away on August 5, 2020, in Vancouver, BC. He is survived by his wife, Susan Tulloh Schincariol, his two sons, Basil Dante, age 18, and Rafael Lorenzo, age 17; his father Gino, his brother Adrian and sister-in-law Irena Zhivov; two nephews Sam and Andantino; his...

Aug 3, 2020

It is with sadness that we announce that Roger Nelson passed away peacefully on August 3rd, 2020. On this day we lost a loving, kind, and caring man who will be greatly missed by everyone. He had an accomplished career as an electrical engineer and volunteered with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is survived and lovingly...

Aug 2, 2020

Thomas Herbert Rutherford (Tom)

July 15, 1958 - August 2, 2020

Sunday, August 2, 2020. Predeceased by his parents Hugh Joseph (Jud) and June (nee Kelly) and survived by his sister Jane (Jim Winder) and Kelly (Mary Lynn) and nephews Kyle and Chris, and nieces Megan and Stacey.

Tom grew up in Ottawa,...

Jul 31, 2020

Doreen STOJKE (nee Baptiste) born December 18, 1941, passed away peacefully July 31, 2020 at the age of 78 after a courageous battle with cancer. Predeceased by her parents Jimmy and Madeleine, husband Otto, siblings Kenny, Peter, Helen, John, Norma, Basil, and granddaughter Olivia. Her surviving sibling is Laurie Baptiste.

Doreen, a mom, grandma, sister, aunt, cousin...

Jul 28, 2020

It is with profound sadness and the deepest of sorrow we announce the passing of Ann Marie Antolcic on July 28, 2020 in her 71st year. Ann passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side and has ascended to her rightful place with the angels in heaven.

Ann’s greatest love was her family....

Jul 27, 2020

In loving Memory of Carlos Perez Dalisay

November 4th, 1957 - July 27th, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Carlos Perez Dalisay announces his passing on Monday July 27, 2020 after being in a coma for 2 days. He departed peacefully at the age of  62.

Carlos will be...

Jul 27, 2020

It is with much sadness but many fond memories that we announce the passing of Bernice Branigan (neé Wilson) in the early hours of Monday, July 27, 2020, in Vancouver, British Columbia, just after her 97th birthday. Predeceased by her loving husband, Hector George, her sisters, Fern and Pearl, her brothers, Duncan, Harold, James, Clayton, Harris, William and Gerald,...

Jul 27, 2020

Marie Donnelly (née Baluch) passed away July 27th, 2020 at her home in Ocean Park, Surrey, BC. She was born to Erasmus Baluch and Anastasia Lega, in a small village in Galicia, Poland (currently Ukraine) on February 1st, 1926.

Marie left home at the age of fifteen, and spent most of World War II in Germany, performing...

Jul 25, 2020

It is with tremendous sadness we announce the passing of Dennis Isao Maihara after a valiant battle with cancer.

He will be lovingly missed by his daughter Kaylyn, and his many extended families.  He was brother to Michiko, Pat (Louayne), Kathryn (Joe), and David (Yuriko).  He was predeceased by his sister Frances (survived by husband Mot), brother-in-law...

Jul 25, 2020

Audrey Catherine Hope Reed (nee Shreenan)

Our much-loved and admired Audrey has peacefully left us.  She will be remembered for her keen, caring interest in people, her outgoing and candid personality, and a strong determined spirit.  Audrey was born in Saskatchewan, the eldest of five, and left the farm at the young age of 14 to finish...

Jul 22, 2020

On the morning of Wednesday July 22nd, 2020, in his room at Villa Carital, a Senior Care Community, in Vancouver, BC, John Bianchin passed away peacefully at the age of 100.

Predeceased by his beloved wife, Caroline, and her parents John and Helen Maki, and his parents Pasquale and Anni Bianchin, siblings Antonio, Virginia (Ernest) and Gildo...

Jul 21, 2020

Of Surrey, B.C. passed away peacefully on July 21, 2020 at the age of 82 years. She was predeceased by her loving husband Dominic in 2011, and is survived by her children Mary and Sean (Jennifer), 4 grandchildren: Nicole, Jillian, Maddy and Braden; 2 sisters: Anne (Noel) and Elizabeth (Gabriel) and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass will be...

Jul 21, 2020

Raymond Henry Magel of White Rock, British Columbia (formerly of Winnipeg), passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 with family and friends by his side. He was 94 years old.

Dad was born in Winnipeg on June 23, 1926 to Gottfriend and Rose Magel. He was five years old when his father died. Dan left school...

Jul 21, 2020

Hardwin (Hanafi) Edmund Alexander Joachim Baron von Hahn was born July 2, 1929 in Riga, Latvia to parents Joachim Baron von Hahn and Carola Baroness von Hahn (née Baroness von Koskull). His family was part of the Baltic-German nobility which had been based in Latvia for centuries. Hardwin was the eldest of seven children and for the first 10...

Jul 20, 2020

It is with great sadness that we share the news that Andrew passed away at Peace Arch Hospital at the age of 68. Originally from Hereford, England, he spent most of his adult life in Canada - Toronto, then Vancouver.

Andrew will be dearly missed by his wife Kathy, daughter Tyla, grandsons Carsyn and Cooper, sister Janet...

Jul 18, 2020

Betty Bolanos passed away peacefully on July 18, 2020 at the age of 72.  She will be lovingly remembered by her siblings:  Beata Uy, Belen Lim, Bibiana Bolanos, Brudencio Bolanos, Benita Uy, Bella Padua and Brigilda Bolanos.  She will also be remembered by her nieces, nephews, extended family and dear friends.

She was a devout Christian and...

Jul 17, 2020

Luella is lovingly remembered by daughters Sheila Alexandra and Audrey Roberts and sons Don Roberts and Len (Fran) Roberts and grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

Luella was born to proud parents Gertrude and Thomas Thompson and raised on the family farm at Fielding, SK. She had two brothers (Alfred and Otto) and three sisters ( Irene,...