Local obituaries for Vancouver, British Columbia

Nov 20, 2019

After a brief battle with cancer, Edna Yue took her last breaths with her children by her bedside on 20 November, 2019 at St. John Hospice. She was only 59 years young.  She will be lovingly missed by her daughter, Cheryl (Ken); son Derrick (Maya); grandson Markus; brother Terry; sister Elaine (David) and countless other friends and relatives.  Edna...

Nov 19, 2019

Ann Clifford passed away peacefully on November 19, 2019 at the Guildford Seniors Village with her daughter at her side.

Ann was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK, to Horace and Doris Hasnip.  She left home at age 16 to train as a nurse and midwife in Nottingham.  On emigrating to Canada in 1963, she practiced as a...

Nov 15, 2019

It is with profound sadness we announce the passing of Manlio Olinto Mottes.

With his family by his side, he passed away peacefully on November 15, 2019 after a tough battle with pancreatic cancer.  Manlio was born on July 14, 1944 in Frassené, Belluno, Italy.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Elisa of...

Nov 15, 2019

Elisabeth Cornelia Maria Schwerdtfeger (born Hofmann) passed away peacefully on November 15, 2019 in Vancouver at the age of 84.

Elisabeth was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Charles Frederick Schwerdtfeger. She is survived by her loving children, Annette (Clément Gosselin), Denise (Christian Chauret), Tom (Jennifer Slater) and Patrick; her cherished grandchildren, Marie-Joëlle and Alexandrine Gosselin,...

Nov 14, 2019

Passed away peacefully on November 14, 2019 in White Rock, BC at the age of 84.

Predeceased by her son, Danny, Tina will be lovingly remembered by her loving husband, Wayne Bennett, her son, Larry Beeusaert (Jeanne), daughters Kathy Pandolfo and Beverly Filmer (Mark).

Tina loved her grandchildren more than words can say. Kristin (James),...

Nov 13, 2019

It's with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, Karen Louise Westlake, after a courageous battle with cancer. Karen is survived by her Sister, Sandra, her three boys, Michael, Timothy, and Nicholas, and the rest of her family. Her service will be consistent with the way Karen lived her life, with lots of speeches, stories...

Nov 13, 2019

Ellen, was born in Guangzhou, China and moved to Canada when she was 14. She devoted her life to her family, caring for her mother, her father-in law and her mother-in-law, her children and grandchildren. She is survived by her spouse, her four children and three grandchildren; also her mother and sister. Ellen always enjoyed the outdoors and took...

Nov 11, 2019

Ann Marie Sweeney, B.A., M.S.W., LL.B.

Wife, Mother, Lawyer, Advocate

Ann Marie Sweeney, of Toronto and West Vancouver, passed away on November 11, 2019 in Toronto after a determined battle against cancer. She was 83 years old.

Ann Marie was raised in Hartsdale, New York, the daughter of Edward Forbes and Kathleen Fogarty,...

Nov 10, 2019

KLAVER, Luce Marie passed away peacefully in the presence of her Lord and Saviour on November 10, 2019 at the age of 83. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband Simon and his family. Also, she is survived by three brothers and four sisters. She retired from her nursing career in 1998 where she spent 34 years caring...

Nov 7, 2019

Peter Cambrian Maguire

With deep sadness we announce that our dear Dad passed away peacefully at 98 years of age. He is now together in heaven with our Mom June, who predeceased him in 2018 after almost 72 years of marriage.

He is survived by his devoted daughter & caregiver, Melanie, son Patrick, granddaughters Melissa,...

Nov 7, 2019

Roberta passed away peacefully on November 7, 2019 in Vancouver at the age of 80. Predeceased by her sisters Elspeth, Nan and Nettie and her brother Gavin.

She will be lovingly remembered by her son Francisco, her daughter Lisa, her daughter-in-law, Phoebe and her grandchildren Sasha and Oliver, all of Vancouver.

A memorial service will...

Nov 7, 2019

With profound sadness, the family announces the passing of our cherished and courageous mother. Predeceased by her loving husband, Bob and her parents, Gerry and Jean Hinde. Patti will be lovingly remembered by her children, Scott, Eric and Amy and their spouses, Caroline, Kayla and Tom.

Always the teacher, Grandma Patti, led many fun activities for her...

Nov 6, 2019

Joan was born on November 19, 1916 in Middlesbrough, England and passed away peacefully on November 6, 2019 in Vancouver, BC.  She was predeceased by her husband Arthur John Ehman and her son James Arthur Ehman.  Joan is lovingly survived by her son Gerry (Thelma), daughter Joan and daughter-in-law Valeria, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Prayers will...

Nov 5, 2019

Yvonne passed away peacefully on 11/05/2019 in Rosemary Heights Senior Village at the age of 91. Predeceased by husband Ernest (Orest) Soroka in 1998. She is survived and will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her daughter Maril Brightwell, (son) Paul Soroka, (Grandson) Ryan Brightwell and (Granddaughter) Alexis Brightwell. Yvonne was a lover of animals, a math whiz...

Nov 5, 2019

Jumin Lee passed away unexpectedly on November 5th, 2019 in Royal Columbian Hospital at the age of 40.

She will be sadly missed by her father Byung Gab (Jason) Lee, her mother Yun Ok (Jenny) Jung, her brother Seung Yul (Chris) Lee, and her sister-in-law Mi (Rose) Jang.

A funeral service will be held on...

Nov 4, 2019

Robert Leonard Roberts (Len) passed away unexpectedly on November 04, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada at the age of 72. He is survived by his sister Rebecca Hancock (Randy), their children, and many loving friends.

Len was born in Savannah Georgia, USA, on February 17, 1947. He moved to Canada in the 1970s and decided to make Vancouver...

Nov 3, 2019

Michael was born in Clonmult, Cork, Ireland and passed away peacefully in his sleep after a brief illness in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Predeceased by his parents Michael and Nora (née O’Leary) Hennessy, and brothers Ted and Kevin.  Survived by his beloved wife Nora ‘Susan’ of 66 years, children Anne Murray, Michael Hennessy (Maggie) and Geraldine Fleming (Frank), brothers Pierce...

Nov 2, 2019

Else, Victor William “Billy “as known to most, passed peacefully November 2nd, 2019 at Laurel Place Hospice, Surrey BC after a long battle with lung cancer. Preceded in death by Stanley and Christina Else. Billy is survived by his loving wife Shelley Else. His two sisters Isabelle Unger and Sherry Trusz. His children Lena Speckman (Ian), Ada Else (Craig...

Nov 2, 2019

Philip passed away peacefully in Vancouver, BC on November 2, 2019. Philip will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Diana, daughters, Bernadette (Tim Mah), Geraldine (Lu Pat Ng), Jacqueline; grandchildren, Zoe and Renyi Ng, and Stephen Mah, large extended family and many friends in Canada, the UK and Singapore. He lived a full life, living at various...

Nov 1, 2019

Passed away peacefully in Langley, B.C. on November 1, 2019. Beloved first son of Ellen Durning and the late William Durning. Survived by his partner Gillian Bryant and siblings John, Charlotte (Marty), Peter (Marijke) and Cathy (Malcolm). He will be terribly missed by his beloved nieces & nephews Natalie (Lee), Kathryn (Chuck), Matthew, Anne, Kevin, Michael, Max & Katie,...