Local obituaries for Vancouver, British Columbia

Nov 1, 2019

With great sadness we announce the passing in Vancouver of C. William Webster on November 1, 2019 at 75 years of age. Son of Eric Webster and Elizabeth Paterson, Will was predeceased by his wife, Diana Graham Webster. He leaves their daughter Tara and son Sean, Sean’s wife, Christy and grandchildren, Madison and Jaden, as well as his brother,...

Oct 31, 2019

It is with the heaviest of hearts we announce the passing of Sharon MacDonnell (nee Morrison) on October 31, 2019. Sharon was born in 1940 in Gainsborough Saskatchewan. She is survived by her four daughters, Debra (Randy) Selwood, Dianne (Doug) MacDonnell, Donna Tangye and Dana (Robert) Reiter as well her siblings, Devonna Nagy, Marcia Nauss and Ewart Morrison, nine...

Oct 31, 2019

Passed away peacefully on October 31, 2019 at Royal Columbian Hospital aged 88 years. Margaret was born in Winnipeg on June 4, 1931 and is survived by her loving husband, John, and relatives in Manitoba and BC. Margaret was interred privately at Ocean View Burial Park on Friday, November 8, 2019.

Oct 31, 2019

Survived by his wife Jane Power, daughter Judith Beatty (Marshall), son Tshaka Lafayette, five granddaughters, and five great-grandchildren. Born on August 11, 1923, in Detroit, Michigan, and prepared by an excellent education in that city's public schools, Jack O'Dell studied pharmacy at Xavier University in New Orleans before joining the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. In doing...

Oct 27, 2019

Pigar, Earl Leslie passed away unexpectedly on October 27, 2019 in Vancouver, BC at the age of 31. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. He will be remembered as a kind, loving, easy-going, adventurous and jokester of a person. There will be a public viewing and prayers on Friday, November 8, 2019 from 6-10 pm...

Oct 27, 2019

It’s with a heavy heart and deep sadness that we said goodbye to Frank DuPlessis, known by many as Dad or Grandpa Frank. He passed away on Sunday, October 27th, 2019 at George Derby Care Centre in Burnaby, BC.

Frank was a caring and thoughtful man, always wanting to help out and be a part of any...

Oct 26, 2019

Francesca Nichele passed away peacefully on October 26th, 2019 in Surrey, BC at the age of 72. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 52 years, Guerrino Nichele; daughters - Laura Rizzo (Marco) and Claudia Martinelli (Tony) and her grandchildren – Vanessa Rizzo, Hannah Martinelli, Stefan Martinelli, and Jenna Rizzo. She will also be remembered and greatly...

Oct 25, 2019

Concepcion Militar Tanada, known to her friends as Conchit, passed away on October 25, 2019, at the age of 89.   She was born on November 10, 1929 in Macalelon, Quezon, Philippines. Conchit was pre-deceased by her husband, Cirilo M. Tanada.

Conchit is lovingly remembered by her children, Cary, Cecil, Chilet, Chito, Cip and Emil as well as...

Oct 25, 2019

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Jennifer Kryworuchko, far too soon at age 50, of ovarian cancer. She died peacefully on October 25, 2019 surrounded by her loving family – her husband of 26 years, Marko, and their four children, Kalyna, Maksym, Jakob and Hannah – and will be forever in their hearts. She...

Oct 24, 2019

Cornelia Elizabeth Maria Kilian, known to her friends as Connie, passed away on October 24, 2019, at the age of 87.

Connie will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 63 years Frank, and their children, Joyce, Wendy, Mark and Irma (Kevin). Connie will also be fondly remembered as Oma by her seven grandchildren Dana, Nikki (Korey),...

Oct 20, 2019

There are special people in our lives that never leave even after they are gone...

With broken hearts we announce Evgeniy’s passing in the presence of his wife Galina, his daughter Elina and his son-in-law Konstantin, who will miss him forever. Evgeniy was born in 1940 in the Soviet Union, Ukraine, and moved to Canada in 2000...

Oct 19, 2019

Albertina (Tina) Augusta De Melo Fonseca

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Albertina Augusta de Melo Fonseca. She died peacefully at home in Vancouver with family by her side after a long battle with dementia.

Albertina was born in Cercosa, Portugal to Margarida Araujo and Antonio Augusto de Melo. She was...

Oct 17, 2019

MOE, Doug passed away peacefully on October 17, 2019, in Surrey at the age of 78.  Predeceased by his parents Albert and Mae, first wife Marie, brothers-in-law Edmond and Andy and sisters-in-law Vivian and Theresa.

He is survived by his wife Pauline, children Karen (Paul) and David (Lydia), granddaughters Brittany, Megan, Amanda and Alexia, siblings David, Don...

Oct 17, 2019

Don passed away peacefully on October 17, 2019 in the Langley Hospice with his family at his side.  Don was 85 years old.  Predeceased by his parents, James and Ina, brother Ken and his grandson, Ross Corder.  Lovingly survived by his daughters, Colleen Cartwright Corder of Victoria, Barbara Horton (Brad) of Pritchard, Susan Cartwright-Coates (Brian) of New Westminster and...

Oct 17, 2019

Dr. Joseph Eugene Gallagher- scholar, world traveller, iconoclast.

Dr. Joseph Eugene Gallagher was a man of remarkable intellect, fierce will, sharp wit and unwavering love for family.

He was born in Reading, Massachusetts and spent his life defying expectations. At age 6 he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, at 15 graduated from...

Oct 17, 2019

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Eric. After retiring from BC Hydro, he spent time with his family and pursued his passion for golf and travel. He was predeceased by his wife, Shirley, who passed away in 2011. He is survived by his daughters Laura (Scott) and Lisa (Natasha), his four grandchildren Lauren, Tristan,...

Oct 16, 2019

Dorothy "Dot" Stephens (Klassen) passed away peacefully in her care home, Yaletown House on October 16th in Vancouver at the age of 83, surrounded by the warmth and love of her family.

Dorothy is survived by her children Patty (Steve), Lea (Randy), Greg, and Jeff, and her siblings, John (Kay), Kay (Neil), Herb (Louise), Vera, Ron (Alwina),...

Oct 16, 2019

Jane was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the third and youngest child of Sheldon and Jessie (née McInnes) Banwell. She had a lifelong love for the city of her birth, to which she returned for some years before moving to British Columbia after the death of her husband Neil McCabe Smith, who died in 2011.

Jane and Neil...

Oct 13, 2019

It is with great sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Adrian Thomas Jorgenson on October 13th, 2019 at the age of 40.

Born on October 30th, 1978 in Calgary, Alberta, to Keith and Endevora (Debbie) Jorgenson, Adrian enjoyed an exciting and vibrant childhood, which varied from swimming in the Caribbean Sea to playing ice hockey...

Oct 12, 2019