Knight, Christy Lorne ~ Born May 12, 1946, to Donald Godfrey Knight and Mary Gabrielle (Dale), Chris was raised in small town Gananoque, Ontario, with his sister Cheryl. He shared stories of his youth that included some wonderful characters that he is still friends with today ~ the music and dancing of his youth never   [read more…]

Bell, Andrewena (Dreana) nee Anderson April 1, 1941–October 5, 2022. Dreana passed away peacefully at VGH on Oct 5th 2022 after a courageous 4-year battle against multiple health issues. Dreana was predeceased by her first husband, Lee Hay, and by her parents, Andrew and Sarah Jane Anderson. Left to mourn are her husband, Rod, daughter,   [read more…]

Jack fell asleep in death at the age of 92 surrounded by his family. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him but especially by his loving wife Helen, son David, and daughters Josie (Peter) Krokis, Charlene, Patricia (Doug) Smith, and Lisa (David) Reeder, his 16 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Jack loved   [read more…]

HARWARDT, Siegfried (Sig) October 18, 1949 – August 2, 2022 Siegfried (Sig) Harwardt passed away peacefully on August 2, 2022. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Diana, his sons Ryan and Patrick (Charlize), his mother Hildegard, and his brother Victor (Suzanne). He was predeceased by his father, Willibald. Sig was born in Avendshousen,   [read more…]

It is with great sadness that his family announces the passing of Doug Stoutley. The former Port Alberni resident and teacher, 78, died on August 21, 2022 at Saanich Peninsula Hospital with his family by his side. Doug was born in Moncton, NB, in 1944 and he grew up in Vancouver, BC and Winnipeg, MB.   [read more…]

In Loving Memory of Terrence Dale Budden February 21, 1946- August 4, 2022 Terry Budden was born in Vancouver, BC on February 21, 1946. Predeceased by his parents George & Leona and brother Barry (Lil). He is survived by his wife of 55 years Diane, daughter Nadine (Wayne), son Bruce and granddaughter Jordyn. Terry grew   [read more…]

Mervin passed away at Saanich Peninsula Hospital in the early morning of August 13th at the age of 98. Who could have imagined he’d live almost a century! Merv was born on a homestead in rural Saskatchewan and spent his early years in Melfort, SK. As the eldest child of four of Ida and Art   [read more…]

John Meredith Fisher Connell – Born June 2, 1938 Died July 15, 2022 My beloved husband left this world on July 15, 2022, at 10:25 pm. He waited for my kiss goodbye before he took his final breath. He dedicated the majority of his working career to helping people. When he was only 17, he   [read more…]

It is with great sadness that we share the sudden passing of our beloved father Donald Barrie Mason on June 13th at Victoria General Hospital. Born in Melita Manitoba as a Christmas present to Gertie and Harry Mason in 1941, he remained a “prairie boy” at heart and spoke with great fondness of the people   [read more…]