OBITUARIES

Oct 19, 2013

HOWARD, Dorothy Maurine (Ide) June 14, 1930 – Oct. 19, 2013 Passed away at Burnaby Hospital. Predeceased by her husband John; mother , Olive; father, Earl; brother, Floyd and granddaughter Valerie. She will be dearly missed by her daughters, Maurine (Ken); Darlene and son, Lance. Grandchildren Tina, Sandra, Sara, Quinton, Jordan, Janelle, Jayden and Justin. Great grandchildren Amber, Alicia, Lauren...

Oct 16, 2013

Margaret Helen Gordon December 22, 1933 - October 16, 2013 Passed away unexpectedly after a courageous battle with emphysema and complications related to surgery. Predeceased by Raymond, husband of 50 years. Sisters Kae and Jeanie and brother Alex. Survived by sister Rose Quinn, daughter Joyce (Ron) and son Tony, three grandchildren, nieces and nephews and many friends. Enjoyed bowling, attending...

Oct 16, 2013

DONALD ROBERT BEST June 15, 1932 – October 16, 2013 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Don after a brief illness. He will be dearly missed by his loving family, wife Sherrell, son Steven, daughter Tracy, son in-law Colin as well as many friends. The family would like to thank the incredible care and...

Oct 14, 2013

JOKINEN, ANJA TUULIKKI (PAANANEN) June 14, 1940 – October 14, 2013 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Anja Jokinen, beloved wife to Juhani for 51 years and mother to Robert, Michelle, Terry and grandmother to Dillon, Brandon, Nicholas, Kari and Leena. She will also be lovingly remembered by family in Finland: sisters Kerttu Junno and...

Oct 11, 2013

John "Jack" Craig May 21, 1930 - October 11, 2013 Jack was a loving husband to Elva (nee Bett); father to Glenda Craig, Marie Jacobs (Mike), Alison Craig (Don Howes), Carrie Wilcott (Claude), and Andrew Craig (Tammi Ladret); grand-father to Crystal Craig, Cory and Kyle Craig (mother Jacquelyn Craig), Brent(Amy) and Matt Wilcott (Kyley), Michelle Jacobs, Aiden and Cody Ladret;...

Oct 8, 2013

DEGIOVANNI, James Anthony We are deeply saddened by the loss of James "Jim" DeGiovanni who passed away on October 8, 2013. Jim will be missed by his devoted wife Margaret, his children, John, Gail, Anne, Maria, Sandy and Rich. He was a most loved Papa to his grandchildren, Stephanie, Tessa, Abbey, Emma, Quinn and Jacob. Jim was a friend to...

Oct 8, 2013

Oct 6, 2013

GARRARD, Annie Patricia (Nancy) passed away peacefully on October 6, 2013 at the age of 81. Predeceased by her loving husband Ted in 2011. Loving and missing her are her daughters, Susan (Bruce) and Linda (Nathen); grandchildren, Colin (Lindsay), Amy, Mathew (Claire), Rory (Josie), Brandon (Ange), January (Mitch); great-grandchildren, Stephanie, Shaemus, Brielle, Callum, Olivia, Connor, Caitlin, Jean Luc, Michelle, and...

Oct 6, 2013

Oct 6, 2013

Oct 4, 2013

WAACK, Henry Feb 28, 1928 - Oct 4, 2013 Passed away peacefully in the presence of his family. Predeceased by brother Arnold and sister Jean. Survived by his wife Elenor, his sons Douglas, Philip (Jodie), Cliff (Barb), Robert (Aida), Richard (Cheri), and Henry Jr. (Andrea); his many grandchildren (Steve, Natasha, Kristian, Sam, Danica, Sydney, Anna and Kyla). Henry won many...

Oct 4, 2013

Oct 4, 2013

JAVIER, Josefa Talastas Consunji Passed away peacefully October 4, 2013 surrounded by family. A most loving and faith-filled devout Catholic, Josefa was born July 14, 1925 in Samal, Bataan, Philippines. She moved to Canada in December 1985 and has lived in Coquitlam with her family since. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Enrique on December 26, 2012....

Oct 3, 2013

Jon Thompson McCormack Humour and matters of the heart were always very close to Jon and unfortunately that same heart failed him last Thursday. He was a strong, athletic man who found violence distasteful and practiced the “turn the other cheek” philosophy. He is much loved and will be forever remembered by his wife Donna (Dean and Kali), his parents...

Sep 28, 2013

Sep 27, 2013

Patterson, Alistair 8th January, 1936 – 27th September , 2013 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend. Alistair died in his sleep on 27th September, 2013 after a long struggle with cancer. Missing him greatly are his wife Jean, sons Graham (Tina) and Craig (Lisa); grandchildren Cloe, Mya...

Sep 24, 2013

Lawrence James Chubb passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on September 24, 2013 in Coquitlam, BC, at the age of 84 years. Lawrence was born in Limerick, Saskatchewan on December 3, 1928 to Louis and Laura Chubb (nee Trish). In 1951, Lawrence married Mary Young and they started their life together in Regina, Saskatchewan, staying there for fourteen...

Sep 23, 2013

GAMACHE, Clairette Regina (Belanger) June 11, 1924 - September 23, 2013 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Clairette, predeceased by her husband Lucien. She will be remembered by her children Alain (Terry), Claude (Pat), Lise (Ken) Noel, Maurice, Roger (Heather) Gerald (Lorraine) fourteen grandchildren and ten great- grandchildren. A Memorial Mass will be held October...

Sep 19, 2013

"... Today is a very sad for me and for our Latin Community, my dear friend Waldo Briño has left us at 3:45am. I will take with me many things, but I will always remember the last memory back in May 18th this year... It was a very special day. Is one of those days that you said... I am...

Sep 16, 2013

Dianne Elizabeth Walker passed away peacefully on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the age of 76 years. Dianne is survived by her three children; Stan (Debbie), Lisa (Dave) and children Ashley and Nicholas, and Cindy (Jeff) and daughter Amanda. The grandchildren absolutely adored their “Nana” but are comforted knowing she has been reunited with “Gramps.” Dianne was predeceased by her...