OBITUARIES

May 1, 2022

Svend Aage Hansen Life Story (1923 – 2022 )Svend was born in Haderslav Denmark and passed away peacefully at the George Derby Care Centre in Burnaby BC at 98 years of age. Svend was pre-deceased by his loving wife of 56 years, Edna (Doleman) in 2002, and brother Bill in 2010. Missing him greatly are his daughter Diana (Peter) Hiebert,...

Apr 27, 2022

Coming soon... As per John’s wishes, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion.

Apr 26, 2022

Apr 19, 2022

With great sadness, the family of Dennis John White wish to announce his sudden passing on April 19, 2022 at the age of 61 at his residence in Vancouver, BC. Dennis was born April 27, 1960 in Churchill, Manitoba, the fifth child of Mary and Donald White. A true intellectual and lifetime scholar, Dennis enjoyed reading, math and systems thinking....

Apr 17, 2022

BENETTI, Angelo August 26, 1933 – April 17, 2022 It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Angelo Benetti at Royal Columbian Hospital with his family by his side. He is survived by his devoted wife of 53 years Marcella; children Lisa (Raymond), Silvia, and Roy (Merran); grandchildren Tiana, Evan, Kaden, Jason, Arianna, and Luca; siblings Antonio (Fidas),...

Apr 17, 2022

Apr 11, 2022

Ralph Donofrio charmed every person he met, and seemed to make us all laugh out loud. Despite telling and re-telling his stories of adventure, we were always transfixed by the way he recounted his love of music, famous artists, sports, and being a dad. It didn’t seem to matter if it was the first or hundredth time you heard one...

Apr 7, 2022

Apr 5, 2022

It is with a heavy heart that we announce that Maddalena Demichina, adoring wife and loving mother, sadly passed away on April 5th, surrounded by her family. Maddalena (Lena) was the fourth daughter welcomed by parents Nicola and Anna, in 1942, Bitonto, Italy. Tragically she lost her mother at a young age and therefore her Zia Maddalena assisted with raising...

Mar 30, 2022

After 68 years living life to its fullest, Jim has passed on to his next adventure. Although it was never going to feel like enough time, we were blessed to have so many years worth of memories and lessons learned from Jim. He is predeceased by his father and mother, step-father and older brother. He was born at St. Paul’s...

Mar 28, 2022

Mar 26, 2022

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Mar 16, 2022

Thank you all for taking a moment to read, honour and celebrate the life of Dino De Pieri. I'm Roger De Pieri, and Dino was the middle brother in my family and is survived by myself and my eldest brother Robert. As many of you know, Dino has been partially estranged from the family for quite a long time, making...

Mar 15, 2022

Mar 11, 2022

Richard was a proud Tri-Cities community man, owning Smile and Shine Market in Coquitlam, residing in Port Moody and involved in his Port Coquitlam church. He passed peacefully to join the heavenly choir and is now free from the disease of dementia. He will be missed by his wife Jean, three children and four grandchildren. A celebration of life will...

Mar 8, 2022

Otto was born in Maraval Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago to parents Valtor and Christine Faustin, the seventh of eight children. His mother died when he was very young. His oldest brother Clyde raised him, ensuring that he attended school regularly and got an education. Otto worked for the post office as a mail man after leaving school. He...

Mar 3, 2022

Barry Paul, age 79, passed away on March 3, 2022 at his home in Port Coquitlam, BC where he lived alone until his passing. Barry is survived by his brother Bill (Marg) and nephew Ryan (Janelle) and great niece Isabella. Barry was well liked by his friends and neighbours. He was a kind and generous man willing to help those...

Mar 3, 2022

Brian Spencer July 1, 1958 - March 3, 2022 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Brian Spencer on March 3, 2022. He is survived by his mother Lucille, brother Bart (Gina), brother Brad, nephew Brandon, niece Danielle. Brian was born in Chilliwack, grew up in Hope and finished high school in Burnaby. He worked...

Mar 2, 2022

Mary Simmonds Obituary Coquitlam. Mary Kesson Simmonds (McMillan) passed away peacefully on March 2nd, 2022.  Mary was born May 8 th ,1928 in Dunblane, Scotland, the daughter of Ann and Bob McMillan. Mary had two sisters Netta MacPherson and Vie Simpson, who she was very close to, but both predeceased many years earlier. In fact, Mary not one to disclose...

Feb 28, 2022

With sadness we announce that John Arthur Wicks passed away peacefully at Crossroads Hospice on February 28th. He is survived by his loving wife Joan, daughter Catherine ( son-in-law Greg), grand-daughter Caitlyn, sister Dorothy, brother Carl, many nieces and nephews. John was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1935. He met Joan at the Church of the Good Shepherd, where they...