OBITUARIES

Nov 24, 2020

Nov 22, 2020

LALONDE, Marc Maurice: March 30, 1971 – November 22, 2020 It is with great sadness that we are sharing news that Marc Lalonde, passed away last Sunday. Marc was a beloved father and husband who is survived by his three remarkable children, Aidan, Devyn, and Liam, and his wife of twenty years Aileen (nee Shein). Marc will forever be remembered...

Nov 21, 2020

Gary passed away suddenly at home on Saturday, November 21 2020 at the age of 67. He is survived by his partner Judy; daughters Marica and Tiana; father Robert; sisters Bev Bronson and Marie Thomas; nieces Karli and Lynn Fauchon; nephews Jordan and Corey Thomas and great-niece Olivia; and great-nephew Silas. He is predeceased by his mother Gloria. Gary grew...

Nov 21, 2020

Lived and Loved September 26, 1935 to November 21, 2020 It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of our father, Gary Baker. Dad was in the hospital 3 ½ months due to a successful hip surgery but complications/infections after the fact kept him in care. Dad finally came home on November 21, 2020 to family he loved, and...

Nov 21, 2020

Victor Alexander Bird passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on November 21, 2020, in Coquitlam, BC. Born on June 9, 1924, in St. Catherines, ON to Ruby and Walter Bird. He was the widower of Isabelle Emma Bird, with whom he shared 45 years together. At 19 years old, he served his country as a flying Officer during...

Nov 18, 2020

Gregory was born May 16, 1952 in Burnaby, BC He was predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Marie Stinson and brother-in-law Len. He loved and will be greatly missed by his wife Janet Stinson, his soulmate, his two children Ward and Amber (Adam), four grandchildren Violet, Lucy, Dora and Gregory, also his sister Tracie, two nieces Lisa and Shauna, as...

Nov 16, 2020

With heavy hearts, we announce that Joseph Lee passed away peacefully on November 16th, 2020 at the age of 65, surrounded by his wife and children. Born in Malaysia, eldest son Joe moved to Canada in 1980 where he will be lovingly remembered by his wife of forty years, Julie, his kids Jordan (Christiane) and Julie-Ann (Eddy) and his adoring...

Nov 15, 2020

Mr. John Sze-Kong Leung has gone to be with our Heavenly Father on November 15, 2020. He has lived a full life of 88 years and is now at rest and safe in the arms of Jesus. Born in Hong Kong, the second son of Mr. Ho-In Leung and Mui-Ching Leung, with five siblings, John grew up in a Christ-centered...

Nov 14, 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce that on the morning of Saturday, November 14, David Sammartino, loving son of Carrol and the late Terry Sammartino, passed away at the age of 36. David was born in Vernon in 1984 at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. He was an avid outdoorsman, exceptional hunter, enjoyed four-by-fouring and mountain biking. David enjoyed hunting...

Nov 10, 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce that William Watoong Tham passed away on November 10, 2020 at the age of 84. Born in Kaiping, Guangdong, China, the eldest of nine children, William grew up in India and eventually moved to Canada, where he resided for over 40 years. William will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Joann; his...

Nov 10, 2020

Ivy King (nee Barrow) passed away peacefully on November 10th, 2020 at the age of 97 years in Coquitlam, B.C. Ivy was born in Birmingham, England on August 20th, 1923 and was predeceased by her loving husband, Donald King, on July 28th, 1982. She leaves behind two daughters, Dianne King and Susan King (McCallum), two grandchildren, Jennifer McLeod Macey and...

Nov 7, 2020

Nov 7, 2020

Born in Regina 1932, Jack made his home in Vancouver at 7-years-old. He loved his city and was known to show it off to visitors. He told many stories of growing up downtown. Jack was the youngest of 5 children, predeceased by his beloved Mother Clara, brothers Bert and Bill and sisters Aileen and Wanda. Jack was a proud alumnus...

Nov 3, 2020

Gordon Murray Ingalls 1936-2020. Gordon, born to Merrill & Mary Ingalls, was raised in Burnaby along with younger brother Wayne. After studying in both London & Vancouver Gordon received an MA from UBC, taught high school briefly on Vancouver Island and then spent the next 26 years teaching philosophy at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George. While teaching...

Oct 29, 2020

Merle Florence Thom (nee Hay) was born in Vancouver, BC on November 24, 1947. She passed away peacefully into the arms of her parents Murven and Paulette on October 29, 2020. Merle is survived by David, her loving husband of 41 years; sons David (Pina) and Paul; daughters Marnie (Pat) and Leslie (Bryce); grandson Jake (Lauren) and granddaughters Tanner (Adam),...

Oct 29, 2020

It is with great sadness our family announces the peaceful passing of Doreen Murphy, age 89, on the evening of October 29th. Doreen was born in her family’s Burnaby home to her parents, Agatha and Fred Watkins, their second, long awaited child. Her older brother Harold finally had a sister. Soon after, her family moved to Port Coquitlam. She made...

Oct 25, 2020

It is profound sadness we announce the passing of our beloved Heather Lorreen Rumble. She will be deeply missed, by so many family members and friends. Heather was a beautiful, artistic and passionate girl, who cared greatly for the wellbeing of animals and people from all walks of life. She saw beauty in almost everything she touched and treasured the...

Oct 23, 2020

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of George Poirier. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Laura of 66 years, son Bob (Deirdre), daughter Louise (Jim Abriel), son Bill (Gina), six grandchildren Tyler (Caroline), Kaitlyn, Olivia, Danica, Lauren, two great grandchildren Aria, Logan and numerous relatives and friends. George was born in Winnipeg and moved...

Oct 22, 2020

With sadness we announce that Kenny passed away peacefully on October 22, 2020. Ken will be lovingly remembered by Patricia, his wife of 57 years, daughter Pamela, and dear life-long friends and relatives. Born and raised in Vancouver, Ken was a graduate of Gladstone High. He retired from Christies after 43 years. Ken enjoyed RVing, his boats, and constant need...

Oct 22, 2020

Shirley Midlane Larose was born on January 22, 1944 and lived a meaningful life until her passing on October 22, 2020 after almost two decades of perseverance with lung cancer. Predeceased by her mother and father, Shirley leaves behind her loving husband of 47 years, Alain, children Andre (Rachel), Stefan (Catherine), and Joseph, and grandchildren Scarlet, Juliet, Zofia and Hugo....