Local obituaries for Vancouver, British Columbia
Irmgard Bepperling
Jul 5, 2022
Irmgard Bepperling (nee Luckstein) left this world peacefully on July 5, 2022, five days shy of her 91st birthday.
Oma/Mom was loved by all and will be greatly missed. Her smile, wit, and unending caring for others along with her providing advice to those she believed truly needed it. Her love of cooking and baking were her...
Geraldine Katherine Colter
Jul 5, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Geraldine Katherine Colter, beloved wife, mother, granny, GG, sister, and friend. Geri passed away peacefully in the Vancouver General Hospital on July 5th, 2022, after two weeks from the initial diagnosis of cancer.
Geri is survived by her daughters, Holly (Brad) Peterson and Heather Colter. Her...
William “Bill” Blair
Jul 4, 2022
William “Bill” Blair passed away on July 4, 2022, shortly after his 90th birthday.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years Catherine “Kay” Blair; children Joyce (Richard), Robert (Allison) and Bradley (Lilly); and grandchildren Cheryl, Charlene, Jocelyn, David and Michael.
In his teens, Bill lived in Edmonton and began a lifelong career with...
Ramil C. Enriquez
Jul 4, 2022
Ramil C. Enriquez, 57 of Surrey, BC passed away on July 4th, 2022. Ramil is survived by his wife, Imelda and brothers, Carolos, Reden and Derick in the Philippines. He will be missed dearly by sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, cousins, nieces, nephews, friends, co-workers and extended families in the Philippines, USA and Australia.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to...
Lillian Lai Ling Heney
Jul 3, 2022
Lillian passed away suddenly and all too soon on July 3, 2022. She is remembered as a caring and loving mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend.
Lil was a dedicated and beloved dental hygienist for 40 years and retired in 2018. She loved to travel and enjoyed good food, fine wine, and whiskey. She especially loved...
Franklyn George Lacey
Jul 2, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Franklyn George Lacey on July 2, 2022. Born in Vancouver, Frank lived his entire life in the Lower Mainland. In 1975, he married his beloved life partner, Shirley (nee Wiebe), and the two would go on to raise their four children in Frank's hometown of Burnaby. An accomplished...
Dr. Joseph Wong-Sing
Jul 2, 2022
Dr. Joseph Wong-Sing, DPM passed away peacefully and unexpectedly on July 2, 2022, at the age of 76, at Vancouver General Hospital, British Columbia. He lived with Parkinson’s Disease for almost 20 years. Despite the functional decline in the past several months from Parkinson’s Disease, Joseph showed his fierce independence, and resilience in managing his disease.
Born...
Alan Toru Takai
Jul 2, 2022
Alan Toru Takai, born November 12, 1956 passed away unexpectedly yet peacefully on July 2, 2022 at the age of 65 surrounded by his loved ones.
He is survived by his wife Nevia, daughter Ericka (Gord), son Wesley (Karen), grandchildren Stefan, Sienna, Kaede and Julian, sister Katherine and brothers Ray (Jen) and Brian. Al’s extended family includes...
Brian Kent Matheson
Jul 1, 2022
Brian Kent Matheson, of Richmond, B.C., died on July 1, 2022 in Vancouver General Hospital at the age of 59. He was found in his home June 29, 2022 having suffered a stroke and never regained consciousness. Brian was born on January 17, 1963 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. He attended University Hill Secondary School and Langara College in Vancouver, BC....
Phillip Sam Shang
Jun 30, 2022
Phillip passed away suddenly on Thursday, June 30th at the age of 85. He is survived by Yvonne, his loving wife of 57 years, his three children Trevor (Amy), Warren (Sylvia) and Jennifer and his seven grandchildren Alycia, Chelsea, Johnathan, Nathaniel, Sabrina, Rachel and Megan.
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Phillip had many interests growing up including...
Georges Leung
Jun 29, 2022
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Georges Leung on June 29, 2022 after a short battle with cancer.
Georges is survived by his wife, Florise; his three children: Dean (Kathryn), Nathalie (Pieter) and Eric (Midori); and grandchildren: Gabrielle, Maxim, Nico, Simon, Chantal, Angeline, Jasper and Jaxon; as well as numerous other family...
Ida Eisner
Jun 28, 2022
Ida Eisner passed away peacefully June 28, 2022 in Burnaby, BC at the age of 85 years.
She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Elizabeth; son Dan (Michelle); granddaughters Jacqueline and Katelyn; and extended family and many friends.
The family wish to extend their heartfelt thanks to all the staff at St. Michael’s Hospice...
Helen Margaret Cowhig
Jun 28, 2022
The Cowhig family is sad to announce Helen Margaret Cowhig passed away peacefully in White Rock, June 28th, at the grand age of 105.
Helen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, on May 25th, 1917, the youngest of five children, to Joseph Patrick Cowhig and Catherine Jane (Crawford) Cowhig. She was predeceased by her brothers Harold and Clarence,...
Jane Rosemary Hall
Jun 24, 2022
Jane Rosemary Hall, born April 22, 1944, in Vancouver, BC.
Predeceased by son Lanny (1990), parents Ida & Wardie MacDonald and brothers Sandy (2010) & Peter (2022). Survived by son Jason (Dorothy) and grandsons Adrian (Shannon) & Taylor as well as by nephews Michael, Ryan & niece Ava.
Jane grew up in New Westminster and...
William Thomas Ziemba
Jun 22, 2022
Bill was born in a small town in Western Massachusetts and became a world-renowned scholar of quantitative finance, risk control and management science. He died at home in Vancouver. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Schwartz and daughter, Rachel Ziemba.
Bill studied at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and University of California, Berkeley, where he met his...
Neil Tennant Londry
Jun 21, 2022
Neil Londry passed away in comfort on June 21 surrounded by his loving family in his Coquitlam home. Neil is predeceased by wife, Gail Londry, father, Lorne Tennant Londry and mother, Mildred "Lenore" Londry. He is survived by wife Laurie Beausoleil, brother Barry Londry, sisters Bev Crompton and Jackie Sinclair, sons Russell Londry and Michael Londry and grandchildren Hudson,...
Johanna (Ann) Persoon
Jun 19, 2022
Johanna (Ann) (Oma) Persoon passed into Our Heavenly Father’s embrace on Father’s Day, June 19, 2022.
She recently celebrated her 93rd birthday on June 10.
She will now be reunited with her loving husband of 63 years, Paul Persoon who predeceased her in 2014.
She is survived by her 9 children, Gerry (Sheila),...
Kouichi Asano
Jun 18, 2022
Kouichi Asano, M.D., passed away peacefully on June 18, 2022, at the age of 90. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Marjorie of over 61 years, daughter Janet (Tracy) of North Vancouver, son David (Masuyo) of Nagano, Japan, as well as his four grandsons, Kieran, Shane, Taka and Aki.
After graduating from the Tokyo University...
Raymond “Ray” Malcolm Thompson
Jun 17, 2022
Ray was born October 8, 1942, in New Annan, Nova Scotia, and died on June 17, 2022, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Ray completed his R.N. training at Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, NS, and his BScN and MScN at Western University, London, ON. He worked as a general duty nurse in Dartmouth, NS; London, ON; and Toronto, ON;...
Dagney Mcmullen
Jun 14, 2022
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Dagney McMullen on June 14, 2022, at Royal Columbian Hospital. Dagney was born on April 22, 1928, in Langley, BC.
Dagney was a serious child, one of two daughters born to hard-working immigrant parents from Sweden. She attended Otter Road School and worked at...
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