FILGATE, GERALD Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007
Sooke, BC
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Gerald. He will be missed by his wife and long time friend, Linda; mother Barb; brothers and sisters; nieces and nephews; long time friend Wayne and many friends and co-workers. Good-bye Gerald you will be missed.
Memorial tea will be held at St. Rose of Lima Church, 6221 Sooke Road on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 1:00 pm.
Sands of Colwood
OLSON, ALLAN Tuesday, 09 Oct 2007
Sooke, BC
Olson, Allan Edward. Nov 04, 1945 to Oct 09, 2007. Survived by his wife of 41 years, Henriette, daughter Tracy, son Dennis, parents Edward Olson and Jessie (Herb) Francis; sisters Linda (Joe) Lima, Karen Hourston, countless relatives and friends. A special thank you to all VGH hospital staff for providing comfort and compassion to Allan and his family for the duration our stay. A celebration of Allans life will be held Nov. 15, 5pm to 7pm at the Sooke Legion, 6726 Eustace Rd. Instead of flowers, please give to the Cancer Society.
LAJEUNESSE, STELLA Tuesday, 09 Oct 2007
Sooke, BC
January 5, 1907- October 9, 2007
Stella died peacefully in the care of Eagles Bluff Lodge on October 9. She was pre-deceased by husband Fred, son Bob, and granddaughter Alexis. She leaves to remember son Dan and Family; daughter Gail (Gordon) Hall and family; daughter-in-law Norma and family; eight grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Stella enjoyed a long life of good health, friends and family. She treasured her years teaching her students at Sooke Elementary and Edward Milne.
Cameron, Bernice Louise Thursday, 13 Sep 2007
Sooke, BC
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Bernice Cameron on September 13, 2007.
Bernice is survived by her 6 children, Gail (Don), Dyanne (Norm), Jack (Sue), Don (Patty), Sue (Stuart), Garth (Holly), 17 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren. Bernice is also survived by her husband Stanley J.A. and sister Evelyon(Lum) and daughter-in-law Nora (Bruce). She also leaves behind many other family members and fond friends.
There will be no service at Bernice’s request.
MY LIFE HAS ENDED AND EACH OF YOUR LIVES CONTINUE. TOGETHER AND INDIVIDUALLY OUR MEMORIES ARE PRECIOUS AND VALUABLE . MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
CORBIN, YVONNE Thursday, 23 Aug 2007
Sooke, BC
Born Calgary, Alberta, September 25, 1931 - August 23, 2007
Yvonne, known as Mom to almost all who knew her, passed away peacefully, leaving behind her loving husband, Bill; sons, Byron, Blair(Pat), Brad(Carol), Brent(Charmaine); daughters, Elizabeth, and Brenda; fourteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She is survived by her sister, Ruby, and many other family members in Alberta.
No service by request. Memorial to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Heart and Stroke Fund.
Planes, Gary Friday, 17 Aug 2007
Sooke, BC
WE ARE Sad to say, after a long hospital stay Gary Planes has passed away Aug. 17/07. A service for friends and family will be Aug.31st, at the #2 Reserve Beach at 6:00pm, with pot luck dinner to follow.
Galbraith, Eura Douglas Webber Monday, 13 Aug 2007
Sooke, BC
Pre-deceased by her husband of forty years, Donald.
Survived by her sister, Nadyne Roseborough of Victoria, and Brother-in-law Gus Galbraith of Lake Cowichan.
Also survived by her children, Thomas Galbraith (Helen), Heather Brown (Micky), Moira Galbraith (Tom), Cheryl (Don), Glenda Galbraith, Gordon Galbraith (Rochelle), Stuart Galbraith (Lesa), and Kirk Galbraith (Sheila); by her grandchildren Sonya Strang, Angus Brown, Shona and Cameron Murray, Dawnelle Galbraith, Scott and Katie Rae Galbraith, Mariah, Kara and Kory Galbraith, and Matthew Galbraith; by her great grandchildren Carson and Nathan Strang, and Jasmine Brown.
Eura and Donald settled in Sooke after Don retired from the Royal Canadian Air Force. It was the realization of a life long dream - living on the west coast and fishing for Dad, picking roses in January for Mom.
Eura’s proudest achievement was, with the help of Don, she raised eight happy, healthy, independent children.
The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses at the Royal Jubilee Hospital for their effort and compassion during this difficult time.
A memorial service will be held for Eura at the Sands Funeral Chapel, 317 Goldstream Ave. in Colwood, 11: 00am September 17, 2007.
In lieu of flowers please donate in Eura’s memory to Diabetes Research.
Sands of Colwood
317 Goldstream Avenue
Victoria, B.C.
Scanlan (nee Kecnen), IRENE Susan (Sue) Friday, 03 Aug 2007
Sooke, BC
IRENE Susan (Sue) Scanlan (nee Kecnen) passed away quietly at Victoria General Hospital Friday, August 3 from a stroke. She was pre-deceased by her sons; Michael and Tracy and leaves behind her loving husband of 60 years Clyde, and her loving daughters; Janine, Anita, Linda, and Kellie. Sue was the loving grandmother of 7 and great grandmother of 2. In her long and productive life she performed in vaudeville, served in WW II, worked in factories, led church choirs and traveled the world. She was an accomplished musician who played organ and mandolin and in her later years often performed and arranged entertainment for seniors' groups.
Clark, William (Bill) Sunday, 28 Jan 2007
Williams Lake, BC
William (Bill) Clark was born in Truro, Nova Scotia on Dec. 7, 1934.
He was an only child. His dad was back and forth to war and Bill was raised by his maternal and paternal grandparents.
He left Nova Scotia at the tender age of 14 and traveled by boxcar, finally arriving in the Fraser Valley.
He returned to Nova Scotia when his grandmother was sick. When Bill was about 16, he enlisted in the Canadian Army and six months before being scheduled to go overseas, his mother reported that he was too young and he never did go.
Bill rode back out to BC after his grandmother passed away. He married Ajmare in Aug. 1958 in Abbotsford, BC.
As Bill had been an only child, he knew he wanted a large family. They had seven girls and one boy. Together, Bill and Ajmare worked on the berry farm in Mt. Lehman. Over time, they raised chickens, horses and he was also into mixed farming. Many years later, in 1995, Bill moved to McLeese Lake as he decided that he had enough of the rain at the coast. It was here that he had a sense of community and liked small town living.
He made numerous friends in the Cariboo. Their friendship meant so much to him. He was a terrific neighbor, friend, and mentor. He was a man to give great advice and often quoted his grandfather.
He loved to watch the History Channel and would often quote something he had seen on that station, as well. He loved his garden. He would always have a huge garden and feed the whole neighborhood.
He gave many of us our first taste of kohlrabi. He grew the best cabbage and cauliflower around. Bill loved nature. He spent many an hour at his kitchen table looking out the big picture window at the various animals that were in the field. Bill liked living in the country. For him, things didn’t have to be fancy. He built what he needed, he hunted and fished and enjoyed the rural setting. He loved his two dogs Missy and more recently, Foxy.
Bill did not escape sorrow, as a daughter and daughter-in-law pre-deceased him. Bill was a morning person. It was his opinion that everyone should get up early and so it was on Sunday, Jan. 28, that he passed away at 5:10 a.m., again, getting everyone up early one last time. Bill lost his battle to cancer and is now at peace and no longer suffering. His children, his family and his friends will always remember and love him. A quite service was held in Yarrow, BC on Feb. 1 where personal good-byes were said to a great man.
Buchanan, Ken Tuesday, 23 Jan 2007
Williams Lake, BC
It is with great sadness that our family shares the news that our beloved husband, dad and grandpa Ken Buchanan passed away on Jan. 23, 2007 at Ladner Hospital.
His wife Helen, daughter Cathie, and his twin granddaughters Emily and Elizabeth, the apples of his eye, were at his side when he left our world, and they will miss him greatly.
Close family friend Remi Scott was also by his side. He will also be sadly missed by his son, Scott. Ken courageously endured many years of poor health as he battled congestive heart failure, but he still managed to live his life to the fullest and enjoyed every adventure that came his way.
Ken loved to travel and especially enjoyed the many cruises and bus tours that he and Helen were able to take. He also was thrilled to be able to travel with his son-in-law Wes, to Churchill, Manitoba to see the polar bears.
They made a second trip together to see the sights in France. Ken and Helen also enjoyed many trips and adventures together as they traveled around North America.
Ken loved to grow things and every year he would put in a great big garden, and spend the spring and summer caring for it. When it was time to harvest it, he would go visiting and take along big baskets of produce to give to his friends.
Ken was born in Hensal, Ontario on September 11, 1929. He was the fourth of six children born to Alfred and Dora Buchanan. He grew up on the family farm and had many happy memories of his life there.
Ken came to British Columbia as a young man and after a stop in the Lower Mainland where he met and married his wife Helen, he eventually settled in Williams Lake in 1956.
There they raised two children – their daughter Cathie and son Scott. Ken worked at various jobs in the bush and in a saw repair shop before he decided to make his love of photography and sales into a career. He began with a photo studio and took many baby, family, school, graduation and wedding photographs throughout the years before branching out into the postcard business. He took the photographs for and created post cards of just about all of British Columbia. He also wrote and produced two souvenir books of B.C. scenery and traveled all throughout the province distributing them.
Ken loved the Cariboo and was proud of his Williams Lake roots. Although he and Helen spent their winter months in Ladner, B.C., they always looked forward to returning to Williams Lake each spring.
Ken was a member of the Lions Club and spent a great deal of time raising money for local and provincial charities. He also enjoyed the many foster children he supported through World Vision.
Ken loved life and his family and friends were a constant source of enjoyment for him. He loved to meet new friends and visit with old friends and he will be dearly missed by all.
Ken is preceded in death by his brother Wilfred and leaves to mourn him his wife of 49 years, Helen, his daughter Cathie (Wes), his son Scott (Elayna), his granddaughters Elizabeth and Emily, his brothers Don, Gord and Fred and his sister Joyce and their families.
We loved Ken and he will be missed more than words can possibly say. A life celebration was held in Ladner at Delta Funeral Home on Saturday, Jan. 28, and a service will be announced in Williams Lake at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the echocardiogram ultrasound fund at Cariboo Memorial Hospital.
