It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Glennwood Roy Lario at the age of 63. Glenn was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan on September 7, 1959, and was the only son of Roy and Frances Lario (Schentag). The family moved to Abbotsford in 1961 where he attended Godson Elementary and Abbotsford Secondary School. One of Glenn’s joys in life was fly fishing, which started at the young age of 10 when an old family friend introduced him to the sport. Fly fishing became a...

Helen Ottwell Binns Aug. 16, 1958 – Sept. 9, 2023 It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Helen Binns. Helen is predeceased by her mother Elaine Binns. She is survived by her father Bernard Binns, her sons Nicholas Schesnuk & Grant Sharp (Misha), her sister Kathy (Michael), her brother Patrick (Colleen), as well as three nieces and five grandchildren. Helen also leaves behind many friends in British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta, and New Zealand. Helen was born in...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Daphne Trelawny in a hiking accident in the Beaufort Range on August 27.  In her all too brief 73 years, she touched many people with her boundless energy and enthusiasm, her great sense of humour, her genuine interest in others and her generosity of spirit.  Born in Cobble Hill on the family farm, she was the eldest of five children of John and Ruth Trelawny.  After brief stints on Race Rocks and in...

The family and loved ones of Robert Rayner Jackson Cormack are deeply saddened to announce the death of their beloved husband, father, son, and brother, who passed away suddenly on July 28th, 2023. He is survived by his wife Ashley, his children Callie, Payton and Cameron, his mother Joanne (nee Haggard), his father Brent, his sister Deanna, nephews Jack and Chase, and former spouse Kim. He is predeceased by his grandmother Lorna Watson, and grandfathers Rennie Cormack and Charlie Haggard....

On May 27, 2023, George passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by loved ones. He was predeceased by his parents, Telesphore and Rose, brother John and two infant brothers. He will be sadly missed by his wife, Freda; sons Gordon (Amanda), Justin (Ashley), and Dennis (Jaime) and grandchildren Charlie, Casey, Jackson, Lacey, and Daphne; brother Paul, sisters Rita & May and many other family, friends, and community members.   On November 2, 1955, George was born in...

It is with great sadness to announce that Marjorie (Pat) D'Andrea passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer. She is survived by her daughters  Sheryl (Jason) Low and  Marilyn (ken) Haaf, son in law Mike Roberts and daughter in law Betty Jong, 9 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husband Giovanni D’Andrea (November 1972), sons Robert Beaudion (November 2006), Steven D’Andrea (July 2017) and daughter Shelly...

William Smith (89) of Parksville B.C. passed away in hospice care on September 13, 2023, after a battle with cancer. Bill was born in Glasgow Scotland, to John and Margaret Smith in 1934, one of four brothers including his twin, Alexander. He is survived by his loving wife Elizabeth (Betty), children Derek(Jean), Dawn(David), and Drew(Carla), as well as 7 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his twin brother Alec and sister-in-law Betty, as well as many nieces...

Rodney Dirk Gentry, Rod, died peacefully at his home on September 12, surrounded by his loving wife of 53 years, Pat, his beloved children, Marjory (Max) and Michael (Megan).  He is survived by his cherished grandchildren, Jackson and Hunter, and his siblings, Elaine, JoAnn, Mark and Matthew. Rod was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and spent his formative years in Sacramento, California.  There he attended LaSierra High School where he played basketball, ran cross country and...

Entered into the presence of the Lord peacefully at home surrounded by his loving and devoted wife and his family.  Predeceased by his first wife Patricia (Lowe) 2000, and his second wife Janice (Fisher) 2012.  He leaves to mourn, brothers Dale (Betty), Gordon (Carol) and Kieth. Besides his wife Lisette (Trudeau) six children; Diana (Gary) Lavergne, Ron (Nancy), David (Sue), Lorraine (John) McWilliam, Brian, Carolyn (Gavin) Laukkanen, 22 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved father, opa and oude opa. Harry was predeceased by his wife, Gertrud; brother, Wim; sisters, Netje, Mia, and Lieska; and  parents Hubert and Maria Lommen. He is survived by his youngest sister Leonie (Clive); two daughters, José (Robert) and Ria; grandchildren, Gina, Martin (Lilia), Casey (Sheldon), Margot ( Justin) and Ashton; great-grandchildren, Brysa, Tanesha, Braxton, Camden, Alexander, Mackenzie,...