All Obituaries

Ines Julian Manuel April 5, 1939 to October 20, 2021  Ines passed away peacefully at Shorncliffe Care Home in Sechelt, BC with loving family by her side. She emigrated to Canada in 1993 and had many fun filled years taking care of her numerous grandchildren, homemaking, boating, and making trips back home to the Philippines and to visit relatives in Hawaii. She struggled with Parkinson’s in later years, but always maintained a sense of humour, compassion, and dignity combined...

It is with great sadness that the family of Evelyne Jean Burns of Sechelt announces her passing in Sechelt, BC, October, 9, 2021 at the age of 83 after a battle with cancer. Evelyne is survived by her daughters Elizabeth Swan and Michelle Burns and by her younger sister Ethel-Mae Seaman (nee Marrs) of Goderich, Ontario.  Evelyne is also survived by cousins on Vancouver Island. She was born Evelyne Jean Marrs to the late Thomas Marrs and Grace Marrs (nee Shaw) in Nanaimo,...

 Peter James Paget December 7, 1946 – September 20, 2021 On September 20th at 4:30 PM at home in his big comfortable king-sized bed, my wonderful sailor and husband went cruising for the last time.  My daughter Leslie, niece Katharine, my brother Bob and his wife Andrea were with us. Andrea played the guitar softly and sang. It was the last day of summer, a Harvest Moon was rising and it was full tide. What a perfect time to start his last passage. Peter was...

Age 90, of Roberts Creek, BC, died peacefully on September 16, 2021 at Christenson Village in Gibsons. "Jack" as his friends called him, was born October 4, 1930 in West Derby, Liverpool, England to Michael and Mary (Cannon) Tiernan. He attended elementary and high school in Liverpool before proudly serving as a radio mechanic in the Royal Navy from 1947-1954. A highlight was being stationed on the Mediterranean island of Malta. It was during this time that he learned of his...

Soren Bech passed away unexpectedly on September 12th, 2021, at the age of 73.  Soren is survived by his wife, Joan, his sons and their spouses, Mikel and Natalia, Dana and Nikki and their son, Adler, and his brother and his spouse, Poul and Ninglan. Soren was a devoted father, talented writer, musician, carpenter and architect.  He enjoyed camping, traveling and exploring the continent with his family.  At home, he loved designing and building new interior and exterior...

Gilbert “Glenn” Gourlie, 69, of Sechelt passed away peacefully on September 11th, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Glenn grew up in Lipton Saskatchewan, and was a proud big brother to Gloria (Grant) Drever. After RCMP cadet training, Glenn moved to Vancouver where he met and married the love of his life, Nancy. For 20 Years, Glenn worked as an RCMP Officer before moving the family to Ontario to run the family Chrysler dealership in Collingwood, then in Midland. Seven years...

It is with great sadness that the family of Natalie Rae McKinnon announce her passing on August 28, 2021 in Gibsons, B.C. at the age of 36. Natalie was a gentle soul, a gifted artist, with eyes as blue as the sky in summer. She was happiest waterskiing, smiling ear to ear while cutting the wake or dropping a ski. Natalie suffered from the disease of addiction and believed strongly in second chances. She worked mightily to maintain her sobriety, looking forward to a future with her family....

  Donalda Paula Mae (Rose) MacDonald  October 1 1926 September 8 2021 Our beautiful Mother, Donalda (Donna) left the world gently Wednesday evening. She was dearly loved by her family: Valerie (Paul), Lorna (Rob), Scott (Emma), David (Katie) Patsy (Pete).  Donalda was the 3rd of 4 daughters born to a WW1 veteran and owner of the general store, Albert Rose, in the remote fishing  village of Flowers Cove Newfoundland. Education for girls was not a high priority at that...

With heavy hearts we announce the death of Jolyne Eleanor Ball. She passed away peacefully, at home, with family by her side. Jolyne was pre-deceased by Howard in 2019- her husband of 53 years. She will be greatly missed by daughters Deanna Blacklock (Jonathan), Gina Ball (Jim Saunders), Janel Ball (Sergio Sandavol), sister Susan Teplitsky (Paul), brother-in-law Doug Ball (Claire), sister-in-law Sandra Benson (Jim), along with many nieces and nephews. Jolyne grew up in Maidstone,...

Shaw, David June 30,1944-Sept 5, 2021 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of a beloved husband, father and grandpa. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, daughter Tammy (Dave), son James and grandchildren Marley and Mac and 4-legged grandson Bo. Dave is also survived by his brothers, Edward and John (Jean) and sisters, Alice, Annie Mae (Dennis) Eleanor, Mary.  Predeased by Margaret (Bill). Also survived by Lillian, Sue, and many nieces and nephews and all of his...