All Obituaries

On January 4th, 2022 our beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Uncle, Cousin and Friend passed away in his 85th year. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 60 years, Shirley; children Brent (Deanne), Christine & Todd.  Grandchildren; Matthew, Samuel, Arianne, Dawson & Karlee; and numerous family members and cherished friends. He was predeceased by his parents; Albert Duguay & Emma Duguay (nee Ward), siblings; Alphonse,  Richard, Raymond, Rheal &...

It is with sadness but peaceful hearts that we announce the passing of Bill Shewfelt at his home on January 3, 2022 surrounded by his family. Bill is predeceased by his wife Betty in 2011 and his oldest son Steve in 2021. Bill is survived by his devoted sons Scott (Hollie) and Dave (Kathy) and his beloved sister Ali Doi. He will also be sadly missed by his grandchildren Kody, Dylan, Savanna, Grace, Bailee, Abby, Harley and Elizabeth as well as his daughter-in-law Laura. Many nieces,...

Very sadly, Family and Friends must announce the passing of Dear Norine Frances Chalker on December 25,2021 in Nanaimo Hospital Palliative Care. Norine was born August 24, 1961.  She was predeceased by her Father Scott Johnston.  She is survived by family in Ontario, her Mother, Leona Johnston; her Sister Sheila Johnston Chastenay; Brothers Whitney and Bryan Johnston; and her Daughter Shelly King all in Ontario. Norine is also survived by her son Shane (Jessica) Chalker in...

Our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the late Gloria Koznuik who passed away in Courtenay on December 21, 2021              

Rose was born in Verdun, Montreal, Quebec and passed away peacefully on December 21, 2021, at the age of 101.   Rose was predeceased by Jake, her husband of 58 years, and her brothers Albert and Chuck. Rose is survived and will be dearly missed by her daughters, Lynne (Rob), Diane (Doug) and Sharon (Mike), grandchildren Cindy (Bill), Shannon (Allan), David (Laura), Mike, Jennifer (Steve), Kelly (Joel) and Heather, and great grandchildren Reece, Megan, Tyler, Angelina, Maddie,...

On December 14, 2021 Heaven gained an angel and left a hole in our hearts. Sally passed away peacefully at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital with her devoted husband by her side. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and will be sadly missed. Sally was born in Manchester, England where she later married and had two children, she then moved to Nanaimo, Canada. She is predeceased by her parents Bill and Sue Buxton and her siblings Bill and David. Survived and fondly remembered by...

Halia Helen Kosmack ( Nee Janchevsky ) passed peacefully on Monday, December 6th 2021 at 6:45 pm with her only son Christopher and dear friend Frankie Rose by her side. Halia was born on Monday, April 3rd, 1944 to parents, Victor and Maria Janchevsky, originally from the Ukraine.  Before eventually coming to Oshawa Ontario, they were in a refugee camp in Germany and lived in England.  Halia moved to British Columbia in 1972 with her then partner, Jim. She is predeceased by her...

Bob was born on MAY 3, 1942, in North Vancouver. He grew up in the neighborhood of 27th Ave and Ontario Street in Vancouver and attended King Edward High School. In 1960 he joined the RCAF and was trained as a Safety Systems Technician. He was posted to several flying bases including RCAF bases St Hubert and Val-d’Or QC and Cold Lake AB. In 1968 while at Val-d’Or he met and married Hilkka Jodouin. There were no children from this marriage. In 1973 Bob was accepted into the...

A lifelong resident of Campbell River, Murray passed away after many years of battling various health issues. He was proud of his hometown and you could be sure that if you went out with him he would always run into someone he knew. As his mobility declined, Murray was always happy to go for a drive around town and reminisce about the past. Murray had a long career at the Campbell River Fire Department as a firefighter/paramedic. On his days off, he loved to golf at Storey Creek Golf...

Zoya Andruff, age 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 13th, 2021 in Courtenay B.C., Canada. She was preceded by all of her brothers and sisters and her beloved husband Nick Andruff. Zoya, survived by her three loving children, Darlene Parker (Comox), Dan Andruff (Abbotsford) and Ron Andruff (Miami Beach), was warmly known as Guggy to her 12 grand, 11 great and 7 great great-grandchildren. Dad knew mom from age five, so it is no surprise that “my Zoya” was how her...