Born February 12, 1944, died in Cowichan District Hospital on August 23, 2009 of cancer.

He leaves behind his wife Maggie, his children: Michael, Steven, Deanna & Patti; brother Larry and sister Donna, as well as niece Nicole and nephew Jesse.

There will be no service at Mickey’s request but in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the BC Cancer Agency.

Olive Wilkie passed away peacefully the morning of August 21, 2009 at the age of 96 at Ridge-Meadows Hospital in Maple Ridge, BC. Olive was predeceased by her husband of 67 years, Nester in 2008. She is survived by her loving daughter Nicki (Stan) Pukesh, her grandchildren, Stephen (Karen), Neil (Rachel) and 3 beautiful great-grand children, Camryn, Taylor and Jeremy who brought great joy to Baba as well as nephews, nieces and cousins.

Olive was born in the Ukraine in 1913 coming to Oakburn, Manitoba in 1921. Olive graduated from Misericordia Hospital in Winnipeg in 1937 as a Registered Nurse. Olive met Nester, in Yorkton, Sask. in 1939. The eve of WWII found them on the West Coast and they were married on March 26, 1941. Olive spent over 29 years in the nursing profession retiring from Mount St. Joseph’s Hospital – Vancouver in 1966. For the next 9 years, she worked with Nester operating the cafeteria at the Catholic Charities building in Vancouver, finally retiring to Salt Spring Island where they resided for the next 30 years. Olive was an active golfer and involved as a volunteer in the Lady Minto Hospital Thrift Store.  Nester and Olive moved to Maple Ridge in 2004 residing with their daughter and family.  Olive was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother (Baba) who demonstrated the art of love, caring and compassion. Olive’s life was a gift to us all. 

A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, August 28, 2009 at 11:00 AM at St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church, 20285 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge, BC, followed by a reception. 

Flowers gratefully declined, donations may be made to St. Luke’s Building Fund-Maple Ridge, BC.

20 February 1933 – 17 August 2009

Rudi leaves to mourn,

his wife of 48 years, Ann (Duncan).

Rudi apprenticed as a mechanic in Germany, was a chauffeur to a

Bavarian Count,

and came to Canada in 1954.

He was a very active person who

loved the outdoors and life with Rudi was never dull.

Many thanks to Drs. DeKock, Leon

and Crossland and especially for all the

wonderful care provided by the nurses

at Lady Minto and for the home care

provided by Beacon. No service by request.

1960 – 2009

Rob passed peacefully away on August 9, 2009 after a battle with cancer, fought with courage and dignity.

Rob is survived by his wife of twenty nine years, Shirley, and his children Candice and Christopher along with his parents, Lawrie and Aileen Neish, brother Alex and sisters Doreen and Morven. He is greatly missed by his family and friends.

Rob was born in the United Kingdom and came to Canada from Scotland with his family at the age of seven. After graduating from Gulf Islands Secondary School, Rob joined the Royal Canadian Navy in which he served until his death.

Rob had an enduring love of the sea from his early years when he was a leading member of Saltspring Island Sailing Club. Rob served in many of the navy’s destroyers and frigates prior to moving to administration. His final posting was to National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. As a training officer he was very highly commended and thought of by his superiors for his high ethical values, leadership and motivational qualities. Rob was loved by his staff for his caring nature and dry sense of humour.

He was interred at the National Military Cemetery, Ottawa, with full military honours.

Donations in his memory may be made to the Terry Fox Fund.

“Therefore, go forth companion”

(NEE MAXWELL)

Mildred was born on December 8th, 1918 at Radisson, Saskatchewan and passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 9th, 2009 from complications following surgery. Mildred lived her life with grace and dignity.

Mildred was the daughter of Ada and Fred Maxwell who homesteaded in Radisson, Saskatchewan and raised eight children on the family farm.

Mildred was predeceased by her loving husband John in 1993. She will be remembered with great love by her two daughters, Brenda Sawyer Hooge (Dr. Conrad Koke) of Salt Spring Island and Sidney Sawyer (Sydney Portner) of Vancouver; her four grandchildren, Andrea Hooge of Seattle, Samuel Hooge (Christine), Joshua Portner (Brigid MacAulay) and Maxwell Portner all of Vancouver. Mildred will be missed by her sisters, Jean Pay, Gerry Jameson, Joy Shimek and her brother Don Maxwell, and many sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and their families. She was predeceased by her sister Elsie Young, brothers Bill Maxwell and Milo Maxwell, nieces Kathryn Jameson, Valerie Young, and Cheryl Gray and nephews Ian Pay and Kent Maxwell.

In her early twenties Mildred spent three years in the Saskatoon Sanatorium as a patient and she often commented how those years taught her patience. When she recovered, she joined the office staff at the San prior to her marriage. Mildred and John lived in Saskatoon for 40 years and enjoyed community life, friends and family. She was active in the Presbyterian and United Churches and the Y.W.C.A. She was a long-time member of the Granite Curling Club, the Saskatoon Duplicate Bridge Club and a Square Dancing group. Mildred was a tremendous support to John in his career, and together she and John had a full social life. Mildred was always a constant source of strength and support for her large extended family and many friends.

Mildred and John retired to Victoria in 1978 where they reconnected with former Prairie friends and made many new friendships. Mildred was an avid sports enthusiast and enjoyed watching a wide range of sports including curling, hockey, tennis and baseball. She continued to be active in the community with bridge, scrabble and many social events. She will be lovingly missed by all of her friends in Victoria.

Mildred recently re-located to Salt Spring Island to be closer to her daughters. She was settling into her new life at Heritage Place, making new friends and looking forward to playing bridge and scrabble in the fall.

Friends are invited to join the family to remember Mildred’s life on Sunday, September 13, 2009 from 2-4 pm for tea at the Uplands Golf Club, 3300 Cadboro Bay Road in Victoria, B.C. Tributes, if desired, may be made to the United Way of Greater Victoria, #2-1144 Fort Street, Victoria, BC V8V 3K8 (1-250-385-6708).

If You Stand Very Still

If you stand very still in the heart of a wood –

you will hear many wonderful things

The snap of a twig, the wind in the trees

and the whir of invisible wings

If you stand very still in the turmoil of life and you wait for the voice from within,

You’ll be led down the quiet ways of wisdom and peace in a mad world of chaos and din

If you stand very still and you hold to your faith, you will get all the help that you ask

You will draw from the silence

the things that you need:

Hope and courage and strength for your task

– The Quiet Corner, 1937