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Le major-général D. Benjamin, CMM, CD (retraité), colonel commandant du Génie militaire canadien, a le regret d'annoncer le décès de Sa Majesté la reine Elizabeth II, colonel en chef du Génie militaire canadien, le 8 septembre 2022.
We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter Petty Officer Second Class Gerald "Gerry" Douglas Wills, CD (Ret’d) of Bayswater NS on 13 September 2022 in the QEII Victoria General site in Halifax at age 79 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Colonel James B. “Jay” Lucas, CD (Ret’d), peacefully on 6 September 2022 at the age of 94 in his Victoria, BC home.
We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer B.A. “Bernie” Grant, CD (Ret’d) of Chilliwack BC, peacefully, on 29 September 2022 at age 91 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Jean-Marie Joseph Adrien Lussier, CD (Ret’d) peacefully on Saturday, 1 October 2022 at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in British Columbia at age 68 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Major-General Keith G. Penney, CMM (Ret’d) in Ottawa ON on 5 October 2022 at age 75 after complications from Parkinson's.
Nous avons le regret d'annoncer le décès du major-général Keith Gregory. Penney, CMM, CD (Retraité) à Ottawa ON le 5 octobre 2022 à l'âge de 75 ans après une longue maladie.
We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Walter Robert Edmonds, CD (Ret’d) of Edmonton AB, peacefully on 5 October 2022 at the age of 96 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Korin Kathy Ford, CD (Retd) in New Brunswick on 29 October at age 43 years. Korin was a former member of 2 Combat Engineer Regiment in Petawawa ON.
We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Joseph Laurent Joel Darcy "Darcy" St-Laurent MMM, SC, MB, CD (Retd) on Sunday, 30 October 2022 at age 53.
Nous avons le regret d'annoncer le décès de l'adjudant Joseph Laurent Joel Darcy St-Laurent, SC, MB, CD (Retraité) le dimanche 30 octobre 2022 à l'âge de 53 ans.
We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Class II Odd Ivar Bjerke, CD (Ret’d) on 31 October 2022 at age 97 years. Ivar was a Second World War Royal Canadian Engineer veteran.
We regret to advise of the death of Major Timothy “Tim” Grant Whiting, CD (Ret’d) on 1 November 2022, in Calgary AB at the Peter Lougheed Centre, at age 63 after a battle with lymphoma.
We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter Warrant Officer William Harold “Bill” Patey, CD (Ret’d) on Thursday, 3 November 2022, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, at age 75 after a courageous battle with cancer.
We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Bradley "Chris" LaSalle, CD (Ret'd) in Ottawa on 3 November. Chris was the former Regimental Sergeant Major of 33 Combat Engineer Regiment.
Nous avons le regret de vous informer du décès de l'adjudant-chef Christopher Bradley "Chris" LaSalle, CD (retraité) à Ottawa le 3 novembre. Chris était l'ancien sergent-major régimentaire du 33e Régiment du génie de combat.
We regret to advise of the death of Bruce Allen McCarty of Thunder Bay ON, peacefully on 4 November 2022, at home at age 85.
We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrrant Officer Michael Sinclair MacAulay, CD (Ret’d) of Eastern Passage NS on 5 November 2022 in Dartmouth General Hospital at age 80.
We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Aaron Christopher David O'Neill (Ret’d) on 5 November at age 40. Aaron was a former member of 2 Combat Engineer Regiment in Petawawa ON.
We regret to advise of the unexpected death of Captain Eric Ho Chuen Cheung, CD in Baghdad, Iraq on 5 November 2022 at the age of 38 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Captain Ronald Friedman, CD (Ret'd) on 5 November 2022 in San Jose, Costa Rica, where he had been living for several decades.
We regret to advise of the death of Major George Russell Tarasuk, CD (Ret’d) on 15 November 2022 in Toronto ON at age 96 years.
We regret to advise of the accidental death of Constable Drew Donald Nadeau of Perth ON on 18 November 2022 at the age of 31 years. A member of the Ottawa Police Services, Drew was a former Canadian Forces Firefighter.
We regret to advise of the death of Master Corporal Robert “Bob” Vatcher, CD (Ret’d) in Lethbridge AB on 12 November 2022, at the age of 74, after a period of illness.
We regret to advise of the death of Donald Leo Sudden on 22 November 2022 in Kitchener ON, a few days before reaching his 90th birthday.
We regret to advise of the death of Captain William “Bill” David Hewson, CD (Ret’d) on 2 December 2022 in Surrey BC at age 73 after a long battle with cancer.
We regret to advise of the death of Glenn Russell Ford of Carleton Place ON on 3 Dec 2022 at the age of 75 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter Master Warrant Officer Jean-Marie Bellefleur, CD (Ret’d) on 10 December 2022 in Mississauga ON at the age of 93 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Sapper William Douglas “Smokey” Grosart (Ret’d) of Chilliwack on 12 December 2022 in his 100th year.
We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Robert Smith, CD (Ret’d) on 15 December 2022 in Salmon Arm BC at age 75 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer James “Jim” V. Hill, CD (Ret’d), peacefully in Kingston ON at Arbour Heights Long-Term Care on 4 January 2023 in his 86th year.
We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer James "Jim" Gerald William Wight CD, peacefully at home in Cold Lake AB on 6 January 2023 at age 51, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Bernard Paul “Bernie” Gallant, CD (Ret’d), quietly at Bastion Place in Salmon Arm BC after a brief illness, on 13 January 2023 at age 96.
We regret to advise of the death of Captain Deane James Gorsline, CD on 18 January 2023 in Ottawa ON at the age of 33.
We regret to advise of the unexpected death of Maj Gerald Leroy "Jerry" Barr OMM, CD (Ret’d) in Stony Plain at Bradenton, Florida on 20 January 2023 at age 83 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter Reginald P. McGrath (Ret’d), of Miramichi NB, peacefully at home on Monday, 23 January 2023, one month short of his 98th birthday.
We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Guy Piche, CD (Ret’d) in Cambridge ON in his 74th year on 27 January 2023.
We regret to advise of the death of Terry Cameron of Comox BC on 28 February 2023 at the age of 71 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Flight Lieutenant James “Jimmy” Ganderton (Ret’d), peacefully on 28 January 2023 at home on Salt Spring Island BC at age 86.
We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Yvon Bourassa, CD (Ret’d) peacefully on 31 January 2023 at the age of 82.
Nous avons le regret de vous faire part du décès paisible du Sergent Yvon Bourassa le 31 janvier 2023 à l'âge de 82 ans.
We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Allen "Al" Sheffer, CD (Ret’d) on 3 February 2023, peacefully at the Chilliwack General Hospital at age 87 Years.
We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Herbert John ''Jack'' Hides (Ret'd) of Calgary at the South Health Campus on 3 February 2023 at the age of 92 with his loving wife of 66 years, Ruby, and family nearby.
We regret to advise of the death of Captain Bernard “Bernie/Scotty” Connelly, CD (Ret’d) on 8 Feb 2023, peacefully after a short illness, at age 89. Bernie served as a Mapper with the Canadian Military Engineers for 31 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Class II George Fouchard, CD (Ret’d) in Ottawa on 10 February 2023 at age 101. George was a veteran of the Second World War.
We regret to advise of the death of Captain Barry Young, CD (Ret’d), a resident of the Timberstone Mews senior's retirement community in Red Deer AB on 26 February 2023 at age 87.
We regret to advise of the death of Corporal George “Sonny” Moore (Ret’d), a resident of Meadowview Villa in Lambton ON on 28 February 2023 in his 90th year.
We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Laurie Sherwood Brown, CD (Ret’d) on 3 March 2023 at his home on Grand Manan NB at the age of 71 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Gordon Daniel "Dan" Schurman, CD (Ret’d) of Summerside PE at the Wedgewood Manor in Summerside on 10 March 2023 at age 81 years.
We regret to advise of the death of Sapper J. Gordon Grant (Ret'd), peacefully on 20 March 2023 at the age of 91, at the Ottawa Hospital.
