CME Family Last Post by Name

As we receive news of the death of a member of the CME Family, we post an obituary along with details and family wishes.  Our current records go back to 2000 and may not be complete. If there are any errors or omissions please use the form here to notify us as soon as possible.

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We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Colonel Ronald “Ron” Cecil Paris CD (Ret’d) peacefully at the Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa, ON on 7 December 2003 at the age of 89.

Deceased:
Headstone at Beechwood Cemetery Lt-Col Ronald “Ron” Cecil Paris CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Hugh Roberts Forsythe (Ret'd) of Wetaskiwin, SK on 7 December 2003 at the age of 86 years.

Deceased:
Gravemarker Hugh Roberts Forsythe in the Wetaskiwin Memorial Cemetery

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant James Victor Blades (Ret'd) on 18 December 2003 at the age of 93.  Victor was born in Lincolnshire, England and came to Canada as a young boy in 1914.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of William Edward “Bill” Buxton on 18 December 2003 at Riverview Health Centre, Winnipeg, MB where he had been residing since March 2000.

Deceased:
RCE EIIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of S/Sgt Harry Hall (Ret’d) of North Bay ON at the North Bay General Hospital-McLaren on 19 December 2003 at the age of 87 years.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR badge

We regret to advise of the death of Ross Logan Hutton at the Mewburn Veterans Hospital in Edmonton AB on 25 December 2003 at the age of 79.

Deceased:
RCE Badge circa 1939-45

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Robert Overby (Ret’d) peacefully on 29 December 2003 in Thunder Bay Regional Hospital, Thunder Bay ON at the age of 92 years.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of Staff Sergeant Maxwell Starkman (Ret’d), Second World War veteran and distinguished architect, on 29 December 2003 at the age of 82 years in Los Angeles, CA.

Deceased:
S/Sgt Maxwell Starkman (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Lloyd M. Bergson of Erickson, MB in 2004.*

Deceased:
Lloyd M. Bergson

We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter Frank L. Acker who passed away suddenly on 7 January 2004, in Roseway Hospital in Shelburne NS at the age of 70 years.

Deceased:
Frank Acker, Churchover Anglican Cemetery Shelburne NS

We regret to advise of the death of Stanley Bennett Park on 7 January 2004 in hospital in Ottawa, ON at the age of 72 years.

Deceased:
Stanley Bennett Park's Gravemarker Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa

We regret to advise of the death of Peter Shavik, peacefully at the Thunder Bay, ON Regional General Hospital on 20 January 2004 at the age of 84 years.

Deceased:
RCE Badge circa 1937 - 1952

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Robert “Bob” Mann Fetherston Sr, G.M. (Ret’d) peacefully at the North Bay ON General Hospital on 1 February 2004 at the age of 80 years. 

Deceased:
RCE Badge circa 1939-45

We regret to advise of the death of Robert Dunbar “Bob” Scott on 11 February 2004 at the Chilliwack, BC General Hospital at the age of 86 years.

Deceased:
RCE EIIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant John Bruce Cronyn, PEng, (Ret’d) in London, ON on 23 February 2004 at the age of 84 years.

Deceased:
Lt John Bruce Cronyn, PEng, (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Roger Dupuis peacefully in Ottawa ON at the Montfort Hospital on 16 March 2004 in his 90th year.

Deceased:
RCE Badge circa 1939-45

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant John Joseph Kelly, CD of Windsor NS on 1 April 2004 at the age of 43.

Deceased:
Sergeant John Joseph Kelly, CD

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Gilles J “Gil” Cormier (Ret’d) of Beresford, NB on 9 April 2004 at the Chaleur Regional Hospital, Bathurst, NB at the age of 71 years.

Deceased:
RCE EIIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of Thomas S. Dickson on 10 April 2004 of Peterborough ON at the age of 94 years.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of Harold Stanley Dewar of Halifax NS in the Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital on 11 April 2004 at the age of 85 years.

Deceased:
Harold Stanley Dewar's Headstone in Truro, NS

We regret to advise of the death of James "Jim" Walker of Blind River, ON, peacefully at the F.J. Davey Home on 13 April 2004, at the age of 82 years.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Wilfred Coté (Ret’d) at the Grand Falls Manor Veteran's Wing in Grand Falls, NB on 18 April 2004 at the age of 88 years.

Deceased:
Spr Wilfred Coté (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of James “Jim” William Graham peacefully at The Wales Home, Richmond QC on 20 April 2004 at the age of 92.

Deceased:
RCE Badge circa 1939-45

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Ralph Eldridge (Ret’d) on 27 April 2004 in Brampton, ON.   

Deceased:
RCE GVIR badge

We regret to advise of the death of David Magoun peacefully at the Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock BC on 30 April 2004 in his 80th year.

Deceased:
RCE Badge circa 1939-45

We regret to advise of the death of George E. Morrison on 3 May 2004 in Lakewood Nursing Home, in Buffalo, NY at the age of 92 years.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Joseph Phillip Arthur Tellier of Greenwood BC on 4 May 2004 at the age of 72 Years.

Deceased:
Spr Phillip Tellier' gravemarker in the Lakeview Cemetery in Princeton BC

We regret to advise the death of Sapper Christopher John Christenson (Ret'd) on 4 May 2004 at the age of 83 years.

Deceased:
Sapper Christopher John Christenson (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Nelson Doherty (Ret'd) on 14 May 2004 of Port Hope, ON at the age of 93 years.

Deceased:
Spr Nelson Doherty (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Noel Harvey Hancock of Arcola SK on 23 May 2004 after a brief fight with cancer.

Deceased:
Sapper Noel Harvey Hancock

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Norbert “Norm” Martel, CD (Ret'd) on 30 May 2004 at the age of 64.

Deceased:
Chief Warrant Officer Norbert “Norm” Martel, CD (Ret’d)

Nous regrettons de vous annoncer le décès de l'adjudant-chef retraité Norbert "Norm" Martel survenu le 30 mai 2004 à l'âge de 64 ans. Norm est né à Gogama (Ontario).

Deceased:
CME Badge

We regret to advise of the death of Reginald H. Guilderson of Parrsboro NS in Amherst NS on 31 May 2004 at the age of 94 years.

Deceased:
Reginald H. Guilderson

We regret to advise the death of Major Herrold Ashley Cameron (Ret’d) after a long illness on 12 June 2004 at Victoria General Hospital.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper James Fennimore “Fen” Cooper (Ret'd) in Weyburn General Hospital, Weyburn SK on 18 June 2004 at the age of 94 years.

Deceased:
Sapper James Fennimore “Fen” Cooper (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of David Joseph Alexander, P.Eng. peacefully at home in Hantsport, NS on 24 June 2004 at the age of 75. 

Deceased:
RCE EIIR Badge

We  regret to advise of the death of Corporal Robert Ivan Gallup (Ret’d) in Vancouver, BC on 5 July 2004 at the age of 89.

Deceased:
RCE EIIR Badge

We regret to advise of the unexpected death of Sapper Vernon Victor Adams (Ret’d) at home in Port Alberni BC on 10 July 2004. Victor was 85 years old when he died.

Deceased:
Spr Vernon Victor Adams (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Kenneth Dalton Loughridge in Chilliwack, BC on 21 July 2004 at the age of 79 years.

Deceased:
RCE EIIR Badge

We regret to advise the death of Walter James Dempsey at his home in Saint John NB on 31 July 2004 at the age of 82 years.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of Glen Dalton Gregory at his home in Willow Grove NB on 5 August 2004. Glen was born in Moncton NB.

Deceased:
Glen Dalton Gregory

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Allan Harvey Dixon (Ret'd) peacefully at Bevan Lodge Abbotsford, BC on 9 August 2004 at the age of 88.

Deceased:
Lt Allen Harvey Dixon (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Karl “Charlie” Nylund on 11 August 2004 in Thunder Bay, ON at the age of 88 years.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of  Karl Helmur Bergan of Burnaby BC on 14 August 2004 at the age of 84 years.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR badge

We regret to advise of the death of Harvey Clive “Joe” Johnson at the Chilliwack General Hospital, in Chilliwack BC on 26 August 2004 at the age of 80 years.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of Warren Penny suddenly at home in Sydney, NS on 31 August 2004 at the age of 72 years.

Deceased:
RCE EIIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of Staff Sergeant Albert Louis “Bert” Taplin (Ret’d) on 5 September 2004 at the age of 87 years while living in British Columbia. 

Deceased:
S/Sgt Albert Louis “Bert” Taplin (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Cecil Beverly “Bev” Umbach (Ret’d) of Ponoka AB on 15 September 2004 at the age of 74 years.

Deceased:
Sapper Cecil Beverly “Bev” Umbach (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the sudden death of Sapper Leonard Hutchings (Ret'd) of Tilton, Spaniards Bay NL on 23 September 2004 in his 81st year.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR Badge

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Robert Edward “Ed” Frost (Ret’d) of Victoria, BC on 10 October 2004 at the age of 86 years.

Deceased:
RCE GVIR Badge