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We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Colonel Kent A. Miller, CD, PMP, on 25 November 2024. Kent was deployed with Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Casteau, Belgium, on Operation UNIFIER.

Deceased:
LCol Kent Miller, CD

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Mario Fournier, CD (Ret'd), peacefully at home in Shannon QC on 29 November 2024 at the age of 56 years.

Deceased:
Cpl Mario Fournier, CD (Ret'd)

Nous avons le regret de vous annoncer le décès du caporal Mario Fournier, CD (retraité), paisiblement à son domicile à Shannon QC le 29 novembre à l'âge de 56 ans.

Deceased:
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We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter Corporal Josephine Joanna Jacoba Ogaick (Ret’d), suddenly in London ON on 8 December 2024 at the age of 71 years. 

Deceased:
Cpl Josephine Joanna Jacoba Ogaick (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Clair Wayne "Beaver" Atchison, MMM, CD (Ret'd) peacefully on 9 December 2024 at age of 81 years.

Deceased:
CWO Wayne "Beaver" Atchison, MMM, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter FR Samuel Bullock on 10 December 2024 at age 74 after a battle with cancer. 

Deceased:
FR Samuel Bullock

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Al Dawson, CD (Ret’d)  on 12 December 2024 in Summerland BC at age 75 after a lengthy illness.

Deceased:
Sgt Al Dawson, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Paul Jonathan Chellew CD (Ret'd), peacefully at North Bay ON on 19 December 2024 at the age of 89 years.

Deceased:
Sgt Paul Jonathan Chellew, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Brian Lekas, CD (Ret’d) peacefully at home, on 26 December 2024 at age 67 after a brief illness.

Deceased:
Sgt Brian Lekas, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Michel Joseph Roger Gerhard “Mike” Courteau, CD (Ret'd) on 26 December 2024 at  Perley Health in Ottawa at the age of 79 years.

Deceased:
WO Michel Joseph Roger Gerhard “Mike” Courteau, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Benoit Labonté, CD (Ret'd)  of Gatineau QC, on 28 December 2024, at the age of 66 years. 

Deceased:
Capt Benoit Labonté, CD (Ret'd)

Nous avons le regret de vous annoncer le décès du capitaine Benoit Labonté, CD (retraité) de Gatineau QC, le 28 décembre 2024, à l'âge de 66 ans.

Deceased:
Capt Benoit Labonté, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Korean War veteran Edwin B. Rafuse of Advocate Harbour NS, peacefully at the South Cumberland Community Care Centre, in Parrsboro NS, on 6 January 2025 at Age 92. 

Deceased:
Edwin B. Rafuse

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Gary Frederick Marshall, CD (Ret'd)  at the Blomidon Court Nursing Home in Greenwich NS, on 9 January 2025 at the age of 77 years. 

Deceased:
CWO Gary Frederick Marshall, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Henning Jacobs von Kaufmann, CD, CMA (Ret’d) of St Catharines ON, peacefully, on 9 January 2025 at the age of 92 years. 

Deceased:
Capt Henning Jacobs von Kaufmann, CD, CMA (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Second World War veteran Sapper Joseph Leopold Thibeault of Montreal QC on 10 January 2025, at the age of 105 years. Léopold Thibeault was 21 when he enlisted in 1941 in Rimouski QC 1941.

Deceased:
Spr Joseph Leopold Thibeault (Ret'd)

Nous avons le regret de vous annoncer le décès du sapeur Joseph Léopold Thibeault, vétéran de la Seconde Guerre mondiale de Montréal, le 10 janvier 2025, à l'âge de 105 ans.

Deceased:
Spr Joseph Leopold Thibeault (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Giorgio "George" Carmelo Pignataro (Ret'd) 10janof Toronto on 10 January 2025 at the age of 68 years.  George served with the Canadian Military Engineers as a Field Engineer and a Combat

Deceased:
Cpl Giorgio "George" Carmelo Pignataro (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Military Firefighter Ronald Robert Boyd Pinsent, CD on 14 January 2025 at the age of 85 years.

Deceased:
Ronald Robert Boyd Pinsent

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Mark Anthony Pollard, CD (Ret'd) on 21 January 2025 in Mississauga ON at the age of 61 years.

Deceased:
Cpl Mark Anthony Pollard, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Arie Van Den Berg on 21 January 2025 at the Kindersley & District Health Centre in Kindersley SK at the age of 83 years. 

Deceased:
Arie Van den Berg

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Walter “Wally” Arthur Zillman, CD (Ret’d), on 26 January 2025 at age 95 at East Gate Lodge Personal Care Home in Beausejour MB.

Deceased:
Sgt Walter “Wally” Arthur Zillman, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter Captain William B. Benn, CD (Ret’d) of Duncan BC on 4 Feb 2025 at the age of 83 years.

Deceased:
Capt William Benn, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Alvin Lawrence “Art” Kolhsmith, CD (Ret’d), a Korean War veteran, in Leduc AB on 6 February 2025 on his 92nd birthday.

Deceased:
CWO Alvin “Art” Lawrence Kolhsmith, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Cameron Owen Hayward, CD (Ret'd), at home in Comox BC on 11 February 2025 at the age of 86 years.

Deceased:
Sgt Cameron Owen Hayward, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer David Gerald Gingras, CD (Ret’d) of Kelowna BC, on 16 February 2025 at age 80 years

Deceased:
CWO David Gerald Gingras, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Hugh Stewart “Stew” Gibson, CD (Ret’d), on 25 February 2025, peacefully at age 70 at the Miller Centre in St. John’s  NL, after a short battle with cancer.

Deceased:
Sgt Hugh Stewart “Stew” Gibson, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Second Class John William "Jack" Byrne, CD, (Ret'd) on 25 February 2025 in London ON, just short of his 100th birthday.

Deceased:
WO II John William "Jack" Byrne, CD, (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of  Master Corporal Thomas O'Gorman, CD (Ret'd) of Penhold AB, on 3 March 2025 at the age of 80 years.

Deceased:
MCpl Thomas O'Gorman, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Major Roger Victor J. Lemay, CD (Ret’d) of Greely ON at age 91 on 10 March 2025.

Deceased:
Maj Roger Victor J. Lermay, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Robert Branning, CD (Ret’d), of Castlegar BC on 22 March 2025.

Deceased:
Cpl Robert Branning, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Stanley Wayne "Willie" Williston, CD (Ret’d)  at the Pembroke Regional Hospital on 25 March 2025 in his 76th year.

Deceased:
Sgt Wayne "Willie" Williston, CD (Ret’d)  

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Richard Peter “Rick” Miller, CD (Ret’d), peacefully at the Pembroke Regional Hospital on 26 March 2025 in his 77th year.

Deceased:
MWO Richard Peter “Rick” Miller, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Alan Bennett, CD (Ret'd) on 28 March, 2025 at the South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver BC, at age 67.

Deceased:
MWO Alan Bennett, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Eric Chester Cantfell, CD (Ret'd)  of Lantz NS, on 26 April 2025 in Colchester East Hants Health Centre, Truro NS, at age 76.

Deceased:
MWO Eric Chester Cantfell, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Wayne Sarson, CD (Ret'd), on 3 May 2025 at Bluewater Health in Sarnia ON, at the age of 77.

Deceased:
Sgt Wayne Sarson, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Garrett Charles Joseph Powers, CD (Ret’d) on 16 May 2025 at Dartmouth General Hospital at age 42 after a long battle with cancer,

Deceased:
MWO Garrett Charles Joseph Powers, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Major Samantha Ann Burch, CD (Ret’d), peacefully at home on 25 May 2025 at age 37, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Deceased:
Maj Samantha Burch, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Glen Simpkin, CD (Ret’d), on 4 June 2025 at the General Hospital in Ottawa ON, at age 60. Glen was a former Canadian Military Engineer Chief Warrant Officer (2017-20).

Deceased:
CWO Glen Simpkin, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Colonel David Andrew Noble OMM, CD (Ret’d), who passed away peacefully at the General Hospital on 7 June 2025 in Ottawa ON at the age of 77 years.

Deceased:
LCol David Andrew Noble OMM, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter FR Joseph Dennis Wayne Laverdure (Ret’d) on 10 June 2025 in Kingston ON, at the age of 80 years. 

Deceased:
FR Joseph Dennis Wayne Laverdure (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Captain David Archibald Geddes, CD (Ret'd) of Kingston NS, on 14 June 2025  at age 83, peacefully at home after a lengthy battle with pulmonary fibrosis.

Deceased:
Capt David Archibald Geddes, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Coral Sylvester “Carl” Marsh, CD (Ret’d), suddenly on 16 June 2025 at Chilliwack General Hospital at the age of 85 years.

Deceased:
MWO Carl Marsh, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Major Jerry M. Schock, CD, PEng, MPI (Ret’d) at the Perley Veteran Health Care Centre in Ottawa on 18 June 2025 at the age of 69 years.

Deceased:
Maj Jerry M. Schock, CD, PEng, MPI (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Randy Dennis Gall, CD (Ret’d) of Fort Saskatchewan AB, unexpectedly on 22 June 2025, at the age of 58.

Deceased:
Sgt Randy Dennis Gall, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer James Leighton Munro MMM, CD (Ret’d) after a short illness, on 23 June 2025, a day before his 81st birthday.

Deceased:
CWO James Leighton Munro MMM, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of  Sergeant Robert “Bob” Ladouceur, CD (Ret’d)  at the Kelowna Hospice on 30 June 2025 at age 67 years after a three-year fight with cancer.

Deceased:
Sgt Robert “Bob” Ladouceur, CD (Ret’d)

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Gregory Purcell, CD (Ret'd) of Quinte West on 1 July 2025 at the age of 59 years. 

Deceased:
Cpl Gregory Purcell, CD (Ret'd)

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Daniel Roy Weatherbee, CD ( Ret'd), of Medicine Hat AB, quietly in his sleep on 1 July 2025, at the age of 69 years.

Deceased:
WO Daniel Weatherbee, CD ( Retd)

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Petty Officer 2 Dennis Shaw, CD (Ret’d) in Victoria on 3 July 2025.

Deceased:
CPOCPO2 Dennis Shaw, CD (Ret’d)