Anne Shuttleworth

Posted on March 11, 2022 Written by 17 Condolences

Anne Shuttleworth, age 88, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2022 in Sooke, BC with her family close by. This last year has been hard for Anne as she lost many loved ones: her husband, Doug and her only brother, Chris; and sister-in-law Jill. Anne was born on October 23, 1933 in York, England. After graduating from medical school in London, England, she emigrated to Calgary in her mid-twenties. Anne met her first husband Graham Shuttleworth on the field hockey pitch. While raising 3 Continue reading

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Renee Anna Billard

Posted on April 12, 2019 Written by Leave Condolence

Renee was born February 24, 1924 to Camille and Yvonne Mahy at a farm house in Manitoba. At age 3, the family moved to Dollard, Saskatchewan. There, she was raised in a two-room shack with her parents, 5 sisters and paternal grandmother. Living in the Pallister Triangle, she walked 2 ½ miles to school, surviving the dust bowl and many other hardships of the ‘dirty 30’s’. In 1939, age 15, Renee and her family moved to Victoria, BC where she worked at the Malahat Lookout and St. Joseph’s Continue reading

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Sheila Muriel Orza

Posted on January 31, 2014 Written by Leave Condolence
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ORZA, Sheila M. January 31, 1930 - January 24, 2014 After a long battle with Alzheimer's she slipped away peacefully at Ayre Manor surrounded by her loving family. Born in Brighton, England she immigrated to BC as a war bride and made her homes in Kitimat, Penticton, Victoria, Port Renfrew, Cobble Hill and Sooke. Predeceased by husband Don and daughter Carol Gelean (Gene). Sheila is survived by her daughter Janet Evans (Ken), sons, Mark Evans (Cheryl), Leon Orza (Gayle) and Reg Orza (Tracy). She Continue reading

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