CME Family Last Post

Our LAST POST feature aims to notify colleagues of the passing of a comrade and to publish a short summary of their career and accomplishments to honour those who have served our country. As we receive news of the death of a member of the CME Family, we post an obituary along with funeral details and family wishes. We have done our best to ensure their completeness, with a focus on each person's service records.

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Major, The Reverend Sidney Gordon "Padre Sid" Horne, CD (Ret'd)

Deceased: 02 Jul 2017

We regret to advise of the death of Major, The Reverend Sidney Gordon "Padre Sid" Horne, CD (Ret'd), peacefully at his residence in Trenton ON on Sunday 2 July 2017 in his 93^rd year. Padre Sid will be remembered by many...
MWO Peter John “Stan” Kurdziel, CD (Ret’d

Deceased: 22 Jun 2017

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Peter John “Stan” Kurdziel, CD (Ret’d), peacefully, on 22 June 2017 in Ottawa, ON at age 92.

Born in Pine River, MB, Stan served his country in the Royal Canadian...
Keith Wayne Russell

Deceased: 18 Jun 2017

We regret to advise of the death of Keith Wayne Russell on 18 June 2017 at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital in Vernon BC. Keith had proudly served as a Royal Canadian Engineer in the 6^th Field Squadron in North Vancouver, BC....
LCol M.E. “Ted” Hewett, CD (Retd)

Deceased: 14 Jun 2017

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Colonel M.E. “Ted” Hewett, CD (Retd) suddenly but peacefully on 14 June 2017 in Ottawa, ON.

Born in London, ON in 1941 and raised in Owen Sound, Ted joined the Canadian Armed Forces...
William Hanlan “Willy” Armstrong

Deceased: 11 Jun 2017

We regret to advise of the death of William Hanlan “Willy” Armstrong of Enfield, NS on Sunday, 11 June 2017 at age 74 in the Palliative Care Unit, Colchester East Hants Health Centre, Truro NS.

Bill was born in 1942 in Brighton,...
MWO Rolland Gregory "Rollie" Dussault, CD (Ret'd)

Deceased: 04 Jun 2017

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Rolland Gregory "Rollie" Dussault, CD (Ret'd) on 4 June 2017 at the age of 71 in Ottawa, ON.

Rollie was born in Kingston, ON in 1946. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian...
Capt David Earl Reeves (Ret’d)

Deceased: 30 May 2017

We regret to advise of the death of Captain David Earl Reeves (Ret’d) on 30 May 2017 in Windsor, ON at the age of 82 years.

David was a Corporal with the Royal Canadian Engineers at the Royal Canadian School of Military...
Sgt William “Bud” Fairs, CD (Ret'd)

Deceased: 22 May 2017

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant William “Bud” Fairs, CD (Ret'd) on 22 May 2017 at the age of 82 years at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina, SK. Bud was born in St. Thomas, ON and served in the Canadian Army as a Field Engineer...
Spr Edwin Victor Woods (Ret’d)

Deceased: 15 May 2017

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Edwin Victor Woods (Ret’d) peacefully on 15 May 2017 in Victoria General Hospital, Victoria BC just short of his 97^th birthday.

Victor was born in Muskoka, Ontario and...
Maj Lloyd Perkins Kenyon, MiD (Ret’d), P.Eng, B (Eng), BSc Mil

Deceased: 27 Apr 2017

We regret to advise of the death Major Lloyd Perkins Kenyon, MiD (Ret’d), P.Eng, B (Eng), BSc Mil, peacefully, on 27 April 2017 at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Veterans Wing in Toronto, ON in his 96th year.^th year.
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