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We regret to advise that RCAF Warrant Officer First Class, Foreman of Works James McNab Chrystal, CD (Ret'd) passed away in Chilliwack on 19 November 2009 at age 93.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Norman Lenard Churcher (Ret’d) on 20 March 2015 in Lindsay, ON at the age of 96.

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Alfred Ciavaglia (Ret'd) on 27 March 2014 in Edmonton at the age of 91 years. Alfred enrolled in the Royal Canadian Engineers in July 1942 in Ottawa.

We regret to advise of the recent death of WO II Eric Clamp (Ret'd) on 9 August 2001 in Chilliwack General Hospital at the age of 78 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Colonel Richard Gerald Arthur "Art" Clare, OMM, CD (Ret’d) on 19 April 2017 just before his 84^th birthday after an extended illness.

We regret to advise that Wallace Wesley (Nick) Clare of Victoria Mines, NS, passed away 6 August 2008 at the age of 95 in Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.

We regret to advise of the death of Alexander Clark of Trudel NB peacefully in his sleep, at his residence, on 7 July 2023 at the age of 87 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Major Gordon Vincent “Vince” Clark, CD (Ret’d) in Ottawa, ON at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre on 30 August 2017 at age 91.

We regret to advise of the death of James "Jim" Arthur Clark of St. George NB at the Charlotte County Hospital in St. Stephen NB on 30 January 2020 at age 67 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Melvin E.  “Mel” Clark (Ret’d) peacefully at home in Dartmouth NS on 12 July 2014 at the age of 91 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Ronald Patrick Clark, CD (Ret`d) on 30 June 2013 at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital.

We regret to advise of the death of Doctor David Alfred Clarke (Lieutenant (Ret’d)) peacefully at the Westside Care Centre in Kelowna, BC on 18 February 2006.

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer George Edward Clarke, CD (Ret’d) of Chilliwack, BC on 26 July 2018 at age 81.

We regret to advise of the death of Gregory “Gregg” Thomas Clarke on 2 April 2020 at Stony Plain Municipal Hospital in Stony Plain AB at the age of 67 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant John Michael Gerald Alexander Clarke (Ret'd) of St. Andrews NB on 11 August 2011 at the Saint John Regional Hospital at the age of 94 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Ralph Clarke (Ret'd), peacefully on 24 December 2021 at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital, in St John's NL at the age of 89 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Walter Ernest Clarke (Ret’d) on 29 November 2009 in Victoria, BC.

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant William Bennett “Bill” McKay Clarke (Ret’d) on 22 October 2009 at Chateau Gardens in Aylmer ON in his 99^th year.

We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter FR Willis Byron "Bud” Clarke on 17 November 2019 in Chilliwack, BC at age 84. Bud served 30 years as a civilian firefighter between Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt BC (1967-1971) and CF

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer First Class John Webster Clarkson, peacefully, on Friday, 22 April 2016 at the age of 92.

We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter Robert Gerald “Bob” Clay, peacefully on 5 May 2023 at the Chinook Regional Hospital in his hometown of Lethbridge AB.

We regret to advise of the death of Frank Clease on 4 June 2010.

We regret to advise of the death of Donald Clem in Kamloops, BC on 10 January 2004. Donald served with the Royal Canadian Engineers from 1950 - 56, primarily with 1 Airborne Troop.

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Germain "Gerry" Clement, CD (Ret’d) on 7 August 2018 in Victoria, BC after a lengthy illness.

We regret to advise of the death of Orville Arthur Clement peacefully in Almonte Country Haven Long Term Care Facility in Almonte ON, on 23 September 2011 at the of 91.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Percy Eldon “Hank” Clements (Ret’d) at the Queen Elizabeth II Healthcare Complex in Halifax NS on 4 January 2010 at the age of 92.

We regret to advise of the death of Staff Sergeant Frederick “Fred” Clempson, CD (Ret’d) at Crystal Ridge Manor Retirement Home, Chilliwack BC on 2 September 2014. 

We regret to advise of the death of Thomas Gerald Clendenning P. Eng. on 6 December 2005 at Eagle Terrace in Newmarket, ON. Born in 1918 on the family farm near Gananoque, ON, he was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of WW II.

We regret to advise of the death of Major Donald Ross Cleveland, MBA, BSc Mil, (Ret’d) on 18 March 2016 at age 93 in Dartmouth General Hospital after a brief illness.

We regret to advise of the death of George Rasmus “G.R.” Clifton of Taber, AB on 28 November 2014 at the age of 91 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant David Francis Clinton, CD (Ret'd) at age 66 on 30 July 2016 in Charlottetown, PE. David served his Country as a Refrigeration and Mechanical Technician in the Canadian Military Engineers.

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Melvin Bruce Clisby, CD (Ret’d) at the age of 71 on 7 December 2016 in Courtenay, BC.

We regret to advise of the death of Ralph Munro Clowater on 2 February 2017. 

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Robert Joseph “Bob” Clute, CD (Ret’d) of Newmarket ON, suddenly of a heart attack on Saturday, 18 April 2020 at 52 years of age.

We regret to advise that Major Matthew Joseph Coady CD (Ret'd) died in Halifax June 18, 2002, at the age of 79.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Irvin Lorne Cochrane of London ON on 6 November 2004 at the age of 79 years.

We regret to advise of the death of David Allen Cocks, a retired military firefighter, on 14 March 2012 in Edmonton at the age of 89.

We regret to advise of the death of Master Seaman Bertle Bryn “Bert” Coffin, CD (Ret’d), of Gardiner Mines,NS suddenly at the QE II in Halifax, NS on 18 June 2019 at age 70.

We regret to advise that Master Warrant Officer William James "Jim" Coish (Ret'd) died on 12 July 2008 at age 75.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Kenneth “Ken” Norman Colborn (Ret’d) at the Southeast Integrated Care Centre, Moosomin, SK on 6 December 2015 at the age of 84 years.

We regret to advise of the death of retired Firefighter John Marc Colbourne (Ret’d) on 17 March 2015 in Ottawa in his 69^th year.

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Ronald Edwin “Ron, Ronny” Coldham (Ret’d), peacefully on 24 April 2003 in Nanaimo, BC at the age of 86.

We regret to advise of the sudden death of Chief Warrant Officer Robert William (Bob) Cole CD, on 24 March 2004.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Samuel Edward “Sam” Cole, (Ret’d) on 29 July 2013 peacefully at home on the family farm in Edam, SK.

We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter Master Corporal William Elmer “Bill” Cole, CD (Ret’d), a resident of  Casa Loma in Comox BC on 16 July 2025 at age 80.

We regret to advise of the death of Thomas Chester ''Chet'' Coleman at Sunrise Senior Living, Burlington, on 6 January 2005. Chet was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of the Second World War.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Brian James Collier in Afghanistan on 20 July 2010.

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer John L. Collier, CD (Ret'd) of Petawawa ON on Saturday, 17 October 2020 at age 77.

We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter Robbie William Colling of Wainwright AB on Wednesday, 29 January 2020 at the Wainwright Health Centre at the age of 61 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Augustus Collins, CD (Ret’d), peacefully on  27 April 2024 at Topsail Beach NL at age 87 years. Augustus served a full career as a Field Engineer with the Canadian Military Engineers.