CME Family Last Post

We regret to advise of the death of Donald Reginald Hill on 3 March 2013 at Cascade Hospice in Chilliwack. Don was born in Brighton England in 1928 and, at the age of 18, was drafted into the British Army and served with the Royal Artillery in Germany. He also served in the Merchant Navy on the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth.

Don emigrated to Canada in 1955 with his young family and joined the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1957. Among his postings were a tour as a UN peacekeeper in Palestine and a tour in Washington DC at the Pentagon. In 1965 Don was posted to Camp Chilliwack with the 3 Field Squadron carpenter shop. He was proud to be Canadian and loved his country.

A celebration of life for family and friends will be held at 1:30 pm, Monday March 18, 2013 at Woodlawn Mt. Cheam Funeral Home, 45865 Hocking Avenue, Chilliwack, BC.

Donations would be greatly appreciated in Don’s name to the Cascade Hospice.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Waldemar D. Guenther (Ret’d) of Surrey BC on 3 March 2013 at the age of 89 years.

Waldemar was born on in Kamenka, Orenburg, Russia. He came to Canada with his family in 1926 and settled in Coaldale AB. Waldemar was a Royal Canadian Engineers veteran of the Second World War. After the war, he moved to Vancouver BC, married and raised a family. Waldemar was a Life Member of the Crescent Beach Branch #240 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Surrey.

A celebration of life will be held for family and friends at the Mann Park Lawn Bowling Club in White Rock BC at 2:00 PM on Friday 8 March. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, the Heart & Stroke Foundation, or the TB Vets Charitable Foundation. 

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Charles Henry “Charlie” Finnie (Ret'd) of Kenton, MB on 2 March 2013 at the age of 93 years.

Charlie was born in Elphinstone MB. He joined the Army in Winnipeg early in the Second World War and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers in Northwest Europe. After building barracks, airfields, bridges, roads and more, in England, Charlie landed on D-Day, battling through France, Belgium, and Holland into Germany. After the war, Charlie worked in mines in Red Lake ON. After he married Helen Brown from Claresholm AB, he bought a farm near Kenton MB through the Veterans' Land Act. There, they raised raised their family.

Charlie involved himself in many community events.  He was a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #118 in Kenton, with 66 years service. He served on many committees, including poppy campaigns, Remembrance Day and bonspiels. As President, Treasurer, and Secretary, he attended many meetings and conventions including Dominion level.

A service to celebrate Charlie’s life will be held at the Kenton United Church on 7 March at 2:00 p.m.  A reception will follow at the Kenton Memorial Hall.  A private family interment will take place at a later date at the Greenwood Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Charlie’s memory to the Royal Canadian Legion Kenton Branch #118, Kenton United Church Memorial Fund, Kenton Community Enterprises, or to a charity of one’s choice.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Maurice Joseph “Mo” Dugas (Ret'd) of Little Brook Station, NS on 1 March 2013 in Yarmouth, NS Hospital at the age of 79 years.

Mo was born in Little Brook Station. He was a veteran of the Second World War and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers.  After the war, he worked for several years as a heavy equipment operator followed by several years at the Halifax Shipyard. His last employment was with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure in Saulnierville, NS.  Mo was a member of Royal Canadian Legion Clare Branch # 52 in Saulnierville.

There will be no visitation as requested by the family. Interment will be at a later date in Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Church Point, NS.  Donations may be made to Lung Association of Nova Scotia. Family and friends may send condolences to the family at mfh@ns.aliantzinc.ca. ^{[dcMay19gd} [zsd, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Floyd Hector Adams (Ret’d) on 1 March 2013 at Shuswap Lake General Hospital, Salmon Arm BC with his family by his side.
Born in Nipawin SK and joined the army at 16 years of age. He served overseas in the Royal Canadian Engineers from 1940 to 1945. After the war, he moved to Victoria and worked at the dockyards in Esquimalt for many years. In 1974,  he retired and moved to Notch Hill in the Shuswap to pursue his dream of farming and racing horses; he quickly became, and remained, active in the community. 
The funeral service was held from the chapel of Bowers Funeral Home, Salmon Arm, on Monday afternoon, 11 March  at 1:30 PM. The eulogy was shared by his daughter, Alaine, with a prayer by Malcolm Graham and Veteran honours by Padre Norm Russell. A reception will follow in the Mountainside room allowing time to continue sharing memories before the Interment in the Notch Hill Community Cemetery.
Instead of flowers, donations may be sent to S.L.G. Hospital, Level 2, Palliative Care, 601 10th Street. N.E. Salmon Arm, VIE 4N6 Floyd will be greatly missed by family and friends of the community.
 

We regret to advise of the death of William “Bill” Wesley Fry peacefully at the Mackenzie Health Hospital, Richmond Hill ON on 26 February 2013 at the age of 92.

Bill was a WWII veteran who served with the 4^th Battalion, Royal Canadian Engineers in Camp Petawawa, ON in 1941.

Visitation will be at the Marshall Funeral Home, 10366 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill on 7 March from 1 p.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind or a charity of one’s choice. ^{{gdJul2016kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Philip “Phil” S. Cross after a brief illness at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto on 23 February 2013 in his 92^nd year.

Phil was born and raised in Toronto and attended Humberside Collegiate.  He graduated in 1945 from the University of Toronto with a degree in Mining Engineering.  He was a WW II veteran who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.  After the war he spent almost 50 years in the mining industry.  Over his career, he worked with Dickenson Mines (Red Lake ON), Renabie Mines Ltd. (Wawa ON), Canadian Dyno Mines Ltd. (Bancroft ON) and Kerr-McGee Corporation (Grants, New Mexico).

In 1963 Phil returned to Toronto eventually becoming the Vice President of Operations and Director with International Mogul Mines Ltd., and Chairman and Managing Director of Mogul of Ireland Ltd. In 1976 he joined Kerr Addison Mines Ltd. where he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Phil "retired" in 1987 and continued to consult with Kerr Addison until his final retirement in 1992.

Cremation has taken place. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.  Donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, the Alzheimer Society or to a charity of one’s choice. Condolences and memories may be forwarded to the Humphrey Funeral Home A.W. Miles Chapel at www.humphreymiles.com. ^{{gdJun2016kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Roy Kenneth Brown on 22 February 2013 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, ON at the age of 87 years.

Roy was a veteran of the Second World War who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #229 in Elora, ON.

Donations may be made to the Royal Canadian Legion Elora Poppy Fund. ^{[gdFeb2017dc} [zsd, zcc, zsp, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Clifton Alvin Tripp on 17 February 2013 in Scarborough, ON at the age of 91 years.

Cliff was born in Toronto, ON and was a lifetime resident of Scarborough.  He graduated from Scarborough Collegiate before joining the Canadian Army.  He was a veteran of the Second World War who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers, first as an Instructor at the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering in Chilliwack, BC and then overseas with the Air Survey Group in England and the Netherlands.

Cliff was a public servant In his professional life after the war. He worked for the City of Scarborough moving his way up from assessor, through various posts, to Township Clerk and then Development Commissioner.  In this latter role, his judgment was repeatedly called upon as Scarborough evolved from a rural suburb into a modern and thriving part of Toronto.  One of his greatest achievements was leading the team that developed the Scarborough Civic and Town Centre that represented at the time, a new and innovative partnership between the public and private sector.  He also played an active role in the International Institute of Municipal Clerks where he served in many capacities including President.  For many years he played a very active role in St. Paul's United Church in Scarborough.  Cliff was a recipient of the Canadian Centennial Medal in 1967 and the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Scarboro Golf and Country Club, 321 Scarborough Golf Club Road, Scarborough on 7 April at 1:30 PM. ^{{gdApr2017dc} [zsd, zpi, zsp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper John Erhart Schaupmeyer (Ret’d) of Mayerthorpe on 17 February 2013 at the age of 97 years.

John was a veteran of the Second World War and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers with 5^th Field Company, RCE.  He was the third of the seven children of German immigrants farming near Edmonton, AB. He and two brothers, Godfrey and Charlie, enlisted despite the animosity of some who distrusted their ancestry.

John landed in the assault phase of the Normandy invasion with 5^th Field Company, RCE tasked with the removal of mines, explosives and obstacles on the beach.  He continued fighting through France, Belgium and Holland. At the end of the war, John married a Dutch woman and stayed in Holland as caretaker of the Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. The couple later returned to Canada and took up farming in the Mayerthorpe area. A brief account of John's D-Day experiences is captured in a tribute to one of his comrades, Sapper Walter Richard Coveyduck, who received a Distinguished Conduct Medal, second only to the Victoria Cross for his role in the fight. Another account was published in the lead-up to the 80^th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in the Globe & Mail on 5 June 2024:

"Sapper John Schaupmeyer was among the combat engineers who landed, in the sector code-named Nan Red. They were supposed to destroy obstacles at low tide. However, the rough sea delayed them and now the cold rising water made it harder to set off explosive charges.

“We did our best, opened a small gap before the tide took over and covered these mined obstacles,” he wrote.

With the infantry coming behind them, Sapper Schaupmeyer and his fellow engineers ran to a seawall to shelter from the German shelling. “We were pinned down at this point. We carried no rifles, only long knives as rifles hindered our work on landing. We could have used them now but they were all hung on our armoured bulldozer.”

He saw a large infantry landing craft approach under enemy fire. However, its passengers couldn’t disembark quickly because the waves had entangled the gangplanks. One sapper, Walter Richard Coveyduck, waded into the water to hold down the ramps and help the soldiers get off the ship, “away from that deadly spray of bullets.”

John was a trapper, farmer, carpenter, stone mason and soldier over his lifetime of work. He attended many war anniversaries in France, Holland and at home.  He always stopped at gravesides to remember his fallen comrades.  He was an active member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 126, Mayerthorpe, AB. Along with many Legion decorations and his war medals, John was a recipient of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal.

A Gathering of Family and Friends to celebrate John’s Life will be held on 22  February from 2:00 pm. until 4:00 pm. at the Mayerthorpe Legion.   In lieu of other tributes, donations may be made to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch in Mayerthorpe or to the Mayerthorpe Cemetery. ^{dcJun19gd}

We regret to advise of the death of Mervin C. Jones at the Lakeside Nursing Home in Wolseley SK on 15 February 2013 at the age of 89.

Mervin was born on the farm near Balcarres SK.  He was a WW II veteran who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers from 1941 to 1945 and saw active service in Italy and Holland.  After demobilization, he settled on a farm north of Edgeley SK where he resided until 2000.  Mervin served on many committees, boards and councils.  He served for several years as a Councillor of the Municipality of North Qu' Appelle, was involved in 4-H at the local and provincial levels; was an elder of the Edgeley United Church, and was Secretary of the Donamar School Board.  Mervin also served as Vice President of the Royal Canadian Legion Fort Qu'Appelle Branch #35.

A funeral service will be held in Edgeley United Church, Edgeley SK on 22 February 22 at 2:00 p.m.  Interment will be in the Edgeley Cemetery at a later date. ^{{gdSep2016kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Colonel John Corning Sinclair CD, P.Eng. (Ret'd) on 12 February 2013 in his 80th year at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Born in Sydney, NS, John Sinclair enrolled in the Canadian Army Reserve and undertook university training under the Canadian Officer Training Corps at Acadia University. In 1954 he transferred to the Regular Army with the Royal Canadian Engineers and pursued his university training under the Regular Officer Training Plan at Nova Scotia Technical College leading to a BSc in Civil Engineering. After graduating from Acadia University he went on to have careers as a land surveyor, mapper, civil engineer, soldier, teacher and as an Ontario Hydro Project Manager.

John was commissioned in 1958 and posted to the Army Survey Establishment in Ottawa as Engineer Officer. The next Spring he was sent to the School of Military Survey in the UK on the Intermediate Military and Civilian Long Survey Course. Upon successful completion of the course he returned to ASE in July 1960 as Project Engineer Officer and later became OC Field Division. In October 1964 he was posted to 42 Survey Regiment, Royal Engineers, on exchange duties with 19 Topographic Squadron and in February 1965, was appointed Officer Commanding. The following Fall he was sent to the Royal Military College of Science Shrivenham, on the Technical Staff Officer’s Course and returned to Canada in December 1966 with a posting to CFHQ with the Directorate of Mapping and Charting as Staff Officer, Mapping and Charting Land.

John attended the Staff College in Toronto 1969 – 1970 and was then posted to HQ Mobile Command as Staff Officer Field Engineering. In July 1972 he was appointed as Staff Officer Plans and Operations with the Deputy Chief of Staff Operation Branch and in July 1973 he was appointed Senior Staff Officer Plans and Operations.

John was appointed Commanding Officer of Mapping and Charting Establishment in April 1974 and held that appointment for four years. He was then posted to HQ Allied Forces Northern Europe, Plans and Policy Branch in Norway, as Staff Officer. In Jul 1981, he was posted to the staff of the CF Command and Staff College in Toronto from whence he took his release in 1981. He was subsequently employed with Ontario Hydro.

After retiring from the military John enjoyed 15 years at Ontario Hydro as a Project Engineer where he was affectionately known as the “the Colonel.” During this time he earned his P. Eng. designation. In full retirement he enjoyed gourmet cooking and was an active member of the Niagara Parkway Artist Guild where he has been credited with helping to make the Guild a success with his amazing people skills and his unique ability to mobilize people and execute a well thought out plan of action. He was a talented pen and ink artist who specialized in drawing historic houses and buildings. John was also the coordinator and the coordinating author of "One Hundred Years of Military Mapping 1903 - 2003 - An Illustrated History.”

Cremation has taken place. John’s family will receive friends at MORGAN FUNERAL HOME 415 Regent Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake on Sunday 17 February from 2:00-4:00 p.m. A private interment will be held at Niagara Lakeshore Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to Greater Niagara General Hospital Emergency Room or Red Cross Care Partners would be appreciated by the family.

We regret to advise of the death of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Harold Lloyd “Hal” Singleton (Ret’d) on 6 February 2013 at Cascades Hospice in Chilliwack, BC in his 71^st year after a courageous battle with cancer.

Hal was a firefighter whose 33-year military career highlights included two years as Force Construction Officer, United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Damascus, Syria, an appointment as the Canadian Forces Fire Marshal; and Chair of a NATO Working Group. He was also President of the Canadian Fire Marshals and Fire Commissioners Association and President of an RCAF Association chapter.

Hal also kept very active after his retirement from the Canadian Forces. This included being Federal Liberal candidate for Fraser Valley East in the 1993 and 1997 federal elections; Chair of the Board of Referees for Human Resources and Development Canada; and member of the Veterans Affairs Review and Appeal Board. He was also very committed to his community through service - he was a proud Rotarian, Shriner, Mason, Elder at Cook’s Presbyterian Church and a volunteer. Hal was also a Member of the Royal Canadian Legion branches in Eldon, PE and in Chilliwack, BC. In recognition of Hal’s life-long contributions to his country and community, he was recently awarded the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Hal’s Celebration of Life Service will be held at Cook’s Presbyterian Church on Monday 11 February at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, the family is suggesting donations in Hal`s honour to the Chilliwack Hospice Society (www.chilliwackhospice.org ). 

We regret to advise of the death of Major Lloyd "Bud" Richards, CD (Ret'd) on 5 February 2013 at the age of 80 years.

Lloyd had an extensive career in the Royal Canadian Engineers and civil service. He was also very involved in his community as a coach, school commissioner, city councillor and devoted member of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Visitation will be held on Friday, 8 Feb from 2:00 - 4 00 pm and 7:00 - 9:00 pm at Racine Robert & Gauthier Beauchamp, 47 Denis Friend, Aylmer, QC. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, 9 Feb at St-Marks Church, 160, Principale St. in Aylmer at 11:00 am. In Memory of Lloyd, donations may be made to La Maison Mathieu Froment-Savoie.

We regret to advise of the death of Leon Buell of Montague at Kings County Memorial Hospital on 4 February 2013, at age 86.

Resting at Southern Kings & Queens Funeral Home, Murray River. No visitation by personal request. A memorial service to be held from Memorial United Church, Murray River, on 8 February 2013, at 2:30 p.m. Interment later in Murray River Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations gratefully accepted to Murray River Cemetery Fund or Memorial United Church Hall Building Fund.

We regret to advise of the death of Melvin Darwin Simpson at the Trenton Memorial Hospital on 30 January 2013 at age 69 years. Mel was a member of the 8th Intake Sapper Apprentice.

At Mel’s request there will be no service at this time. Cremation. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Palliative Care Unit of the Trenton Memorial Hospital would be appreciated by the family.

We regret to advise the death of Sergeant Ernest H. “Harry” Ellwand, CD (Ret’d) on 22 January 2013 at the Colonel By Residence in Ottawa, ON in his 100^th year.

Harry was born in Liverpool, England.  He served in the Second World War with the Royal Air Force Bomber Command and flew 39 missions over enemy territory.  From 1945-1946 he served with the British Occupation Forces in Italy, Germany and Austria before returning to civilian life to work as a commercial artist in postwar London. 

Harry moved to Canada in 1952 and joined the Canadian Army where he served with the Royal Canadian Engineers as a cartographer in the Army Survey Establishment.  In 1962 he was assigned to the Canadian Army Historical Section.  In that capacity he contributed to official war histories,  including " The History of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers - Vol II," drawing highly detailed maps.  In 1975 he left the Directorate of History and undertook mapmaking contracts in Kenya and as Chief Cartographer at the University of Papua, New Guinea.   Harry later worked as a cartographer at Carleton University in Ottawa, retiring at the age of 70 years. ^{{dcOct2017gd} [zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Thomas “Tom” Makin Sudworth of Coleman AB peacefully on 11 January 2013 at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre in Blairmore AB at the age of 92 years.

Tom was born in Coleman.  He joined the Canadian Army in 1941 and served in the 31^st Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.  Tom returned to Coleman after the war and participated in numerous charitable and service organizations in that community.  He was a member of the Masons, Elks, Lions and was a Life Member of Legion Branch #9 in Coleman, where he had served on the executive.

A Celebration honouring Tom’s life will be held on 26 January at 1:00 PM in the Coleman Legion. Tributes will be presented by members of the Royal Canadian Legion, the Masonic Lodge and members of the family.  In lieu of flowers, donations in Tom’s memory may be made to the Salvation Army. ^{{dcMar2018gd} [zcc, zpi]}

We regret to advise that Corporal George J. Moore (Ret’d) passed away peacefully at home on 9 January 2013 in Innisfil, ON, in his 84^th year.

George was born in England and served with the British Army prior to coming to Canada where he joined the Royal Canadian Engineers 1958. His first posting was to Demonstration Troop at Camp Chilliwack and he later remustered to a Construction Tradesman. George deployed to the United Nations Emergency Force in 1963. He retired from the Works Company in Base Borden where he also worked as a civilian.

As per his request there will be no funeral service. Burial will be in the spring at the Anglican Cemetery, Woodstock. Donations in George’s memory may be made to the R.V.H. Cancer Care Centre.

We regret to advise of the death of Harold Elizée D’Entremont of Lower West Pubnico, NS at the Nakile Home for Special Care in Glenwood, NS on 7 January 2013 at the age of 99 years.

Harold was born in Lower West Pubnico. He was a veteran of the Second World War and served for four years in the Royal Canadian Engineers.  After the war he worked as a fisherman for most of his life and fished lobster, herring and swordfish from Cape Hatteras to the Grand Banks.  He was a founding member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch # 66, West Pubnico.

Visitation was held in West Pubnico Funeral Home in Middle West Pubnico. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Middle West Pubnico.  Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to St. Peter’s Cemetery Fund or to a charity of choice. ^{{dcFeb18gd} [zsd, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper William Sylvester “Bill” Hughes of Waterloo ON on 5 January 2013 after a brief fight with cancer at the age of 78 years.

Bill was born in Charlottetown PE.  He was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 530 of Waterloo for 40 years.

Friends are invited to a memorial service at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home,  Waterloo on Wednesday 9 January 2013 at 1 PM with a reception to follow in the Fireside Reception Room of the Funeral Home. Condolences for the family and donations to Lisaard House may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.Special thanks to all the staff at St. Mary's Hospital and Lisaard House for their kind and compassionate care.

We regret to advise that Captain Edwin Forsyth (`Ed`) Richardson (Ret’d) passed away peacefully at the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus on 28 December 2012.

Born in Deer Island, NB, 1n 1927, Ed joined the Canadian Forces in 1947 and served a full 35-year career with the Canadian Military Engineers with the Army Survey Establishment and Mapping and Charting Establishment.

Completing his Group 1 Survey qualification in 1949, Ed worked as a photogrammetrist. Promoted to sergeant in 1951, he later additionally undertook studies at the University of Ottawa. He was promoted to Staff Sergeant in 1957, to Warrant Officer Class II in 1966, and he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in 1967. Shortly thereafter Ed became Second-in-Command of the Joint Operations Graphic Squadron. Promoted to Captain in October 1970, in 1971 he started a 2-year posting as the Canadian Exchange Officer with the Royal Australian Survey Corps in Bendigo, Victoria where he was employed with the Army Survey Regiment as Second-in-Command of the Topographic Squadron working on the Papua New Guinea mapping program. Returning to MCE, Ed was appointed OIC PhotoLithography in 1973, then OC Reproduction Division in 1974 and, finally, Program Management Officer. Ed retired from the Canadian Forces in July 1982.

A private family service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart Institute or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

We regret to advise of the death of William "Billy" Nightingale at home in Glace Bay, NS on 25 December 2012.

Billy was born in Glace Bay.  He was an Army veteran who served in the Royal Canadian Engineers in Germany, Cyprus and Canada.  He was a active member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #3 in Glace Bay.

Visitation will be on 2 January 2013 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM in Curry's Funeral Home, 775 Main Street, Glace Bay.  A funeral mass will be celebrated on 3 January at 10:00 AM in St. Anne's Church, Glace Bay.  Donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice or the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #3 Glace Bay.  ^{{dcMay2017gd}[zsd, zsp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Kenneth Robert Atwell on 23 December 2012 at Middleton, NS. Born in Summerville, NB, during his working years Kenneth spent six months in Labrador working on the Grand Falls Power Project, three years in the Air Force, seven years employed by Mark A. Leonards Ltd., and worked for 27 years with the CFB Cornwallis Fire Department.

Cremation has taken place under the care and direction of Kaulbach Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Annapolis Royal. No visitation by request. Family flowers only. Funeral service will be held 2:00 pm 28 December 2012 in First United Baptist Church, Annapolis Royal. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lequille. Donations made in Kenneth’s memory may be sent to Canadian Cancer Society or Victorian Order of Nurses.

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer John Charland CD (Ret’d) at Brockville General Hospital on 21 December 2012. John served for 27 years including as a Combat Engineer in Chilliwack, B.C. and retiring from the service in 1977 as a Construction Maintenance Technician at CFB Greenwood, NS.

We regret to abvise of the death of Sapper Steve John Takacs of Pitcher Butte AB on 20 December 2012 at the age of 84 years.

Steve was born in Totszerdahely, Hungary and immigrated to Canada with his mother in 1938 to join his father and become a Canadian citizen. They came to Nobleford AB and a year later moved to Picture Butte. Steve enlisted with the army in Vancouver in 1951 and was stationed in Chilliwack BC. As a member of 23^rd Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers, he served in the Korean War. On his return from the war, he took over his father's farmland, where he farmed and bought and sold cattle, until his retirement.

During his early years before joining the army, he worked in the bush near Revelstoke, helped build the Three Sisters Dam in Canmore, and was a cowboy on the Copithorne Ranch near Cochrane. He was a member of the Elks Club and the Royal Canadian Legion. An avid curler, he won many trophies. He loved to read, travel, nature drive, fish, hunt, and socialize with friends.

A Memorial Service will be held at Cornerstone Funeral Home, 2800 Mayor Magrath Drive South, Lethbridge, AB on Friday, 4 January 2013 at 1:00 PM with interment to follow in the Huntsville Cemetery. At Steve's request, no flowers please. Memorial Donations may be made to the Lung Association, Alberta & NWT, P.O. Box 4500 Station South, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6K2 or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation Heart & Stroke Foundation, PO Box 2211, Lethbridge, AB., T1J 4K7.

We regret to advise of the death of Donald C Bell, a retired Firefighter who passed away suddenly on 12 December 2012 at his home in Kamloops, BC. A funeral service will be held in Kamloops.

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper James M. “Jim” Erskine (Ret'd) of St. Catharines, ON at the St. Catherines General Hospital on 7 December 2012 at the age of 88 years.

Jim was a Royal Canadian Engineer veteran of the Second World War.  After the war, he worked for many years at the Domtar Paper Mill in St. Catharines.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Merritton Branch #138.

Friends will be received on 11 December at the Pleasantville Funeral Home in Fonthill, ON from 11:00 AM until the time of service at 1:00 PM in the Pleasantview Chapel.  Interment to follow at Pleasantview Memorial Gardens.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Merritton Legion Branch #138 Poppy Fund or The War Amps.  ^{{dcJan19gd} [zsp, zsd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter David Edward Champion on 4 December 2012 in Toronto ON at the age of 86 years.  David was a veteran firefighter of the Second World War with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

David was born in Victoria BC and served with the RCAF primarily at the Service Flying Training School No. 12 in Brandon MB. He retired in 1990 from Oshawa Group after working over 25 years as assistant produce manager at Food City.

Visitation will be held on 6 December from 2-4:00 p.m. and 7-9:00 p.m. at the R.S. Kane Funeral Home (6150 Yonge Street, Toronto). A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, 7 December at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel. Interment to follow at York Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society. ^{khMar2020}

We regret to advise of the death of Johannes `Joe` Jacobus Verburgh at Orchardview Long Term Care Facility, Gagetown, on 29 November 2012 at the age of 87. Joe was born in Nijmegen, Holland. After emigrating to Canada, he joined the Royal Canadian Engineers in December 1953 in order to serve in Korea – even before he became a Canadian citizen. Joe did not deploy to Korea but was involved with his unit in the aftermath of Hurricane Hazel in 1954. In 1955-59 he served in Germany with 1 and 4 Field Squadrons and in 1959 was posted to 2 Field Squadron at Camp Gagetown. He then deployed to Egypt as part of the United Nations Emergency Force in 1959-60 and served at Canadian Forces Station Alert from September 1969 to March 1970. Joe was promoted to Master Corporal in 1973 and served in Cyprus with the Pioneer Platoon of 2 Royal Canadian Regiment from 1973 to 1974. Upon return from this deployment he was promoted to Sergeant in 1974 and retired in 1976. After his retirement Joe worked at the CE Section in CFB Gagetown from 1976 to 1979. He was a lifelong member of the International Order of Oddfellows, The Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 93 and was a proud member the Atlantic Retired Sappers Association. Visitation will be held at Oromocto Funeral Home on 2 December from 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 pm. The funeral service will be held at Oromocto Baptist Church on 3 December. Interment will be in Burton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer’s Society or the Oromocto Baptist Church Building Fund would be appreciated by the family.

We regret to advise of the death of Firefighter Sergeant Roger Comeau, CD (Ret`d) of Aldouane, NB at the Rexton Lions Nursing Home, in Rexton NB on 29 November 2012 at age 85.

Born in Aldouane NB, Roger attended St. Louis de Gonzague Roman Catholic Church in Richibucto. In 1950 he enlisted in the Canadian Army Special Force that was being formed to fight in the Korean War. Roger served in Korea as a Lance Corporal with the 57th Independent Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers. After the war he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as a Firefighter where, among his postings, he was an instructor in the RCAF Fire School at Camp Borden ON in the early 1960s and later at the Fire Department at RCAF Station Chatham NB.

Roger served for 21 years before retiring in 1972 at the rank of Sergeant. In retirement, he returned home and worked as a carpenter for Kent Homes and as a guard at Kouchibouguac National Park. Roger purchased a fishing boat "Marie Maria" and fished until he fully retired. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 30, Richibucto NB.

Visitation will be at Thompson`s Funeral Home in Richibucto on 2 December from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and on Monday from noon until the time of the funeral. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, 3 December at 2:00 pm at Thompson's Funeral Home Chapel in Richibucto.

We regret to announce the passing of Alan Geoffrey Marris on 24 November 2012.

Al joined Mapping and Charting Establishment in 1965 and, after completing the Topographic Survey trade selection course, started what was to be a 23-year career as a Civilian in the unit. Training as a Stereo Compilation Operator was followed by employment in the Cartographic Sub-Section, Joint Operations Graphic Squadron, and with Aero Triangulation until he was required to retire in 1988 due to ill health. Friends and family are invited to celebrate Alan's life at the Heart & Crown on Preston Street in Ottawa on Sunday 9 December from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the MS Society in Alan's name would be appreciated.

We regret to announce the death of Sergeant John William Bryden "Sam" McGhee (Ret’d) at the North Bay Regional Health Center on 21 November 2012.

Sam was a 23-year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, serving first as an Air Boson in the Royal Canadian Navy and then later as a Firefighter in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He then worked in the Transit Department of the City of North Bay and then with Public Works. Sam was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #23, the Nipissing Masonic Lodge #420, the Rorab Shrine Club and was the host every Wednesday and Friday of the Gordon Drive Shedites commonly referred to as Branch 23 and a Half.

Two Memorial Services will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #23 on Friday, 30 November and all are welcome. The Masonic Service will be at 1:00 PM followed by the Legion Service at 1:30 PM. Fellowship and refreshments to follow. A gathering will occur later on Friday at the Legion for all Sam's friends to enjoy one last Meat Draw and remember his Life in a way in which Sam would have appreciated. If desired, donations to War Amps of Canada would be appreciated.

We regret to advise the death of Raymond Denis on 20 November 2012 at the age of 85 years.

Raymond was a veteran of the Korean War and served in the Royal Canadian Engineers. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Lt.-Col. Paul Brosseau Branch #190 in St-Jérôme  QC. ^{{dcJan18gd} [zsd, zcc, zpp, zbd]}

We regret to advise of the death of Mr Serge Rivard on 14 November 2012 after a short battle with cancer. Serge had 42 years of service to Canada - first in in the Canadian Forces as a Construction Engineering Procedures Technician and then with the Public Service (Assistant Finance Administration Officer), retiring from 19 Wing Construction Engineering in July 2012.

Mr. Serge Rivard was born in Estcourt, QC, in 1951. He joined the Regular Force in June 1969 and was posted to Canadian Forces Radar Station, Sioux Lookout in November 1971 upon completion of his initial Military Engineering training. Employed as a Construction Engineering Procedures Technician, Serge served in various locations across Canada. He was posted to 12^eme Regiment Blindé du Canada in Valcartier in November 1972 and then deployed overseas with 73 Canadian Service Battalion to Ismailia Egypt from December 1973 to April 1974. Returning to Canada, Serge was posted to CFS Lowther in June 1975 and subsequently to BFC Montreal in July 1978 where he continued to provide administrative and financial services to Construction Engineering. Serge was then posted to CFS Falconbridge in May 1981 and then to Ottawa in July 1986. Four years later he was posted to BFC Valcartier and then back again to Ottawa in July 1993. In July 1996 he was posted to CFB Comox where he would eventually take his retirement from the Regular Force in June 1997. Serge then joined the Reserve Force from June 1997 until August 2005 holding various positions at 19 Wing Comox.

Serge became a member of the Public Service in December 2005 and worked as the assistant Finance Administration Officer until his retirement in July 2012 from 19 Wing Construction Engineering.

A service will be held on Wednesday 21 November at 13:00 hrs in the 19 Wing Roman Catholic Chapel. Everyone is invited to attend a reception which will be held after the service in the Officers' Mess. Donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

We regret to advise of the death of Major Malcolm Stott "Mac" MacConnell, CD (Ret'd), peacefully on 13 November 2012, at his home in Dartmouth NS at the age of 89 years.

Born in Plaster Rock NB, Mac attended Plaster Rock High School. He was a veteran of the Secoond World War, joininhg the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 and going overseas in 1943 where he flew two tours as a pilot with Royal Air Force Bomber Command. His second tour was with the Pathfinder Force. 

After the end of the war, Mac returned to Fredericton NB where he graduated as a Civil Engineer from the University of New Brunswick in 1950. He then rejoined the RCAF and served as a Construction Engineer officer until he retired from the Canadian Forces in 1972. After retirement, he continued to serve as a public servant at Maritime Command Headquarters in Halifax NS in various construction engineering positions until his retirement in 1987. 

Mac was a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, the Nova Scotia  Centennial Branch No 160 of the Royal Canadian Legion and  the Nova Scotia Branch of the Aircrew Association, He was an active member of Woodlawn United Church where he served as an Elder for 17 years. Mac also served on the Halifax Presbytery for five years. He enjoyed all outdoor life, especially hunting, fishing and gardening. 

Visitation on 16 November 2012 from 2 to 4:00 pm and 7 to 9:00 pm. Funeral services on 17 November at 11:00 am. Interment in Dartmouth Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation or a charity of your choice. 

Online condolences can be sent to the funeral home. 

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant George Richard Armishaw following a brief illness at the Lacombe Hospital, Lacombe AB on 7 November 2012 at the age of 92.

George was born in Mannville, AB and spent his formative years in Myrnam, AB. He enlisted in the Canadian Army at the age of 19 and served as a clerk with the Royal Canadian Engineers in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany attaining the rank of sergeant. After the war, George returned to Alberta where he worked as a manager for various lumber yards in Paradise Valley, Bashaw, and Rimbey. In Rimbey he moved to the oil industry as an accounting clerk with Amerada Petroleum. In 1972 George moved to Lacombe where he accepted a position as a bookkeeper at the Parkland Regional Library until his retirement in 1972. George was a 72-year member of the Red Deer, AB Legion Branch #35, 60-year member of the Masonic Lodge and member of the Scottish Rite and the Shriners.

A funeral service will be held on 12 November 2012 at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel, Lacombe, AB followed by interment at Fairview Cemetery, Lacombe. Memorial donations may be made to the Masonic Higher Education Bursary Fund, The Grand Lodge of Alberta, 330 – 12th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0H2. ^{{gdAug2015kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Ernest James “Butch” Perry peacefully in St. Thomas, ON on 5 October 2012 at the age of 94.

Butch was a WW II veteran who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers as a member of the 2^nd Field Company.  He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Lord Elgin Branch #41.

There will be no visitation or service. A private interment will take place in St. Thomas Cemetery.  Donations may be made to the War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program or a charity of one’s choice.  Personal condolences to the family can be made at  www.shawnjacksonfuneralhome.com. ^{{gdJan2017dc} [zcc, zpp]}

We regret to advise of the death of Colonel James Douglas Megill CD, P.Eng. (Ret’d) on 19 November 2012 in Cornwall, ON. Jim was born in Kingston, ON and attended Le Collège Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean and the Royal Military College of Canada, graduating in 1963 with a B.Eng. (Civil)(Honours).

Jim was awarded the first Athlone Fellowship awarded to an RMC graduate but was unable to pursue this opportunity in England. Upon being commissioned into the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers, he was first posted to 2 Field Squadron RCE at Camp Gagetown. While there he joined a small number of RCE Officers being trained as Army Pilots. In 1965 he attended the Light Aircraft Pilot's Course at RCAF Station Centralia and the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre at Rivers Camp, Manitoba, obtaining his wings in April 1966. Following conversion to helicopters, he was sent to the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering as an Instruction Troop Commander and Explosives Disposal Officer.

In June 1968 Jim was appointed Engineer Advisor to the Tanzanian People's Defence Force. On his return to Canada a year later, he was posted to Canadian Forces Base Borden as the Acting Base Construction Engineering Officer. He attended the Canadian Army Staff College Kingston 1971/1972 and was subsequently a visiting Directing Staff member for the Reserve Officers Command and Staff Courses in 1972 and 1975. Upon completing his Staff College course Jim was appointed Commanding Officer of 5e Escadron de Génie du Canada at CFB Valcartier. After that tour he was posted to Mobile Command Headquarters at St Hubert, QC as Staff Officer Plans & Operations (National).

Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1974, Jim was then appointed Senior Staff Officer Field Engineers and, two years later, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Combat Development & Support. In 1977 he was posted to CFB Halifax as the Base Const Engineering Officer. In 1981 Jim was appointed Commandant, Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering and held that appointment until 1983 when he was posted to NDHQ as Director Base Maintenance. Promoted to Colonel in 1983, he was appointed Director Construction Engineering Control. In 1985 Jim returned to Mobile Command HQ as Command Engineer for three years before he was selected to attend the National Defence College. Completion of that course saw Jim return to NDHQ as the Director Establishment Requirements.

Jim retired from the Canadian Forces in October 1990 to become the Director Planning & Engineering for the City of Cornwall, ON. Upon ending his City duties in October 1992, Jim became the Managing Partner of Conseils UBIQUE Consultants. He served for the year 1994/95 with the United Nations in Angola as the Programme Manager of the Central Mine Action Office. Next he worked with the Government of Canada and other public and private agencies in humanitarian mine action as well as in facilities management. Jim was the Executive Director of The Canadian Association for Mine and Explosive Ordnance (CAMEO) Security, a registered charity conducting humanitarian landmine clearance in war-torn societies, that he founded in February 1997.

Jim was also very active in his community. He was ordained to the Anglican clergy in Canada in 1983 and was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church of the Sudan in August 2005. He was the Past Chair of the Cornwall and Area Housing Authority, the Protestant Chaplain of Branch 297 of the Royal Canadian Legion and Wing 424 of the Air Force Association of Canada. Jim is also a Past President of the Cornwall-Sunrise Rotary Club.

We regret to advise of the death of Colonel John Reginald “Jack” Lines, CD (Ret’d), peacefully in Moncton NB on 19 October 2021 at the age of 87 years.

Born in Mount Dennis in Toronto ON, Jack entered the Regular Officer Training Program and received a degree in civil engineering from the University of Toronto in 1957. His career in the Royal Canadian Air Force took him across Canada including his first posting surveying on Baffin Island. As a senior officer, he served in Air Transport Command Headquarters and was Deputy Chief of Staff Military Engineering in Air Command Headquarters (1979-81). Jack also served in National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa on both the Vice Chief of Defence Staff and the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff.

Jack retired in 1984 at the rank of colonel and took his project management and construction skills to the Bank of Canada where he worked for the next six years managing their building portfolio. Jack and his wife Helen retired to her family farm in Upper Cape in southeast New Brunswick.  Upon retiring to his adopted community, Jack took on many volunteer activities. He spent several years on the board of the Westford Nursing Home, managing the renovation of the heritage Keillor House museum, managing the finances of several local volunteer organizations, and being a lay preacher in his local United Church.

A celebration of Jack’s life will be held in the summer of 2022. Online condolences can be sent to the Ottawa Citizen’s Guestbook.

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Otto Meisner (Ret`d) of Calgary, a former RCAF firefighter, on 17 October 2012 at the age of 90 years. A Celebration of Otto’s life will be held at Royal Canadian Legion #285 Centennial Branch (9202 Horton Road S.W.) on 9 November 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. In living memory of Otto Meisner, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park.

We regret to advise of the death of William Lawson “Bill” Nicoll in Ottawa on 12 October 2012 at the age of 86 years.

Bill was born in Prince George, BC and raised in Melville, SK.  He was a veteran of the Second World War who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers in Canada and was involved in the building and maintenance of the Alaska Highway linking Prince George, BC to Alaska.  After demobilisation, and relying on his natural capacity for languages, he joined the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, eventually going to work for the Department of National Defence (Special Branch) as a civilian communications analyst in Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Ladner, and CFS Masset, BC. He retired in Ottawa in 1984.

Funeral service will be held on 18 October at 2:00 PM in the Pinecrest Remembrance Chapel, 2500 Baseline Road, Ottawa.  A celebration of life will follow the interment. Donations may be made to an animal welfare charity of one’s choice. ^{{gdMar2017dc} [zsd, zsp]}

We regret to advise of the passing of John Archibald Britten on 30 October 2012 at the Camp Hill Veterans’ Memorial Centre in Halifax.

John served in the Second World War from 1939 – 1945 with the 1^st Field Company RCE. Following the war he worked for the Canada Post as a railway clerk and supervisor. He served as secretary for his unit’s Veterans’ Association helping to keep fellow veterans abreast of 1^st Field Company reunions and related news.

Visitation will be held on 2 November at Cruikshank's Funeral Home Halifax. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on 3 November at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Bayers Road, Halifax. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia. ^{{gdSep2015kh}}

We regret to advise of the passing of Sergeant Ken W. Peagam, Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask. On 2 October 2012. Ken was born in Wolseley, SK in 1945 and was raised in Rosewood near Lemberg, SK. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1963 and worked as a military firefighter. Ken was stationed in several areas across Canada and also Germany. He moved back to Saskatchewan in 1992. At Ken's request his body was donated for medical research. A memorial funeral service will be held in St. Andrew's United Church, Fort Qu'Appelle on Saturday, 6 Oct. 2012 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers if friends so desire contributions to the Saskatchewan Lung Association, 1231 - 8th Street E., Saskatoon S7H 0C5 or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan, 279 - 3rd Avenue N., Saskatoon S7K 2H8 may be tokens of remembrance.

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Ray B. Orr, (Ret'd) an RCAF Firefighter and Korean War veteran in October 2012 in Victoria BC at age 89 years.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Murray James Inglis (Ret’d) peacefully at the Pontiac General Hospital in Shawville QC on 27 September 2012 at the age of 91.

Born in Winnipeg MB, Murray was a WW II veteran who served overseas as an infantryman with the Lake Superior Regiment from 1940 to 1945.  Demobilized in 1945, he rejoined the Army in 1946 and served with the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers as an instrument mechanic.  In 1949 he transferred to the Royal Canadian Engineers as a surveyor and participated in field surveys of McBride BC and the Northwest Highway System Highway.  In 1955 Murray qualified as a photogrammetrist.  He retired in 1967 and created and operated the Inglis Carpet Cleaners Ltd.

Visitation will be held at the West Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 150Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa ON on 5 October from 9:30 to 11 a.m. followed by a funeral service in the chapel.  Donations may be made to the Pontiac General Hospital Palliative Care Unit, the Canadian Cancer Society , the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa-Carleton or a charity of one’s choice.  ^{{gdSep2016kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Captain Bruno Joseph Bobak, CM (Ret’d) on 24 September 2012 at the Saint John, NB Regional Hospital at the age of 88.  He was one of Canada’s premier War Artists in the Second World War.

Bruno was born in Wawelowska, Poland and immigrated to Canada in 1927.  At the age of thirteen, he began Saturday morning art classes in Toronto, ON under Group of Seven painter, Arthur Lismer and, later, at the Toronto Central Technical School.  In 1943, at age 19, he joined the Royal Canadian Engineers as a Sapper and was posted to Camp Petawawa, ON for training. He arrived in England in late 1943 where he was involved in the preparations for the invasion of the continent.  As an amateur artist, he sketched his bunkmates for extra money and came to the attention of the Historical Section at Canadian Military Headquarters in London. He was taken on strength as a Service Artist and, after completing officer training in the summer of 1944 he became an official War Artist. He served with 4^th Canadian Armoured Division from December 1944 to July 1945.  Bruno remarked in a 1998 interview that the occupational change “saved my life for most of the platoon I was in died on D-Day.”

After the war, he married Second Lieutenant Molly Lamb, who was Canada’s first female war artist.  They settled briefly in Ottawa working as artists. In 1947, they moved to Vancouver where he taught at the Vancouver School of Art.  After a decade of work as an artist and instructor of art on the West Coast, where he won much critical acclaim, he moved to Fredericton, NB in 1960 to serve as Artist in Residence at the University of New Brunswick. In 1962 he took on the role of Director of the University of New Brunswick Art Centre.  Bruno retired in 1986.

Bruno was an eminent member of multiple societies: the Canada Group of Painters; the Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers; the Canadian Society of Graphic Art; the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour; the British Columbia Society of Artists; and the Royal Canadian Academy.

Among a lifetime of awards and achievements he was especially proud of the Honorary Doctor of Letters from Saint Thomas University in Fredericton in 1984; the Honorary Doctor of Literature from the University of New Brunswick in 1986 and the Order of Canada in 1995 when both he and his wife were inducted.  Many of Bruno’s works are displayed in Fredericton as part of the Beaverbrook Art Collection.

A memorial service to honour his life has taken place.  ^{{dcJan2017gd} [zpi]}

We regret to advise of the death of Sapper Harold "Hal" Thomas Sulz (Ret’d) on 18 September 2012 in Merritt, BC after a courageous battle with cancer. Harold was born in Medicine Hat, AB. in 1938 and took his schooling in Medicine Hat until he joined the Royal Canadian Engineers with the Sapper Apprentice Program at the early age of 16 in 1958. Hal completed his 2-year Apprentice program at the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering in Chilliwack with the 3rd Intake and returned to civilian like upon completion of his commitment.

After marrying in 1960, Harold settled in Haney BC and worked for the Haney Correctional Facility while he furthered his studies at both the college and university levels. In 1965 he moved to Dawson Creek, BC where he began his teaching career. In 1972 the family moved to Port Coquitlam as Hal had accepted a position at Simon Fraser University as a Faculty Associate. In 1973 the family moved to the Nicola Valley and Harold spent the next 22 years with the Merritt School District receiving his M.Ed. at  San Diego State University in 1986. He was Principal at Collettville, Kengaard and Bench before finding his last job as the Resource Centre Manager in the School Board office. After retiring from the School District, Harold joined an Auditing team visiting various schools within the province. In 1999, Harold came out of retirement and purchased True Value Hardware (McLeod’s) with his family. Hed helped to run the business until it’s closing in 2007.

As per Harold’s request, there will be no funeral service but a gathering of family and friends will take place at the Seniors Centre in Merritt on 20 October 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Fellowship and refreshments to follow. Please make any memorial donations to a charity of your choice^.{khMar2016}

We regret to advise of the death of Frederick “Fred” Goodwin peacefully at the Perley Rideau Veterans Health Centre, Ottawa ON on 18 September 2012 at the age of 93.

Fred was a WW II veteran who served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.

Visitation will take place at the Pinecrest Visitation Centre, 2500 Baseline Road, Ottawa on 21 September.  A Funeral Service will be held in the Pinecrest Chapel on 22 September with a reception following the interment.  Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Perley Rideau Veterans Health Centre.  Online condolences may be made at www.colefuneralservices.com.  ^{{gdJun2016kh}}

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer Keith McNeill Starr Deller, CD (Ret’d) on 16 September 2012. Born in 1928 in Toronto, Keith went overseas during the Second World War at the age of 15 years, serving in the Canadian Merchant Marine aboard Norwegian vessels on the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and in the Middle East Theatre in 1944-1945.

Keith enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in August 1946 in the Works and Buildings Branch as a Construction Hand, later re-mustering to Pumpman. His tours of duty included RCAF stations at Trenton, ON, Comox, BC, Chatham, NB, and Cold Lake, AB - spending a few summers on loan to 1 Construction and Maintenance Unit for Arctic Resupply. Keith also travelled to work on projects in Quebec City on the Citadel, in Germany and was involved in Peacekeeping with the United Nations in the Golan Heights, Israel.

When Keith retired in October 1983 he was the longest serving Chief Warrant Officer in the Canadian Military Engineers. He was an avid historian of the First World War, The Second World War and the American Civil Wars and was the author of "Per Ardua ad Usquam - The History of CMUs and 1 CEU". He was well-decorated for his contributions to his country and, on Merchant Navy Day, 3 September 2012, he was delighted to receive the Queen's Jubilee Medal.

A celebration of Keith's life will be held on 22 September 2012 at 1100 hours at 17 Wing Community Chapel, 2235 Silver Ave. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Keith's name to a charity of one's choice.