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DENNIS, Doreen

June 10, 1929

February 26, 2023

Doreen Dennis passed away on February 26, 2023 She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur; daughter Debbie; and grandson Patrick.

She is lovingly remembered by her sons, Philip (Cathy), Terry (Karin) and Perry, and grandchildren Devon, Dylan and Derek.

Lives forever in the memories we keep.

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SMITH, William Sean

September 1969 - January 2023

It s with a very heavy heart that we say goodbye to Wliam (Sean) Smth, who passed away peacefuly, surrounded by famiy and friends, on Tuesday, January 31st Sean was loved fiercey and wil be missed dearly by his wfe, Natale Smth, and hs two young daughters, Charlotte and Ashleigh Sean was a warror; he battled cancer for years and worked through the pain to be an active dad to hs daughters and loving partner to his spouse He wll be remembered for his dedicaton to hs family, his sense of humour, and his abilty to see the good n everything and everyone Those who had the peasure to know hm wil miss hm greaty but reman grateful n how he touched ther lives A memoria service wil be hed at Pacific Sprit Unted Church, 2195 West 45th Ave, Vancouver on March 25, 2023 at 1 pm

GODFREY, Esther Maude (Townsend)

March 9, 1931 to February 11, 2023

Esther Godfrey passed away peacefully on February 11, 2023, surrounded by the love and gratitude of her famiy She was happly married to Al for 69 years, until his passing n August 2022, and she rejoned him in time for Vaentne’s Day, the anniversary of ther first date

Esther was born n Selkrk, Manitoba, the thrd and youngest child of Ted and Lilan Townsend She spent ten formative years n Birtle, Mantoba where she made a number of cose and ifelong friendshps before her famly moved to Winnpeg, where she met Al at Kevn High School Thers s a love story that spanned 75 years

In 1952, Esther graduated from the Unversty of Manitoba wth a B A n Psychoogy She and A married in 1953 and moved to Toronto to begn raising their famly In 1968 they moved west to Richmond, BC Esther dedcated herself to home-making and parenting, honing her considerable skls n cookng baking sewing gardening and entertaining She and A loved to host famly and friends and were aways interested n others and ther ives They also trave ed extensively and enoyed earning about dfferent places and cutures In 2008 they moved to South Surrey and became engaged in that communty Throughout her life, Esther was a master at making frendshps and mantaining them through reguar correspondence, phone cals and visits

Esther worked part-tme dong inteligence testng in Toronto area schools and the Hosptal for Sick Chidren When A’s work took them to Tawan for five years, she worked alongsde hm as Office Manager

RICHARDS, Eric Clive

January 17, 1938

February 28, 2023

Eric Clive Richards was born in England on January 17, 1938, to parents Chris and Ellen Richards. He passed away peacefully on February 28, 2023, surrounded by loved ones. Clive is predeceased by his brother Chris and wife Marg He is survived by his sister Di (Ray); wife Joan; sons Jamie (Amy) and Dean (Deb); grandchildren Eric (Morag), Sean, Reese and Nolan; and many nieces and nephews. Clive lived most of his life in Richmond, where, through his work with the City of Richmond, he leaves a legacy that impacts all who enjoy Richmond Parks and a loving network of family and friends who will miss him dearly. Clive’s family would like to thank the healthcare teams at Richmond Hospital and Hospice for their care of Clive.

A Celebration of Life will take place at Richmond Funeral Home on Sunday, March 19, at 11:00am.

Esther was also a ifelong vounteer enrchng her ife as well as the communtes she served Some examples are Grl Gudes of Canada, South Peel Unitarian Church Richmond Carefree Socety Fraserview Lodge and her PEO Sisterhood Chapter AX In 1978, she was honoured as Rchmond s Ctizen of the Year for her work as supervisor of the Carefree daycare program She had earned her Early Childhood Educator certificate n order to fulfil those responsblites

Esther found much oy in famly She took great interest and pride n the ives, partners, and careers of her chldren and grandchidren Esther is warmly remembered as a oving mother to Ruth (Tom) Stubens, Katie Vck, and John (Karen) Godfrey; grandmother to Jennifer (Dave) Owen, Bryan (Alexandra) and Dean (Emma) Godfrey Carl (Lyah) and Pau Stubens; and great-grandmother to Brock Godfrey and Wllam Owen She was ooking forward to welcoming Madelyn Esther Godfrey who arrved ater in the month In additon she is fondly remembered by her elder sister Murel, several dear cousns, a nece and several nephews, as wel as other extended famiy and cose frends

The family would lke to thank Dr Scott Garrison and Dr Laura Jane Henderson for ther decades of care and support We aso extend our sncere grattude to al the staff at Augustine House in Ladner for their kndness and compassonate care over the past two years

Esther was cremated and a Celebration of Life wil be held in the Spring Gven the great dversity of need, donations to your preferred charity in Esther’s memory would be most wecome

THOMAS, Dorothy

July 31, 1925 - January 5, 2023

Dorothy Edith Thomas (Crage) born in Fort Wiliam Ontario to Rosa and Thomas Cragie passed away peacefuly with lovng famiy by her sde Predeceased by her husband (Harry) sisters (Betty Pedlow and Joyce Munnng), Dorothy is survved by her chidren Tom (Margaret), Gai (Barry), Kathi (Tony), and Ted She was been bessed by 9 grandchildren and 16 great grandchidren during her ifetime She remained close to al her extended famiy and numerous nieces and nephews enriched her lfe Dorothy was an RN and enjoyed a ong happy retrement following her career as a Head Nurse at GF Strong Rehabltaton Center She lved in Richmond for most of her lfe untl 2018 when she moved to Ladysmth, BC

A Celebraton of Life wil be held in Rchmond, BC on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 2PM Contact galjoanne@shaw ca for further nformation

Dorothy supported many charities so pease, in leu of flowers, send a donation to the charity of your choice

WIDDESS, William John

July 12, 1942

February 26, 2023

Bill was a man that many describe as kind and giving. A retired Battalion Chief for VPD, he always made sure his people came first, including his family, which he loved more than anything in the world. He leaves behind his wife, Pam, after 50 years of marriage; daughter Nicole (Mike); son Sean (Lisa); as well as grandchildren Brooklyn, Sophia, Kate, Dante and Megan. In retirement, Bill and Pam enjoyed extensive travelling and managed to get to 5 of 7 continents. His passion for carving wood and soapstone was shared with many. No service by request. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Vancouver Firefighters Burn Unit or Richmond Hospital Foundation, Palliative Care. We would like to thank Dr. Joshi and nurses Paulita and Tracy. Dad, you will forever live on in our hearts!

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The fo owng Registered Owners are indebted to Ducat Richmond Ltd for storage of the vehice listed below A len is camed under the Act There s presenty an amount due and owng pus any addtonal costs of storage, sezure and sale that may accrue Notice is hereby given that on March 9th, 2023, HUONG DAC DOAN 2005 Ducati 999 Superbike

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