Last Post

Canadian Flag Waving at Half-Mast
View current list of recently deceased members (opens in a new tab).

Obituaries

Karl Heinz Heck

Karl Heinz Heck

2 Dec 1946 - 11 Jun 2023 (76)2 PPCLI In Celebration of KARL HEINZ HECK December 2, 1946 - June 11, 2023 It is with deep and profound sadness to announce that Karl passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at the age of...

read more
Nathan Karl Rose

Nathan Karl Rose

7 Mar 1997 - 1 Jun 2023 (26)2 PPCLI OBITUARY OF NATHAN KARL ROSE March 7, 1997 - Brampton, Ontario June 1, 2023 - Calgary, Alberta Nathan Rose beloved husband of Brianna Rose (nee Taylor) of Calgary, Alberta, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at the age of 26...

read more
Larry J. Rankin

Larry J. Rankin

April 1941 - July 2022 (81)2 PPCLI RANKIN, Larry J.: April 1941 to July 2022 It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Larry J. Rankin, Sergeant Major (retired), Lieutenant Colonel (Cadet Instructor Cadre CIC ; retired), CD2. The love of his...

read more
Carl Cardas

Carl Cardas

26 Aug 1926 - 20 Aug 2023 (96)Korea / 2 PPCLI Date of birth: 26 August 1926 Date of passing: 20 August 2023 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Carl on August 20, 2023, just days shy of his 97th birthday. Beloved husband of the...

read more
Andrew George Christie CMM, CD

Andrew George Christie CMM, CD

October 5, 1936- 5 Aug 2023 (86)Summary Andrew George Christie, Canadian Military officer. Commander Order of Military Merit and Canada Forces Decoration with two bars. Member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Canada Institute of Strategic Studies,...

read more
Craig Tucker Glen Poppe

Craig Tucker Glen Poppe

1965 - 2023 (58)1 & 2 PPCLI We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Craig Tucker Glen Poppe, CD (Ret’d) of Comox BC, suddenly on 3 August 2023 at age 58. Glen enrolled in the Canadian Forces in Vancouver BC in March 1986. After graduating from the...

read more

W.H. Stutt

LCol (Ret’d) W.H. (‘Hap’) Stutt passed away on 8 July in Brooklyn, New York. LCol Stutt was a long serving member of the Regiment and saw service with the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, the Canadian Airborne Regiment, at CFB Gagetown, as well as with UN HQ in New York....

read more
Murray Craig Simser

Murray Craig Simser

3rd Dec 1952 - 13th July 2023 (70)2 PPCLI Murray Craig Simser (03 December 1952 – 13 July 2023) Murray Craig Simser passed away on 13 July 2023 peacefully in his sleep at the age of 70. Murray (born in Toronto, Ontario, 1952) will be survived by his loving wife Nancy....

read more
Ralph Mathew Funk

Ralph Mathew Funk

9th July 1944 - 19th April 2023 1 PPCLI Ralph Mathew Funk, 78, of Edmonton, Alberta, passed away on April 19, 2023, with family beside him. He was born to parents John and Rosemary Funk, on July 9, 1944, in Fort McMurray. He was married to Cheryl Schantz in 1967, who...

read more
William Frederick (Fred) Blackmore

William Frederick (Fred) Blackmore

03 Feb 1948 - 07 July 2023 ( 75)1 PPCLI Fred Blackmore, beloved husband of Arlene Blackmore, passed away peacefully at the Peter Lougheed Hospital on July 7, 2023 at the age of 75. He was a loving Dad to his son Darrin and daughter-in-law Pam of Calgary. As their...

read more
Warrant Officer Scott McFarlane

Warrant Officer Scott McFarlane

18 Nov 1974 - 28 Jun 2023 (48)2 PPCLI Scott McFarlane passed away in Regina, SK at the age of 48 years on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. He was predeceased by his mother Darlene in 2015.Scott is survived by his father Larry; mother of his children Jody; children...

read more
Lawrence Harlan Sweet

Lawrence Harlan Sweet

PPCLI 1956 - 19591 PPCLI Lawrence Harlan Sweet - 89, of South Alton, Kings County, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023, in the Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, surrounded by family. Born in Blue Mountain, Kings County, he was a son of the late Charles and Bertha...

read more