In Memoriam Archives

IN MEMORIAM ROLL CALL

A number of our CBC colleagues have passed away in the last twelve months. The roll call tells you who we have lost and when, to the best of our knowledge, and supplies information concerning their CBC career.

ETHEL BUSKE MONTSION, retired CBC Ottawa Commercial Co-Ordinator French Svces, TV Traffic, passed away on February 4, 2023 at age 85.

JOE SPENCE, retired CBC Ottawa/Sudbury/Regina Radio and Television Reporter/Writer/Anchor/Producer, passed away on February 1, 2023.  Joe was 92 years of age.

MICHAEL FINLAY, retired CBC Toronto Radio Producer, passed away on January 31, 2023.  Michael was 73 years old.

BOB SHARPLES, retired CBC Vancouver Radio and Television Announcer.Host, passed away on January 26, 2023.  Bob was 85 years old.

PETER LEE, retired CBC Toronto VTR Technician, passed away on January 16, 2023 just 5 1/2 months shy of his 99th birthday.

JANICE JOHNSTON, CBC Edmonton Reporter/Journalist, passed away on January 13, 2023.  Janice was 62 years old.

GEOFF HUSSEY, retired CBC Journalist/TV News Producer, passed away on January 8, 2023.  Geoff was 88 years of age.

HANS-PETER MUELLER, retired CBC Toronto Film Cameraman, passed away on January 8, 2023 just five days after his 83rd birthday.

GEORGE ROBERTSON, CBC Vancouver/Ottawa/Toronto Writer, Radio/TV Producer and Executive Producer, passed away on January 1, 2023.  George was 93 years old.

PHYLLIS MacMILLAN, widow of CBC Vancouver Design Department Supervisor of Staging, Alan MacMillan, passed away on December 26, 2022 at age 97.

KEN DRUCE, retired CBC Toronto Costume Designer, passed away on December 15, 2022.  Ken was 88 years old.

REV. BRIAN FREELAND, former CBC Toronto Network Television Director of Religious Programming, passed away on December 8, 2022 just one month before his 98th birthday.

NORMAN ELWOOD, retired CBC Toronto Telecine Operator, passed away on December 8, 2022.  Norman was 94 years of age.

GEORGE McAFEE, retired CBC Toronto Unit Manager, passed away on November 26, 2022.  George was 97 years old.

MURRAY BRISKER, Actor, passed away on November 15, 2022 at age 89.  Murray appeared in CBC Vancouver productions including Dr. Bundolo, Beachcombers and Max Glick.  

PAT COSWAY, formerly with CBC Toronto, passed away on November 15, 2022 at age 83.

JOAN ANDERSEN, retired CBC Vancouver Reporter/Host/Producer/Senior Producer Toronto/Bureau Chief Washington DC/Director of Radio/Director of Radio Programming, passed away on November 9, 2022.  Joan was 73 years old.

CONRAD SAVARD, retired CBC/Radio Canada Ottawa Technician, passed away on November 9, 2022 at age 80.

FRANK JEDLICSEK, retired CBC Toronto Cameraman, passed away on November 8, 2022.  Frank was 68 years old.

DARCY HEALD, wife of Retired CBC Vancouver Radio Broadcast Recording Engineer Gary Heald, passed away on November 6, 2022, ending a three-year battle with ALS.  Darcy was 63 years of age.

RITA RIVE (nee RUTHERFORD), former CBC Vancouver Radio & Television Stenographer 1950s, passed away on November 3, 2022.  Rita was 90 years old.

JOHN REEVES, retired CBC Toronto Radio Producer/Director, passed away on November 3, 2022 at age 95.

JACK FARR, former CBC Toronto and Winnipeg Radio Host, passed away in the week of November 1, 2022.  Jack was 81 years old.

LARRY CHIRKA, retired CBC Winnipeg/Calgary Cameraman/Lighting Director, passed away on October 30, 2022.  Larry was 71 years of age.

NICK EVDEMON, retired CBC Toronto Cameraman/Director of Photography, passed away on October 30, 2022 at age 82.

GARNET ANTHONY, retired CBC Edmonton Radio and TV Producer/Director/Program Host, passed away on October 27, 2022.  Garnet was 87 years old.

RENE PROULX, retired CBC VancouverParliament Hill Ottawa TV Newsroom Video Editor, passed away sudedenly on October 27, 2022.  Rene was 73 years of age.

ERIC GEE, former Assistant to the Regional Director for the Province of B.C., passed away on October 25, 2022.  Eric was 95 years old.

BOB SWITALLO, retired CBC Finanace Manager in Ontario, passed away on October 21, 2022 at age 90.

HAROLD MARSHALL, former CBC Toronto Farms' Broadcaster, passed away on October 16, 2022.  Harold was 80 years of age.

MARY MUNSON, retired CBC Toronto/Charlettetown/Halifax Producer, Researcher and Journalist, passed away on October 12, 2022 at age 72.

JOAN O'NEILL MURCHLAND, former CBC Saint John, New Brunswick, Radio Host, passed away on October 6, 2022.  Joan was 88 years of age.

BEATTIE MARTIN, retired CBC Regina Sports Director/Sportscaster, passed away on October 4, 2022.  Beattie was 90 years old.  

TOM FARQUHARSON, retired CBC Toronto Cameraman, passed away on September 29, 2022 at age 88.

JOAN DUBORD (nee PASLEY), former CBC Toronto Employee, passed away on September 22, 2022.  Joan was 86 years of age.

MIKE OLDFIELD, retired CBC Vancouver Film Sound/ Studio Audio Technician, passed away on September 17, 2022 at age 83.

FRED BLAIR, former Senior Editor, Reporter and Newsroom Supervisor, CBC Fredericton, passed away on August 24, 2022.  Fred was 82 years old.

DAVE BURNHAM, retired CBC Toronto Music Recording Engineer, passed away on August 28, 2022.  Dave was 80 years old.

MICHAEL SWEENEY, retired CBC Toronto Director of Photography, passed away on August 24, 2022.

MARY MacBEAN, widow of Gordon MacBean, CBC Toronto, passed away on August 22, 2022.  Mary was 81 years of age.

JIM FORRESTER, former CBC Toronto Radio Master Control Technician, passed away on August 21, 2022, just three days short of his 96th birthday.

ALBERT de VOS, retired Senior Scenic Artist, CBC Toronto, passed away on August 21, 2022, age 72.

DON ADAMS, retired CBC Toronto Museum Co-Ordinator, passed away on July 30, 2022.  Don was 80 years of age.

JANET EVANS WRIGHT, retired CBOT Ottawa Television Host/Producer/Director, passed away on July 28, 2022.  Janet was 84 years old.

TED BARRETT, retired CBC Toronto Video Operator, passed away on July 22, 2022 at age 80.

JEANETTE SOLOMCOE, retired from CBC Toronto Drama Department, passed away on July 19, 2022.  Jeanette was 79 years of age.

MICHAEL SSIRDEVAN, retired CBC Toronto Employee, passed away on July 19, 2022.  Michael was 71 years old.

JODY PORTER, CBC Thunder Bay Reporter/Journalist, passed away on July 19, 2022.  Jody was 50 years of age.

TERRY McCARTNEY FILGATE, retired Writer/Director/Producer/Editor/Cinematographer for the National Film Board and for the CBC Television Network, passed away on July 11, 2022.  Terry was 97 years old.

RON MANSON, retired CBC Toronto Camera Operator, passed away on July 9, 2022 at age 90.

JACQUES SIMARD, retired CBC Ottawa/Toronto Production Assistant/Studio Director, passed away on July 5, 2022.  Jacques was 84 years old.

PATRICK WATSON, CBC Network Television host/producer/journalist and filmmaker/author/actor, passed away on July 4, 2022.  Patrick was 92 years of age.

BARBARA JUSTASON, panelist on the CBC TV Series Beyond Reason (1977-1980), passed away on June 25, 2022 at age 87.

WARREN WELDON, retired CBC Winnipeg Film Editor/Cameraman, passed away on June 17, 2022 ending a brave battle against Mesothelioma.  Warren was 83 years old.

JOHN BEVERIDGE, former staffer, CBC Ottawa, passed away on June 15, 2022.  John was 89 years of age.

LORRAINE BERTSCHI, retired CBC Ottawa Receptionist (7th Flr,, Chateau Laurier), passed away on June 12, 2022 at age 95.

JACKIE PAGLIARELLO, retired CBC Ottawa Television Associate Director and Director, passed away on June 8, 2022. Jackie was 58 years of age. 

JIM NIHDA, retired CBC Toronto Radio Technician, Producer, and Duty Manager Network Radio & TV Weeknight and Weekend Programming, passed away on June 7, 2022.  Jim was 92 years old.

DAN DANAGHER, retired Senior Director, Corporate and Resource Planning Division, CBC Head Ottice, Ottawa, passed away on June 4, 2022.  Dan was 93 years of age.

HERB MAIS, retired from CBC Toronto Radio, passed away on June 2, 2022. Herb was 90 years of age. 

AUDREY RENDALL, wife of retired CBC Vancouver ENG Cameraman Steve Rendall, passed away on May 28, 2022.

DAN HANSEN, former CBC Calgary/Regina Radio and Television Producer/Executive Producer, passed away on May 20, 2022.  Dan was 82 years old.  

ALAN WALKER, former CBC Vancouver Co-Ordinating Producer, passed away on May 19, 2022.  In the last several years, Alan was a regular contributor to the CBC/SRC Association's Stationbreak.ca webwite with his column Alan Walker’s Old Time CBC TV. 

JIM SAX, former CBC Regina Radio Central Control Room Technician/ENG Recordist/TV Master Control Technician, passed away on May 6, 2022.  Jim was 67 years old.

BEA McILRAITH (NEE LAMOND), former CBC Winnipeg/Edmonton TV Employee and Widow of CBC Wpg. Sports Broadcaster Doug McIlraith (deceased), passed away on May 6, 2022.  Bea was 83 years of age.

ANDREW SIMON, retired CBC Calgary/Toronto Radio and Television Producer/Manager and Head of Radio Canada International, passed away on April 28, 2022.  Andrew was 84 years old.

GARY FERGUSON, former CBC Halifax/Toronto/Vancouver Design Department Carpenter. passed away on April 27, 2022.  Gary was 76 years of age.

PETER SYMCOX, retired CBC Montreal French Services Designer/Producer/Director, passed away on April 26, 2022.  Peter was 97 years of age.

SUSAN JACKS, singer/songwriter and member of The Poppy Family, passed away on April 25, 2022 at age 73.

BOB LA ROSE, former CBC Winnipeg Colour Commentator for Western Canada Football. passed away on April 25, 2022.  Bob was 76 years of age.

FRED SEIDEL, retired CBC Winnipeg Cameraman/Mechanical Maintenance Technician, passed away on April 25, 2022.

KRIS GUPTA, retired CBC Toronto Business Manager, National Radio News, passed away on April 22, 2022.

NICOLE BELANGER, retired CBC Ottawa/Toronto Network Producer/Executive Producer, passed away on April 17, 2022.  Nicole was 83 years old.

BRIAN JOHNSTON, retired CBC St. John's, Nfld. Senior Audio Technician/Recording Engineer. passed away on April 6, 2022.  Brian was 88 years of age.

AUDREY WILLIAMS (nee HOGG), former CBC Winnipeg Farm Broadcast Department Employee and Widow of CBC Winnipeg/Vancouver Producer/E.P. Don Williams, passed away on April 3, 2022.  Audrey was 80 years old.

JOHN ZARITSKY, documentary filmmaker, passed away on Derek Kennedy, Retired CBC Halifax/Toronto Cameraman/Cinematographer/Instructor, passed away on March 23, 2022.March 30, 2022 at age 79.

DEREK KENNEDY, retired CBC Halifax/Toronto Cameraman/Cinematographer/Instructor, passed away on March 23, 2022.  Derek was 71 years of age.

HUGH FRASER, former CBC Newsworld Writer/Editor/Producer (1992-1999) and CBC Toronto TV Producer, passed away on March 18, 2022.Hugh was 54 years old.

FRED WALKER, retired CBC Halifax/Montreal/Toronto Radio Sportscaster; member of CBC Sports Hall of Fame and former Director of the CBCPNA Golden Horseshoe Chapter, passed away on March 18, 2022.  Fred was 81 years of age.

JEANETTE KELLY, retired CBC Montreal Radio Arts Reporter, passed away on March 17, 2022 at age 70.

DARCE FARDY, retired CBC St. John's, Nfld./New York/Edmonton/Halifax/Toronto - National TV News Reporter/Director of Television/Head of TV Current Affairs, passed away on March 12, 2022.  Darce was 89 years of age.

PERCY STEWART, retired CBC Toronto Film Editor, passed away on March 5, 2022 at age 98.

PETER WARCHOW, retired CBC Ottawa Technician/Senior Technical Archivist - Archives Library, passed away on March 3, 2022.  Peter was 87 years old.

MINA GROSSMAN-IANNI, former CBC Windsor French Services Broadcast Journalist/Head of Radio & TV, Southwestern Ontario Division of French Services (Windsor)/CBC Windsor Director of Radio, French Services, passed away on February 28, 2022.  Mina was 78 years of age.

VERA MOSS, CBC Winnipeg Traffic Clerk/Switcher/Production Assistant and CBC Vancouver Production Assistant/Assistant Director, passed away on February 27, 2022.

DIGBY PEERS, retired CBC Toronto/Vancouver Radio Producer and Executive Producer, passed away on February 17, 2022 at age 94.

BILL JEFFREY, retired CBC Edmonton technical lighting technician, passed away on February 15, 2022.  Bill was 86 years old.

EDGAR HEINEN, retired CBC Toronto VTR Technician, passed away on February 11, 2022.  Edgar was 72 years of age.

DAVID MACDONALD "ARCH" ARCHIBALD, retired CBC Halifax Cameraman, passed away on February 10, 2022 at age 73.

BOB WILSON, retired CBC Ottawa Supervising Technician, passed away on February 9, 2022.  Bob was 86 years old.

HENRY THOMPSON, retired CBC Vancouver Technical Storesman, passed away on February 9, 2022.  Henry was 95 years of age.

JIM BENNET, singer/songwriter and CBC Halifax Announcer/Commentator/Co-Host Singalong Jubilee and Homebase, passed away on February 7, 2022 at age 90.

CLAUDE-RENO ("GIBOR") D'AIGLE, retired CBC Toronto Technician - French News, passed away on February 6, 2022.  Gibor was 75 years of age.

WILHELM (WILLI) NASSAU, former CBC Ottawa Employee, passed away on February 6, 2022 at the age of 100.

LLOYD MacDONALD,CBC Charlottetown "Compass" News Editor. passed away on February 6, 2022.  Lloyd was 62 years of age.

BRIAN SUTCLIFFE, retired CBC Radio Cape Breton and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Producer of Weekend Mornings passed away on February 4, 2022.  Brian was 87 years old.

LEN WYNNOBEL, retired CBC Winnipeg TV Master Control Technician, passed away on January 31, 2022.  Len was 73 years old.

RALPH MELLANBY, retired CBC Network Sportscaster and Producer, passed away on January 29, 2022 at age 87.

PAUL MONTY, retired CBC Head Office Ottawa employee, passed away on January 28, 2022.  Paul was 73 years of age.

JEAN-MARC TREPANIER, retired CBOFT Ottawa Journalist/News and Current Affairs TV Producer, passed away on January 23, 2022.  Jean-Marc was 87 years old.

FRASER KELLY, former CBLT Toronto "Newshour " Co-Host and Host of "Fraser's Edge", passed away on January 19, 2022.  Fraser was 88 years of age.

RAY SANDBROOK, retired CBC Toronto Senior Maintenance Technicial (Lighting) Technician Radio & TV, passed away on January 18, 2022 due to Covid complications.  Ray was 94 years old.

MAL ISAAC, Sportscaster CBC Saskatchewan, passed away on January 15, 2022 at age 84.

DARYL METZ, CBC Moose Jaw Master Control Technician/CBC Regina Supervising Technician, passed away on January 12, 2022.  Daryl was 73 years old.

JIM JONES, retired CBC Toronto Set Designer, passed away on January 10, 2022.  Jim was 92 years of age.

IAN PARKER, former CBC Radio/TV Executive Producer/"Journal" Correspondent/News Anchor/Host Reporter in Gander, Nfld./Toronto/Ottawa, passed away on January 10, 2022.  Ian was 84 years old.

KEN MULLALLY, retired CBC Toronto Film Editor. passed away on January 2, 2022, just three weeks short of his 82nd birthday.

NOTE:  This is a belated posting as the information has just come to the attention of Stationbreak.ca :
LOUISE SINCLAIR, wife of Dan Sinclair (retired, CBC Toronto TV Resource Reporting 1964-1997), passed away on July 10, 2018.  Louise was 76 years of age.