Wilfred Raymond Heath

HEATH

June 26, 1918 – November 2, 2012

Died peacefully in the company of loved ones. He is survived by Betty, his loving wife of 63 years; his daughter, Mary; his son, Bill (Val); 5 grandchildren, Amanda (Rob), Eric (Natalie), Frances (Bruno), Mike and Dan; his great granddaughter, Ava; and many nephews and nieces.

Born in Anyox, B.C., Wilf grew up in the Marpole area of Vancouver. After high school, we went to sea in the Merchant Marines. When WWII began, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served on several ships on convoy patrol in the Battle of the Atlantic. After the war, he built upon his engine room experience with a career in steam engineering at coastal mills in B.C., including the Ocean Falls Pulp Mill and the Rayonier sawmill at Honeymoon Bay. Wilf and family moved to Maple Bay in 1957 to the large house that they would own for 53 years.

Wilf liked to grow vegetables, go fishing and always seem to have a project underway, from renovations to perfecting his game of pool. He loved to tell jokes and right to the end was able to make people laugh with his artful one-liners.

The family thanks the staff at Sunridge Place for their care and support for his last two years. A celebration of his life will be held at 1:00PM Saturday November 10th at the clubhouse at 111 McKinstry Road, Duncan.