After a lengthy battle with cancer Elwood died peacefully at age 85 in the Palliative Care Unit of Saanich Peninsula Hospital.
He is survived by his loving wife Dianne, his son Ken, Dianne's children Julie (Sean), Ross and Shelley, his sister Lila (Doug) his brother Lorne (Marge), 8 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.