With great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend Manfred.. Manfred was born & raised in Germany. As a young man in 1955, Manfred took his bride and moved to Canada to pursue his dreams and resided in Vancouver, B.C. ever since. On Friday March 22, Manfred peacefully passed away at VGH. He was predeceased by his son Andre Dittmann earlier this year. He will be sadly missed by his wife Dora Dittmann, children Ralph (Karen) Dittmann, Nancy (Trevor) Farenholtz, grandchildren Dennis (Kyla), Erich, Kerstie, Kai, & Soren. He also leaves behind his brother Wolfgang (Resi) Dittmann, niece Birgit, nephew Rainer and friends back in Germany. Graveside Service at Oceanview Cemetery on Tuesday April 2 at 12:45pm.