Colleagues Remembered

Introduction

Here we remember our Edmonton broadcast colleagues who have passed away since the Edmonton Broadcasters Club was formed in 1998.

Remembering

Although this is primarily a place where you will find published Obituaries from the Edmonton Journal, there are also some photos, newspaper articles and custom-written material from those who remember each individual.

Unfortunately, we have fallen behind on recent passings of Edmonton broadcasters.

The Last Five Years

  • Peter Senchuk (October 25, 2021) - obit
  • Ed Mason (September 28, 2021) - obit
  • Barry Duggan (September 2021) - obit
  • Allan Slaight (September 19, 2021) - obit
  • Ernie Mushtuk (September 18, 2021) - obit
  • Bruce Cowie (September 7, 2021) - obit
  • Don Brown (September 3, 2021)
  • Blair McNabb (August 13, 2021)
  • Dean Beaton (August 2, 2021) - obit
  • Georges La Fleche (July 9, 2021) - obit
  • Rod Stephen (July 7, 2021) - obit
  • Warren Barker (June 15, 2021)
  • Rick Rice (May 17, 2021) - obit
  • Cecile Hebert (May 13, 2021) - obit
  • Nic Wry (May 7, 2021) - obit
  • Tony Sorgiovanni (April 25, 2021) - obit
  • Stan Hodson (April 19, 2021) - obit
  • Ed Kay (April 5, 2021) - obit
  • Bill Montgomery (March 29, 2021)
  • Wes Saunders (February 17, 2021) - obit
  • Des Saumer (February 17, 2021) - obit
  • Mike LeBlanc (February 5, 2021) - obit
  • Connie Kennedy (January 4, 2021) - obit
  • Richard Kimmel (January 3, 2021) - obit
  • Gordon Kartz (December 24, 2020) - obit
  • Ernie Carefoot (December 4, 2020) - obit
  • Don Shea (October 2020) - obit
  • Rob Zittlau (October 11, 2020) - obit
  • Korinda Kostiw (September 18, 2020) - obit
  • Scott Phillips (August 27, 2020) - obit
  • Tim Dancy (August 3, 2020) - obit
  • Benoit Pariseau (July 25, 2020) - obit
  • Doug Hepburn (May 18, 2020) - obit
  • Dick Glunz (April 30, 2020) - obit
  • Bill Kuziw (April 12, 2020) - obit
  • Barry Allen (April 4, 2020) - obit
  • Len Ewert (January 30, 2020) - obit
  • Hank Imes (January 20, 2020) - obit
  • Cam Kjellbotn (December 30, 2019) - obit
  • Brian Robb (December 10, 2019) - obit

Complete List, Alphabetical

  • Dave Adams (October 2003)
  • Clem Albert (November 6, 2008)
  • Charles Allard (1991)
  • Jim Allard (1982)
  • Barry Allen (April 4, 2020) - obit
  • Bruce Alloway
  • Bob Anderson (September 26, 2017) - obit
  • Dennis Anderson (March 20, 2019) - obit
  • Jim Anderson (September 17, 2013) - obit
  • Marlyn Anholt (December 16, 2016) - obit
  • Larry Arcand
  • Bob Arnold (September 29, 2011) - obit
  • Ted Arnold (August 18, 2013) - obit
  • Herb Ashley (June 1, 2010) - obit
  • Tommy Banks (January 25, 2018) - obit
  • Gerry Barber (April 29, 2004)
  • Armand Baril (April 14, 2017) - obit
  • Warren Barker (June 15, 2021)
  • John Barron (March 25, 2013) - obit
  • John Barton (April 5, 2014) - obit
  • John Bauman (August 17, 2000) - obit
  • Dean Beaton (August 2, 2021) - obit
  • Michael Becker (January 16, 2011) - obit
  • Bruce Bedford (May 7, 2019) - obit
  • John Berry (June 8, 2013) - obit
  • Tony Biamonte (December 22, 2017) - obit
  • Glen Bjarnason (December 17, 1990)
  • Claude Blackwood (November 29, 2001) - obit
  • Bob Bleasbey
  • Jack Blick (1981)
  • Harry Boon (December 2006) - obit
  • Len Boscoe (January 16, 2010) - obit
  • Norman Botterill (1994)
  • Kent Bowers (March 7, 2019) - obit
  • Barry Boyd (January 12, 2001)
  • Kelly Boyd (November 22, 2016) - obit
  • Frank Brand (October 2004) - obit
  • Ray Bresden (December 18, 2004) - obit
  • Don Brown (September 3, 2021)
  • Walt Buehler (May 11, 2019) - obit
  • Peter Burgess (July 4, 2011) - obit
  • Ken Cameron (February 10, 2015) - obit
  • Eric Candy (October 2004) - obit
  • Patrick Cardinal (April 19, 2016) - obit
  • Ernie Carefoot (December 4, 2020) - obit
  • Bob Carlyle (November 3, 2004) - obit
  • June Cavanagh (December 29, 2015) - obit
  • Jackie Champion (August 26, 2016) - obit
  • Chuck Chandler (November 28, 2017) - obit
  • Jim Choppen (September 26, 2001)
  • Richard Clavier (May 8, 2004) - obit
  • Mike Cleaver (February 10, 2019) - obit
  • Bob Colling (November 7, 2010) - obit
  • Jim Colter (July 14, 2007) - obit
  • Bob Comfort (January 8, 2010) - obit
  • Scruff Connors (December 18, 2016) - obit
  • Bob Conway (February 11, 2015) - obit
  • Gerri Cook (March 2, 2005) - obit
  • Peter Cook (January 17, 2015) - obit
  • Bill Coull (May 15, 2019) - obit
  • Bruce Cowie (September 7, 2021) - obit
  • Alison Crawford (May 2018) - obit
  • John Cummings (February 19, 2017) - obit
  • Dave Cummins (May 10, 2016) - obit
  • Tim Dancy (August 3, 2020) - obit
  • Orville Davidson (December 28, 2007) - obit
  • Jack Dawson (July 21, 2008) - obit
  • Arlene Dee
  • Corinne Deshaw (February 28, 2019) - obit
  • Alden Diehl (October 26, 2000)
  • Fred Diehl (November 15, 2008) - obit
  • Jennie Diment (June 2, 2011) - obit
  • Hugh Doherty (May 7, 2013) - obit
  • John Dolan (February 28, 2011) - obit
  • Frank Dolphin (February 5, 2013) - obit
  • Bill Dowson
  • George Duffield (April 22, 2004) - obit
  • Barry Duggan (September 2021) - obit
  • Paul Dumaine (October 13, 2001)
  • Dick Dutka (June 29, 2016) - obit
  • Lorna East (May 26, 2008) - obit
  • Jason Edwards (October 6, 2010) - obit
  • Jim Elliott (February 17, 2013) - obit
  • Tiny Elphicke (May 26, 1959)
  • Dalt Elton (November 6, 2007) - obit
  • Warren Ermineskin (December 2010) - obit
  • David Errington (June 11, 2015) - obit
  • Gil Evans (March 26, 2014) - obit
  • Len Ewert (January 30, 2020) - obit
  • Harry Farmer
  • Tom Fisk (December 14, 2004) - obit
  • Terry Fleming (April 17, 2017) - obit
  • Philip Floyd (January 8, 2002)
  • Normand Fontaine (November 25, 2014) - obit
  • Jerry Forbes (September 1981)
  • Don Foster (July 17, 2006) - obit
  • Doug Fraser (March 12, 2019) - obit
  • Fil Fraser (December 3, 2017) - obit
  • August Frauenfeld (March 21, 2007) - obit
  • Harald Frenzel (March 25, 2014) - obit
  • Gloria Germain (December 27, 2015) - obit
  • Russ Germain (February 2, 2009) - obit
  • Dick Glunz (April 30, 2020) - obit
  • Hazel Goldstick (1979)
  • Tiger Goldstick (February 3, 2006) - obit
  • Jo Green (April 18, 2007) - obit
  • Paddy Gregg (May 9, 2013) - obit
  • Jack Hagerman (August 8, 2019) - obit
  • Steve Halinda (October 19, 2019) - obit
  • Lil Hall (May 28, 2011) - obit
  • Ingrid Harris
  • Walter Hartwig (June 7, 2018) - obit
  • John Hayes (May 15, 2012) - obit
  • Cecile Hebert (May 13, 2021) - obit
  • Warren Henderson - obit
  • Doug Hepburn (May 18, 2020) - obit
  • Arthur Hiller (August 17, 2016) - obit
  • Fred Hodson (July 5, 2018) - obit
  • Stan Hodson (April 19, 2021) - obit
  • Bill Horton (May 20, 2013) - obit
  • Cyril Hunt (April 3, 2018) - obit
  • Hank Imes (January 20, 2020) - obit
  • Don Joyner (April 7, 2012) - obit
  • Gordon Kartz (December 24, 2020) - obit
  • Dan Kauffman (October 25, 2019) - obit
  • Ed Kay (April 5, 2021) - obit
  • Bob Keith (February 13, 2010) - obit
  • George Kelso (January 25, 2018) - obit
  • Connie Kennedy (January 4, 2021) - obit
  • Gene Kern (July 30, 2012) - obit
  • Virginia Kidd
  • Richard Kimmel (January 3, 2021) - obit
  • Julian Kinisky (September 30, 2004) - obit
  • Kiviaq (April 24, 2016) - obit
  • Cam Kjellbotn (December 30, 2019) - obit
  • Tim Klassen (October 23, 2018) - obit
  • Grant Klein (January 17, 2016) - obit
  • Kathy Knox (September 2, 2006) - obit
  • Emil Koch (June 6, 2004) - obit
  • Korinda Kostiw (September 18, 2020) - obit
  • Kasey Kozak (June 20, 2015) - obit
  • Vic Krushell (September 11, 2018) - obit
  • Bill Kuziw (April 12, 2020) - obit
  • Georges La Fleche (July 9, 2021) - obit
  • Maurice Lacroix (January 15, 2008) - obit
  • George Lake (February 27, 2019) - obit
  • Bob Lang (September 24, 2004) - obit
  • Larry Langley (January 10, 2017) - obit
  • Lloyd Laughlin (March 26, 2016) - obit
  • Ed Laurence (October 18, 2016) - obit
  • Doug Laurie (May 31, 2011) - obit
  • Mike LeBlanc (February 5, 2021) - obit
  • Bill Lee (October 18, 2001)
  • Myrna Lee (May 20, 2001)
  • Peter Leonard (December 24, 2014) - obit
  • Arvi Liimatainen (May 19, 2018) - obit
  • Helen Lindsay (February 29, 2004) - obit
  • Laura Lindsay
  • Bill London (June 27, 2009) - obit
  • Neil Lutes (February 6, 2013) - obit
  • Peggy MacFarlane (April 19, 2014) - obit
  • Dave Machida (April 28, 2017) - obit
  • Dirk Machtans (September 4, 2016) - obit
  • Rainer Machtans (August 12, 2011) - obit
  • Alex Mair (September 15, 2001) - obit
  • Frank Makepeace
  • Alan Martin (February 19, 2017) - obit
  • Keith Maskell (January 18, 2017) - obit
  • Ed Mason (September 28, 2021) - obit
  • Dick Mather (August 13, 1997) - obit
  • Bill Matheson (September 19, 2006) - obit
  • Al McCann (March 11, 2015) - obit
  • Bob McClelland (September 29, 2015) - obit
  • Terri McCullough (March 31, 2019) - obit
  • Wayne McDonald (July 30, 2010) - obit
  • Gary McGowan (March 8, 2008)
  • Doug McIlraith (June 6, 2019) - obit
  • Bob McKay (August 30, 2014) - obit
  • Gerry McLaughlin (March 4, 2011) - obit
  • Bob McLean (April 22, 2014) - obit
  • Mary McLean (March 13, 2019) - obit
  • Norris McLean (October 4, 2009) - obit
  • Blair McNabb (August 13, 2021)
  • Don McRae (May 9, 2001) - obit
  • Bob Merchant (June 9, 2015) - obit
  • Joe Meyers (April 18, 2019) - obit
  • Andy Michaelson (May 10, 2017) - obit
  • Jacqueline Miller (December 26, 2011) - obit
  • Monica Miller (August 11, 2019) - obit
  • Peggy Miller-Day (October 5, 2013) - obit
  • Brian Mitchell (June 10, 2018) - obit
  • Alex Moir (October 30, 2009) - obit
  • Doreen Molineux
  • Bill Montgomery (March 29, 2021)
  • Wes Montgomery (April 25, 2005)
  • Terry Moore (September 24, 2018) - obit
  • Mark Morrison (November 20, 2016) - obit
  • Doug Morton (January 16, 2001)
  • Bev Munro (April 4, 2018) - obit
  • Ernie Mushtuk (September 18, 2021) - obit
  • Daniel Nadeau (September 6, 2018) - obit
  • Keith Neale (December 2000)
  • Bob Nebloch (July 23, 2009) - obit
  • Audrey Nelson (April 16, 2018) - obit
  • Bert Nelson (May 24, 2015) - obit
  • Eric Neville (May 15, 2015) - obit
  • Bobby Ng (October 5, 2011) - obit
  • Ken Nichol (March 30, 2007) - obit
  • Mort Odegard (March 19, 2010) - obit
  • May Oeming (October 14, 2001)
  • Earl Olson (May 25, 2007) - obit
  • Lyndon Olson (March 4, 2013) - obit
  • Bernie Oppelt (March 26, 2009) - obit
  • Abe Ostershower
  • Peter Palfenier (November 23, 2001)
  • Benoit Pariseau (July 25, 2020) - obit
  • Jimmy Parslow (April 3, 2013) - obit
  • Jean Paul (December 16, 2011) - obit
  • Frank Peers (October 2016) - obit
  • Scott Phillips (August 27, 2020) - obit
  • Andre Picard (November 10, 1998)
  • Ed Polanski (October 7, 2015) - obit
  • Ernie Poscente (August 12, 1995) - obit
  • Dave Proc (March 18, 2016) - obit
  • Marg Pullishy (May 16, 2013) - obit
  • Shafiq Rajwani (March 2014) - obit
  • Alex Rankin (October 31, 2016) - obit
  • Ruth Rankin (October 11, 2005) - obit
  • Bill Rees (February 3, 2017) - obit
  • Paul Revere (January 3, 2016) - obit
  • Dick Rice (February 25, 1992)
  • Rick Rice (May 17, 2021) - obit
  • JJ Richards (June 30, 2018) - obit
  • Bob Riddell (March 17, 2012) - obit
  • Brian Robb (December 10, 2019) - obit
  • Joy Roberts-White (January 3, 2013) - obit
  • Bob Robertson (March 13, 2005)
  • James Robertson (September 12, 2011) - obit
  • Gord Robson (March 21, 2008) - obit
  • Don Roman (March 22, 2015) - obit
  • Lew Roskin (December 26, 2009) - obit
  • Gordon Ross (May 2016) - obit
  • Jules Ross (November 21, 2003)
  • Don Roulstone (April 18, 2013) - obit
  • Roy Rush (August 6, 2015) - obit
  • Ted Sacker (December 9, 2001)
  • Dale Sande (September 14, 2007) - obit
  • Des Saumer (February 17, 2021) - obit
  • Wes Saunders (February 17, 2021) - obit
  • Greg Schmaltz (November 28, 2019) - obit
  • Ed Schwanke (June 18, 2008) - obit
  • Bob Scott (August 1, 2015) - obit
  • Graham Scott (June 18, 2011) - obit
  • Trinita Scott (July 1, 2011) - obit
  • John Scrimshaw (January 9, 2000)
  • Sarika Sehgal (May 2019) - obit
  • Peter Senchuk (October 25, 2021) - obit
  • Steve Shannon (December 26, 2018) - obit
  • Don Shea (October 2020) - obit
  • Jim Shepansky (March 2, 2019) - obit
  • Larry Shorter (June 2, 1998)
  • Sim Simoni (January 22, 2016) - obit
  • John Skelly (June 8, 2018) - obit
  • Wayne Skene (July 5, 2015) - obit
  • Allan Slaight (September 19, 2021) - obit
  • Bob Smith
  • Tony Sorgiovanni (April 25, 2021) - obit
  • Rod Stephen (July 7, 2021) - obit
  • Beryl Stevenson (February 9, 2009)
  • Boris Strilchuk (February 21, 2009) - obit
  • Dennis Styles
  • Jackie Sutton (December 7, 2010) - obit
  • Phil Switzer (April 27, 2015) - obit
  • Morris Taylor (September 16, 2016) - obit
  • Robin Taylor (June 12, 2013) - obit
  • Bert Telder (September 4, 2016) - obit
  • Reg Thomas
  • Tim Thomas (November 2018)
  • Mary Tobin (May 1, 2004)
  • Don Tomiuk (December 12, 2010) - obit
  • Vern Traill (January 3, 2018) - obit
  • Bob Ulmer (July 9, 2018) - obit
  • David Valentine (November 26, 2016) - obit
  • Guy Vaughn (June 2018) - obit
  • David Vincent (March 13, 2018) - obit
  • Ted Wadson
  • Jim Wallace (July 4, 2018) - obit
  • Roy Warner (February 3, 2009) - obit
  • Billy Warwick (October 3, 2007) - obit
  • Alan Watson (June 21, 2018) - obit
  • Peter Watts (January 18, 2019) - obit
  • Peter Weissbach (November 11, 2017) - obit
  • Bob Welford (January 15, 2008) - obit
  • Wally West (March 2001)
  • Sean Westphal (June 24, 2017) - obit
  • Ed Whalen (December 4, 2001)
  • Don Williams (October 28, 2018) - obit
  • Gerry Wilson
  • Gord Wilson (April 7, 2013) - obit
  • Vic Wintoniak (May 4, 2013) - obit
  • Dennis Woodrow (June 1, 2015) - obit
  • Nic Wry (May 7, 2021) - obit
  • Hal Yerxa (April 12, 1997)
  • Rob Zittlau (October 11, 2020) - obit
  • Gene Zwozdesky (January 6, 2019) - obit

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