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Death Notice: Jacqueline Backs, wife of ROFFA member Raymond Backs passed away.
With the heaviest of hearts, we announce the passing of Jacqueline Backs (née Lacroix). Beloved wife of 52 years to Raymond Backs,...


Death Notice: ROFFA member and former Gloucester Firefighter/ Public Education Officer Richard Maisonneuve passed away.
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Richard Maisonneuve on April 28, 2025 at the age of 82. He was the son of the late...


DEATH NOTICE: Former OFD Firefighter Kenneth Ashley passed away
Born: February 17, 1938 Joined OFD: August 20, 1957 Retired: December 31, 1969 Died; April 10, 2025 Kenneth Lloyd Ashley, 87,...


DEATH NOTICE: ROFFA member/former Captain Robert (Bob) Tremblay passed away today following a courageous battle with cancer
Born: February 29, 1940 Joined OFD: January 4, 1960 Retired: January 31, 2000 Deceased: March 13, 2025 As per the wishes of Bob’s widow...


DEATH NOTICE: Cairine Murphy, wife of the late ROFFA member/OFD District Chief (March 4, 2003) passed away.
Cairine Murphy passed recently, surrounded with love.Preceded by many loved ones, her wonderful husband Frank, adored son Al, loving...


DEATH NOTICE: Fred Grakist, father of Platoon Chief Scott Grakist (B Platoon) passed away.
Fred Grakist 1930 - 2025 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our Dad, Fred Grakist, on February 25, 2025 at...


DEATH NOTICE: ROFFA member Gerry Moore passed away at age 69.
Born: January 15, 1956 Joined NFD: Retired: Died: February 15, 2025 It is with broken hearts that we announce the death of Gerry...
DEATH NOTICE: Steven Sheehan, son of ROFFA member Jim Sheehan passed away
January 7, 1957- February 10, 2025 After a short illness Steven passed away in hospital on Monday, February 10, 2025. Beloved son of...


DEATH NOTICE: Brice Cruikshank, brother of ROFFA member Kevin Cruikshank passed away
1946 – 2025 Brice passed away in hospital on Saturday, January 25, 2025. He was born on July 8th, 1946 in Venosta, Quebec, son of Walter...


DEATH NOTICE: ROFFA’s oldest member Jim Thompson passed away February 4th at the age of 100.
Former OFD Captain and WWII Veteran James Eldon Thompson was born on September 4, 1924. He joined the Ottawa Fire Department on March...


DEATH NOTICE: ROFFA member/former Captain Don Muir passed away.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Donald Francis Muir on January 17th, 2025. A devoted husband and father. Don was...


DEATH NOTICE: Ed Ramsay, father of ROFFA member Kerry Ramsay passed away
RAMSAY, ROBERT ‘Ed’ With love and sadness, we announce the peaceful passing of Robert Edward “Ed” Ramsay on Thursday January 9, 2025 in...


DEATH NOTICE: James Maveety, father of firefighter Brett Maveety (Station 93) passed away at age 57.
Tequila started the story, unconditional love enhanced the story. Jimmy Maveety, 57, passed away suddenly at home, on Wednesday, January...


ROFFA member/former Platoon Chief Lyle Fraser passed away at age 73.
Born: August 2, 1951 Joined OFD: December 2, 1974 Retired: August 31, 2011 Deceased: December 27, 2024 It is with great sadness that we...


Barbara DeFazio, widow of the late Richard DeFazio (OFD member 1958-1963, and brother of ROFFA member Pat DeFazio) has passed away.
Barbara was married for 61 years to Richard Nelson DeFazio who passed away on August 16, 2019. Growing up as a child she spent her...


DEATH NOTICE: Thomas Katsoulis, father of Bill Katsoulis (22B) passed away
Athanasios “Thomas” Katsoulis Owner of the Thruway Restaurant, Carleton Place. Honorary Member of the Ocean Wave (Carleton Place) Fire...


DEATH NOTICE: Donald Herron, father of ROFFA member Ken Herron passed away
Obituary of Donald Herron It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Donald Herron on December 2, 2024 at the age of 81....


ROFFA member John Allan Conroy (Rocky) passed away at the age of 73. Friends and family are invited to visit at Capital Funeral Home and Cemetery, 3700 Prince of Wales Drive, on Sunday, December 8th.
After a long and courageous battle with cancer, with his family by his side, we lost a loving husband of 52 years, and father at the age...


Audrey Alexander Guigues, widow of the late OFD member John Guigues (Deceased October 30, 1996) passed away last week.
Funeral service info Visitation Friday, December 20th, 2-4pm and 7-9pm at Tubman Garden Funeral Home on Richmond Road (behind Queensway...


Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Leicht née Kingman, mother of District Chief Erik Leicht passed away on November 25th , 2024
Betty passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on November 25, 2024, at the Montfort Hospital in Ottawa. She had persevered through many...
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