MacKay Champion Genealogy - Person Sheet
MacKay Champion Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameJohn Russell "Wayne" Champion 
Birth Date4 Nov 1939
Birth PlaceKensington, PEI
Death Datebef Jan 2026
FatherLester Russell Champion (1915-1999)
Mother“Aggie” “Mayme” Kathleen MacKay (1917-2003)
Spouses
Birth Date15 Jul 1941
Birth PlaceCape Traverse, PEI
MemoObituary says b. Summerside
Death Date28 Jan 2026
Death PlaceParksville, BC
Burial PlaceVon Donlope Inlet, BC
MemoAshes spread here
FatherBruce MacKay MacWilliams (1919-1991)
MotherFrances Stanley Guignion (1919-2000)
Marr Date26 Aug 1960
Marr PlaceSummerside, PEI
Marr MemoIn United Church Manse.
ChildrenMichael "Mike" Wayne (1961-)
Bruce "Craig" (1962-)
Notes for John Russell "Wayne" Champion
Resided in Kensington until 1966 when the family moved to BC. Wayne worked for 30 years for BC Telephone in Surrey, Kamloops, and North Vancouver, finally retiring in Duncan on Vancouver Island. Lived for 9 years on a sailboat at Maple Bay Marina near Duncan.