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Baruch Dayan Emet: Dennis Jaeger

Dennis Jaeger passed away January 9th at the age of 81 at Nicola Lodge in Coquitlam.

Dennis was a member who participated in Burquest's services as he able to do so remotely during our covid shutdown. Born in London, England to a British mother and Canadian soldier in 1944, he grew up in Toronto and then moved to the western United States. Dennis served in the US Army in combat during the Vietnam war and afterwards became a businessman with his Master of Business Administration

from Pepperdine University. He was married to the late Nikki Gross from 1974-1997.

He and Nikki moved to the Vancouver area around 1995 where he finished out his career and retired in New Westminster.

He is survived by his brother Stanley Jaeger, of Reno, Nevada, his son Joseph Dedad and his granddaughter, Nadia, of Tulure, California.

The funeral will be held at 11 AM on Monday Jan 12, 2026 at 16656 – 60th Avenue, Surrey BC.

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