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PITTENS, Ashley Christina
March 2nd 1992January 6th, 2001. After a courageous battle with leukemia at the Sick Children’s Hospital on Saturday, January 6, 2001. Our precious little girl has gone to be with Our Lord. Loving daughter of parents Kathy Pittens (nee Landry) and Tony Pittens and stepdaughter of Rhonda Pittens. Will be sadly missed by her 6 year old sister Victoria and her cousins Katie, Sammy, Marcus and Jackson; stepsister Meghan and stepbrother Ian Perry. Cherished granddaughter of Edna Landry and the late Garnet; Martin and Johanna Pittens; great-granddaughter of Marjorie Atkins and Christina Leroux. Sadly missed by all her aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Friends may call at Oshawa Funeral Service “Thornton Chapel”, 847 King St. West (721-1234) for visitation on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary of The People Catholic Church (570 Marion Avenue, Osbawa) on Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. Cremation. Special thanks to all the doctors and nurses and to all those who loved and cared for Ashley during her illness. Memorial Donations may be made to the Hospital for Sick Children’s Oncology Department.
WATSON, Edith
Peacefully at Sunnycrest Nursing home on Saturday, January 6, 2001, in her 102nd year. Beloved wife of the late Fred Watson. Dear mother of Dorothy French and her husband Doug, of Oshawa, Bob Watson and his wife Yvonne, of Oshawa, and Charlie Watson and his wife Eleanor, of Oshawa. Predeceased by one daughter Edna Rollo and a son Len. Predeceased by three sisters Martha, Nell and Done and four brothers Bert, Wilf, Stan and Bill. Lovingly remembered by 12 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Friends were received at Oshawa Funeral Service “Thornton Chapel", 847 King St. West (721-1234) for visitation on Monday, January 8th from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, January 9th at 1:00 P.M. with the Reverend Susanne Abbubl officiating. If desired, Memorial Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or a Charity of Your Choice would be appreciated.
BAWDEN, Annie (nee Kennedy)
“An angel came down from Heaven and took her by the hand to be reunited with her cherished husband, Harold of 57 years.” Annie was born in Ayre, Scotland, immigrated to Canada when she was 17. Lived in BeIleville until 1990 when she moved to Oshawa. Surrounded by love, at home on January 5, 2001, in her 90th year. She is survived by her children, Esther Cucinato (Gerrnano), Harold Bawden (Betty Anne), John Bawden (Christine), Monica Bawden and special niece Jacqueline Henderson-Dowling (Vince). Grandmother of 8, great-grandmother of 3. Visitation at Oshawa Funeral Service “Thornton Chapel”, 847 King St. West (721-1234) on Monday, January 8th from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Prayers at 7:30 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, January 9th at 10:00 A.M. at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church (Corner of Simcoe and Adelaide, Osbawa). As Annie was a long time member of St. Michael Parish in BellevilIe, visitation will be held Tuesday afternoon from 2-3 P.M., followed by Interment at St. James Cemetery, Belleville. Memorial Donations to the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society would be appreciated.
Campbell, James
At Lakeridge Health, Bowmanville on Friday January 5, 2001 in his 77th year. Jim, beloved husband of the late Sheila Campbell. Loving father of Archie and his wife Nancy, James and his wife Ruth Ann, Sheila and her husband Steve, Patricia and her husband Alan, Glen and his wife Cindy and the late Florence. Dear grandfather of 11 grandchildren. Friends may call at the Morris Funeral Chapel, 4 Division Street, Bowmanville on Sunday from 2-4 & 7-9 pm. Funeral service in our Chapel on Monday at 11 a.m. Cremation. Donations in Jim's memory to P.A.C.T. at Memorial Hospital, Bowmanville would be gratefully appreciated. A special thank you to Dr. Elaine Ho and the staff at Lakeridge Health, Bowmanville for their care and support.
FINNEMORE, Douglas R.
(Retired streetcar driver for the TTC). At Lakeridge Health, Bowmanville, on Friday, January 5, 2001, in his 67th year. Doug Finnemore, loving husband of Virginia Foster -Finnemore. Dear father of Lea-Alice and Michael; Cory and Paul; Bonny and Frank; Rev. Bill Finnemore and the late Paul Finnemore. Sadly missed by his grandchildren Justin, Lidianne, Joshua, Louisanne, Joey, Jonathan, Jessica, Jake, Shawn, Michael, Vanessa, Adam, and Meghan, and by his former son-in-law Paul Hine. Brother of John and Yvonne, and special uncle to Rick, Rob and Suzanne. Following a private family time from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, friends may call at the Wheelhouse, Wilmot Creek (Newcastle), on Monday, January 8, after 12 noon. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society in Doug's memory would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to NEWCASTLE FUNERAL HOME, 1-877-987-3964.
GUGLIELMO, Ferdinando
passed away peacefully at Lakeridge Health, Oshawa on Friday January 5, 2001. Ferdinando Guglielmo at 20 years of age. Beloved son of Francesco and Emma Guglielmo. Loving brother of Maria and her husband Paul Orminston. Loving uncle of Grace. Ferdinando will be sadly missed by his many aunts, uncles and cousins in Canada, the United States and Italy and by his many friends. Resting at the ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME, 124 King Street East Oshawa, with Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church (Simcoe Street South at Olive Ave.) on Wednesday January 10, 2001 at 10:30 a.m. Entombment Resurrection Cemetery. Prayers will be held at the Funeral Home Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Memorial donations to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Visitation Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
HEBERT, Alexis
At Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Friday, Jan. 5, 2001. Alex Hebert, age 73 years. Beloved husband of Aurore Dignard. Dear father of Jean Hebert and his wife Karen, Damase Hebert and his wife Marion. Predeceased by 3 sons. Brother of Maurice Hebert and Bertha McGraw. Lovingly remembered by grandchildren Tracy, Sean Hawley, Marie, Terra and Chad, and great grandchildren Paige, Margaret, Brooke and Kyle. Resting at the ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME, 124 King Street East Oshawa. Mass of Christian Burial in Assumption De Notre Dame Church on Monday, January 8th at 10 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery Whitby. Prayers will be held at the Funeral Home Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Memorial donations to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation or Diabetes Assoc. would be appreciated. Visitation Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
PEARSALL, Rick
(City of Pickering Fire Chief). Suddenly, on Friday, January 5, 2001. Rick, beloved
husband of Rita. Loving father of Patricia. Son of the late Herbert and Alice Pearsall. Dear brother of Dawn and her husband Bernie Diotte. Brother-in-law of Wilf and his wife Fran, Frank and his wife Bonnie, Lawrence and his wife Jeanine, and Teresa and her husband Mike Racioppo. Uncle of Mark, Jennifer and Kimberley Diotte, and Janet and Laura O'Carroll, and Crystal and Jenna Racioppo. Great-uncle of Natalie, Bridgette, Laurel and Garrett. Lovingly remembered by family and friends. The family will receive friends at the McEachnie Funeral Home, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village), 905-428-8488, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Funeral Service at St. Paul's on the Hill Anglican Church, 882 Kingston Road, Pickering, Ontario, on Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. Interment Erskine Cemetery. Should family and friends so desire, donations to the Charity of your choice would be appreciated.
RANDALL, John Elmer
At Lakeridge Health CorpBowmanville on Thursday January 5th, 2001. John Elmer Randall in his 89th year. Beloved husband of the late Phyllis Cowan and Helen Myers. Predeceased by his parents Eliza Jane and Henry Randall. Dear friend of Beth Kemp. Loving father of John and his wife Kathleen, Neil and his wife Carol, and stepfather of Shirley Brandon and her husband Robert, and Marion Thom. Lovingly remembered by his grandchildren and by his great grandchildren. Resting at the ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME, 124 King Street East with Funeral Service in the Chapel on Monday January 8th, 2001 at 1:00 P.M. Interment Lakeview Cemetery, Newtonville. Donations to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Visitation 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Sunday.
SPRAGUE, Catherine J.
Peacefully, at Centenary Health Centre, on Friday, January 5, 2001, Catherine (nee Goobie), in her 70th year. Beloved mother of Paula and her husband Robert Davis, Michael and (James), Carol and her husband Tom Cooke. Beloved grandmother of Nicole and Neil. Sister of Charles, Cecil, Donald, Shirley, Florence, Edward, Gilbert, Patricia, Gerald, and the late Bernice. Niece of Selina. Resting at RONALD MARTINO & SON FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 1057 Brock Rd., Pickering (just south of the 401, east side), 905-686-5589. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service in the Chapel, Monday, January 8 at 11:15 a.m. Interment Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens.
Welsh, Leslie Chapman
At Foster brook Life Care Centre, Newcastle on Friday January 5, 2001 in his 88th year. Leslie, beloved husband of Bessie (Simpson) Welsh. Dear father of Don and his wife Norma of Bowmanville, Ron and wife Joyce of Belleville and Larry and his wife Jean of Bowmanville. Loving grandfather of Patti, Tracey and her husband Jim McGregor, Laurel, Tina, Karleen, Christopher, and Ashley. Predeceased by his sister Lola Savery and Lela Blackburn. Friends may call at the Morris Funeral Chapel, 4 Division St. Bowmanville on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service in our chapel on Monday at 1 p.m. Interment Bowmanville Cemetery. Donations to Foster brook Life Care Centre, Newcastle or Charity of your choice in memory would be gratefully appreciated.
WYNTER, Brenda Joyce Brown
Born in Bowmanville, Ontario, on August 19, 1949. Died on Friday, January 5, 2001. Much loved daughter of Elizabeth (Betty) Brown of North York and the late Stanley F. Brown of Newcastle, Ontario. Sister of S. R. (Bob) Brown and his wife Marta of Kincardine, Ontario. Loving aunt of Andrea and Nadia Brown. Will be sadly missed by aunts Molly Batchelor of North York, Marj Lawrie, Marion Lawrie, and Marion Ellis of Port Elgin, Ontario, many cousins and numerous friends. Visitation on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the R.S. Kane Funeral Home (6150 Yonge St., at Goulding, south of Steeles). Service to be held on Monday, January 8 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2737 Bayview Avenue (south of 401). For time of Service please call the R.S. Kane Funeral Home, 416-221-1159. Spring Interment Orono Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to either the Brain Tumour Foundation or the Sunnybrook Cancer Centre would be appreciated by the family.
JAWORSKI, Lawrence Frank (Larry)
Retired, City of Toronto Surveyor. Peacefully, at home on Thursday, January 4, 2001. Larry, in his 57th year. Beloved husband of Linda. Dear father of Doreen and father to Ron, John and Raymond. Dear grandfather of Jessica, Amber, Rebecca, and Catherine. Son of the late Michael and Josephine. Son-in-law of Ivy Smith. Brother-in-law of Karen, Sharon and Cindy. The family will receive friends at the McEachnie Funeral Home, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428-8488 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Funeral Service in the Chapel on Monday, January 8, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. IntermentOshawa Union Cemetery. Should family and friends so desire, donations to PALIN (14-4218 Lawrence Ave. E., No. 148, Scarborough, ON M1E 4X9) would be greatly appreciated.
KENNEDY, John Elmer
passed away at Uxbridge Hospital on Thursday, January 4, 2001. Husband of Rose Kennedy (nee Patenaude) Dear father of Jim and his wife Mary, Mary Anne and her husband Don Ferguson, Jacqueline and her husband Daryl Norton. Grandfather of Marshall & Matthew Kennedy, Joseph & Jonathan Ferguson and buddy Pamper. Will be sadly missed by loving sister Audrey and brother Harvey, predeceased by brother Leonard. There is only a Funeral Mass at Uxbridge Catholic Sacred Heart Church at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 8th, 2001, followed by a luncheon at the Claremont Legion from 2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Uxbridge Cottage Hospital Foundation.
LaROCQUE, Robert Joseph Landa
At his residence, in Oshawa, on Thursday January 4, 2001. Robert LaRocque, in his 68th year. Beloved husband of Eva. Loving father of Kathie LaRocque, Kenneth LaRocque, Keith LaRocque and Lorraine Munro. Lovingly remembered by his grandchildren James, Colleen and Joshua Munro. Dear brother of Clemence Code, Simon, Claude and Donald LaRocque. Predeceased by 4 brothers and 1 sister. Resting at the ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME, 124 King Street East, Oshawa with Funeral Service in the Chapel on Saturday January 8 at 2:30 p.m. Interment Mount Lawn. Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would appreciated. Visitation 7-9 p.m.
Markley, E. Helen
Unexpectedly on Thursday, January 4, 2001 at the age of 85. Helen, beloved wife of the late Lawrence (Larry). She is survived by her sister-in-law Mary Snow. A special and loving aunt who will be sadly missed by her nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the Mc Eachnie Funeral Home, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (Pickering Village) 905-428-8488 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Monday, January 8, 2001. Funeral prayers to be held in the chapel at 2 p.m. Spring Interment at St. Margaret's Cemetery, Midland.
SHARPE, John David
(Senior Planner for the Region of Durham for 25 years). passed away peacefully after a courageous fight with cancer at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville on Thursday, January 4, 2001 in his 50th year. John, loving and best friend to Nancy and his son Ian. Son of David and Bette Sharpe. Cherished by his sisters Joanne Sharpe, and Nancy and her husband Richard Williams, and by his nephews Kevin and David Williams. Predeceased by his brother Brian William Sharpe. The family will receive friends at the W.C. TOWN FUNERAL CHAPEL, 110 Dundas Street East, Whitby (905-668-3410) from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Funeral Service will be held at St. Mark's United Church (201 Centre Street South, Whitby) on Monday, January 8, 2001 at 11 a.m. Interment, Groveside Cemetery, Brooklin. In memoriam, donations may be made to the Lakeridge Health Bowmanville Palliative Care Unit, Lakeridge Health Oshawa Oncology Clinic or Palliative Care Unit, or to Durham Access to CareWhitby.
''Special thanks to the staff of Lakeridge Health Oshawa Oncology and Palliative Care units, and the staff of Lakeridge Health Bowmanville for making the difficult road an easier one.''
CAINES, Mary "Alice"
A Life Well Lived, a Woman Well Loved. passed away peacefully at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Wednesday January 3, 2001 at 78 years of age. Loving mother of Alice, John, Marian & her husband Harvey Pyke, Robert & his wife Alice, William & his wife Brenda, and son in law Bernie Phillips. Predeceased by daughter Virginia. Loving grandmother to Vincent, Vicki, Jenny lee, Chris, Michelle, Tammy, Cindy, Ginny, Jeffery, Allison, Tracey Ann, Melodie, Tina, John & Kim. Great grandmother to Daniel, Douglas, Taran, Acelynon, Damon, Tyler, Kriston, Kevin, Kayla & Isahia. Dear sister of Bill, Mike, Frank, Leo, Joe, Therese, Rosie, Albert & Florence & the late Jack. Resting at the ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME, 124 King Street East Oshawa with Funeral Service in the Chapel on Saturday January 6, 2001 at 1 p.m. Cremation Thornton Crematorium. Memorial donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated. Visitation Friday 3-5 & 7-9 p.m.
HAMBLY, Janet Margaret (nee Dale)
Peacefully at home on Wednesday January 3, 2001. Beloved wife of Robert. Dear mother of Robert Hambly & his wife Barbara, Jill erkelenz & her husband Michael, and John Hambly. Lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Emma & Nicholas. Dear sister of Gordon Dale & his wife Helen. A private family serice was held in the Chapel of the ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME, Oshawa.
WILSON, Jacqueline Joyce (Attersley)
On Wednesday, January 3, 2001 at Providence Centre, Scarborough. Beloved wife of William Wilson, dear mother of Brian of Toronto. Daughter of the late Bertie and Violetta Attersley, loving sister of Gloria Darch of Courtice and Anita Preston of Oshawa. Jacqueline was a graduate of the University of Toronto in Physical and Occupational Therapy, helping many adults and children with their disabilities. Memorial donations in memory of Jacqueline to Providence Centre, Warden Avenue, Scarborough, would be greatly appreciated.
BARILL, Theresa Madeline
Peacefully on Tuesday January 2, 2001 at Strathaven Lifecare Centre Bowmanville, a the age of 73. Theresa beloved wife of the late Raymond Barill. Loving mother of Diane and her husband Sean Daly, Lynn Barill, Dennis Barill and Kenny Barill. Loving grandmother of Shannon Barill, and Brennen MacDonald, and great grandmother of Chas Barill. A private family service was held followed by cremation and Interment at Mount Lawn Cemetery, Whitby. Memorial donations made to St. Vincent's Kitchen, Oshawa would be greatly appreciated by the family. Funeral arrangements entrusted to ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME, (905-433-4711).
