PERKINS Lawrence “Larry” Perkins
November 21, 1941 – January 4, 2024
Larry passed away peacefully in the presence of his Lord and Saviour with his beloved wife by his side.
Larry, in his 83rd year, shared 58 years of a loving and devoted marriage with Sharon (née Dale).
Dedicated father to Robert Perkins (Sharon).
Dear brother to Gordon (Jean) Perkins and Barbara (Mike) Picard. Cherished Grandpa to Victoria (Dimitri) Dionisatos and Joshua Perkins. Beloved brother-in-law of Joy (Gord) Brown, Japhia (John) Scott and treasured Uncle of Christopher, Daniel and their families. Adored honourary Papa to Noah, Anna and Hannah.
Endeared friend to many. Relatives and friends may join in his Celebration of Life service followed by refreshments at Calvary Baptist Church (main campus, 300 Rossland Rd E., Oshawa) on Friday January 12, 2024 at 11 am. At 10 am before the service there will be a time of visitation with the family in the church lobby.
A private family interment has been held at MOUNT LAWN CEMETERY .
Donations in memory of Larry if desired can be made at Calvary Baptist Church.
The family would like to express their sincere thanks for the care Larry receive at Hunstville, Toronto Western and Lakeridge Health Oshawa Hospitals as well as the caring support of Pastors, church family and friends.
Sincere thanks for the care at McINTOSH-ANDERSON-KELLAM FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 152 King St. E., Oshawa (905-433-5558).
Online condolences can be shared at makfuneralhome.com .
Paul Godfrey Loder
OCTOBER 6, 1948 – DECEMBER 26, 2023
On Tuesday, December 26th, 2023, our precious husband, father, grandfather, sibling, brother-in-law, uncle and best friend, Paul Godfrey Loder, at the age of 75, was called home to be with Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
He was born on October 6th, 1948, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is predeceased by his dear parents Dr. Peter and Joan Loder.
Paul is survived by his wife of over 50 years Janey, and his seven beloved children, Tamara (Barry), Sean (Li), Tony, Joey (Caylin), Mary (Mark), John (Laura) and Tommy.
He is also survived by his six adored grandchildren, Emma, Caroline, Josie, Ava, Zachary and Devan, his younger siblings David (Peggy), Barb (Rick) and John, his supportive brother and sister in-laws, and all of his beautiful nieces, nephews and their families.
Paul worked as the Senior Project Superintendent for the Big Buildings Division of AECON, Jackson Lewis and Bannister for over 50 years.
He was considered one of a handful of men responsible for building the Toronto skyline and worked on projects including Union Station, The Promenade, Woodbine Centre, Erin Mills Town Centre, Toronto Eaton Centre, and Ontario Place Molson Amphitheatre (Budweiser Stage), just to name a few.
Paul always said that he wanted to either build big buildings or be a farmer, and he found his way to his daughter and son-in-law's strawberry farm in Cavan, Ontario, where he helped out every spring, summer and fall for the past 20 years.
These were some of the whole family's most cherished memories of Paul, where he would gather with the extended family, plant strawberries, pick sweet corn, and visit with the customers; he loved every minute of it. Paul will be remembered as a kind and gentle soul, who was incredibly patient, encouraging, observant, logical and intelligent. He always spoke positively of others and filled our lives with love, joy and hope...we will miss him dearly.
A Mass of Christian burial will take place at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 214 Simcoe Street North in Oshawa, Ontario, on Tuesday, January 9th, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., followed by burial and interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
A reception will follow at 22 Worthington Drive, Courtice, Ontario; all are most welcome. A special thank you to everyone who participated in Paul's care, especially the nurses and doctors at Oshawa Lakeridge Health, and the many family and friends who helped to make his last Christmas so joyous.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Campaign Life Coalition, the Kidney Foundation and Sick Children's Hospital. "Father, everything is possible to You. Thank you, Father!".
Arrangements with OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME .
Patricia Dale Currie
Peacefully on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at the Bon Air Long Term Care Residence in Cannington, at age 77.
Patricia Currie (nee Carleton), beloved wife of Roger Currie.
Loved mother of Kimberley Underwood (Ryan Traverse) and Kelly Peterson.
Loving grandmother of Tory Underwood (Tia Krisjansons), Delaney Gartlan (Mitchell) and Trinity Peterson, and great grandmother of Laker, Easton and Teel Gartlan.
Dear sister of the late Kent Carleton (Glenna), the late Brad Carleton (Debbie) and Dean Carleton (Lynda).
Private arrangements.
Pritam Kaur Sehmi Sehmi
MARCH 1, 1935 – DECEMBER 12, 2023
Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family.
Loving wife to Mohinder ( predeceased) for nearly 60 years.
Beloved Mum to Amarjeet (Balwinder), Gursharanjit (Jagdev), Daljeet (Sarbjeet), Manjeet (Marleen), and Baljeet.
Cherished grandmother to Amardeep, Kirandeep, Inderpreet, Gurpreet, Mandeep, Hardeep, India and Cole.
Visitation will be held at OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME 847 King Street West, on Wednesday December 20th from 5-7PM, and service being held Thursday December 21 at 10:30AM.
Funeral Service will be livestreamed and can be viewed at the following link: https://pickartphoto.com/stream/Sehmi/ Family will be doing a private moment for blessings after the service but have invited everyone to the Gursikh Sabha Canada located at 905 Middlefield Rd in Scarborough following the service.
Donations may be made to the Durham Region Cancer Center or Diabetes Canada.
Priunce Albert Watkins
Our Brilliant Patriarch, Prince Albert Watkins, has been promoted to his Heavenly Kingdom with Jesus his Lord and Saviour, and reunited with his wife, “And it feels so good” (taken from the ‘Peaches & Herb’, love song ballad) on Friday, December 8, 2023 @ approximately 7:45pm, at Lakeridge Health Hospital Port Perry.
Widowed by his beloved Wife Dr. Shirley Beverley Watkins whom have been married for 55 wonderful years.
Lovingly admired and respected father of Hugh and his wife Stacy of Whitby; Ryan and his wife Sherry of Toronto; Alexia of Cambridge; Debbie of Toronto; Michael of Toronto; and Audrey and her husband Erol of Brampton. Grandfather of Chantel, Azalaya, Kyle, Weston, Roman, Kayla, and Chandler, and additional granddaughters (twins of daughter Debbie) and grandsons (of son Michael).
Beloved brother of predeceased Kenneth Brooks; predeceased Merris Icilda (Sissy) Watkins-Webb; and loving sister Mutilda (Mutie) Watkins; Beloved brother-inlaw of Daisy and her husband Vernon of Rexdale; and many nieces and nephews.
Also, a spiritual father and mentor to so many, too numerous to mention here, yet you all know who you are. Prince was a known to be “a Man’s man”; his presence commanded attention at every type of gathering. Dear Dad; for so many you represent, ‘a man of success’ – who has lived well, laughed often and loved much, who has gained the respect of intelligent men and women and the love of children; you have filled your niche and accomplished your task.
You have left the world better than you found it, you never lacked appreciation of earth’s beauty or failed to express it. You looked for the best and expected the best in others and you yourself gave the best you had.
Arrangements with Mount Lawn Funeral Home & Cemetery.
Patick (Pat) Alphonse Hogan
63, of Oshawa, Ontario, passed away at his home on Monday December 4, 2023.
With his true love by his side after a short battle with cancer.
A celebration of life will be held at a future date for family and friends.
Pat was born in Peterborough, Ontario to Patrick and Mary Lou Hogan on June 30, 1960. Also raised in Peterborough, Pat attended high school at PCVS and graduated in 1977.
After graduation, Pat went straight into workforce, joining the pipelines.
For more than 30- years, Pat dedicated himself to running a successful construction business, making people’s homes and lives that much more beautiful.
Pat is survived by his partner, Brenda of Oshawa; his son Ryan (Violet); daughter Erin (Vern); grandchildren Breanne, Owen, and Scarlett; and great grandson Sterling.
Also survived by his siblings Danny (Helen), Kim (Rick), Karen (Ian), and Pete (Judy); his stepdaughters Charmaine and Chantal; and many loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephew’s. He is preceded in death by his parents.
The family wishes to extend their gratitude for all the support and kindness received.
The next time a puck drops, a line is cast, or an ice-cold beer is cracked, raise one up for Pat.
Pola Babiarz
(Longtime member of the Polish Alliance of Canada Branch 21 Hall “Polish Hall”)
Peacefully at The Village of Taunton Mills, in Whitby, on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, in her 98th year.
Predeceased by her two husbands, Stanley Misiak and Joseph Babiarz.
Loving mother of Nella MacLellan, Lola McGhee (Wayne deceased), Karin Smith (Bob), Irene Misiak (Peter Rankin) and Ed Misiak (Katherine Kee).
Predeceased by her son Richard Misiak. Step-mother of Wanda Dubrowsky (Buzz), Dianne Crawford, Susan Olenik (Kevin), and predeceased by her step-daughter Janice Baluszek (Julian).
Caring grandma of many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Adoring aunt of Nataliia (David).
Liza will be missed by extended family and friends in Ukraine, England and Canada.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend at McINTOSH-ANDERSON-KELLAM FUNERAL HOME LTD., 152 King St. E., Oshawa (905)-433-5558 on Monday, December 11, 2023 from 12:00 p.m., until the time of the service in the funeral home chapel at 1:00 p.m. Interment Union Cemetery, Oshawa.
Donations in memory of Liza to Alzheimer Society Durham Region would be appreciated.
Patricia Ann “Pat” Caldwell
June 9, 1945 - December 4, 2023
Peacefully, after a courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis, Pat passed away at the age of 78.
Beloved wife of the late David Caldwell (predeceased 2016).
Beloved Mother of Tim (Melisa) and Susan (Joe) Lee.
Loving Grandmother to Madison, Hannah, Mia, Justin and William.
Fondly remembered by her sister, Shirley (Jim) Hanrahan.
Predeceased by her parents, Valerie Jackson (McKinley) and Norton McKinley. Pat enjoyed a successful career with TD Bank until health issues forced her to retire in the early 80’s. Pat was the epitome of strength and an inspiration to many people.
Her sense of humor, bravery, sunny disposition and kindness never faded. In Pat’s words, “A special thank you to my daughter, Sue, who has looked after me for many years. She has been an advocate, caregiver and friend”. The family would like to thank her ‘village’ of private caregivers, March of Dimes and WWMD Home Care for all the care given to Pat over the years.
A special thank you to Lakeridge Health Oshawa for keeping Pat comfortable in her final journey.
Visitation and time of reflection will be held at the OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME, 847 King St. W, Oshawa, ON, Sunday, December 10, 2023, at 12:30pm until time of Celebration of Life service at 1:30pm, followed by a luncheon at the funeral home, when friends can meet and reminisce on Pat’s life.
The service will be livestreamed and can be viewed at the following link: https://pickartphoto.com/stream/PatriciaCaldwell/ In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to CNIB https://www.cnib.ca or Multiple Sclerosis Canada https://mscanada.ca.
Pela Kacarevic
Peacefully passed away on December 3rd 2023, at Bowmanville Hospital at the age of 92.
Born in Belgrade, Serbia on April 12 1931, she ventured to Canada at the age of 36 with her daughter Julie while her eldest daughter Radica remained in Serbia with her family, until they were reunited in Canada in 1975.
Pela will be fondly remembered by all who knew her as a generous and kind-hearted individual.
Pela’s warm nature and kind heart left a positive mark on anyone fortunate enough to meet her.
Pela was always hard working and explored many jobs throughout her life, until dedicating her talent and passion as designer and tailor, working for Harry Rossen. Beloved wife of the late Dobrivoje Kacarevic, loving mother to Radica (predeceased), Julkica (Ed), cherished baba to Misa (Anita), Marco (Lynn) and Tania (Mike), prababa to Ethan, Eloise, Tristan, Pela and Mikah.
Dear sister to Gordana (predeceased), Draga (predeceased), and her brothers Radovan (predeceased), and Ilija (predeceased). Pela will be cherished, missed and fondly remembered by us all.
Thank you to all that have reached out to the family.
Visitation will be held at Mount Lawn Funeral Home & Cemetery (21 Garrard Rd, Whitby) on Thursday December 7th, 2023 from 4:00pm-8:00pm, and Friday December 8th, 2023 from 1:00pm-2:30pm, the funeral service will follow at 2:30pm.
In memory of Pela please join us after the funeral at General Sikorski Hall (1551 Stevenson Road North, Oshawa) from 4:00pm.
Peter Willi Stenz
AUGUST 25, 1933 – DECEMBER 3, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Peter, with his family by her side at the Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Sunday December 3rd, 2023 at the age of 90 years.
Peter came to Canada in 1955, with a career in Tool and Die.
He met and married Gertrud in 1958, and remained her loving husband for over 62 years.
Adored Father to Michael and Angelika.
Proud and cherished Opa to Eric (Ella Marie Brown). Son of the Late Ferdinand and Erika.
Predeceased by his brother, Wolfgang and survived by his sister Monika. He will be lovingly remembered by his nephew Axel Quoos. He will be missed by his many nieces nephews, family and friends.
Peter supported and loved the eccentricity of his wife. He wholeheartedly loved his family and friends. They welcomed everyone into their home with open arms, and a story or two.
No one ever left hungry and with his sense of humour, no one left without a smile. Peter left us with fond memories of outdoor activities, taking his children skiing, and with many vacations to Florida in the fall and Germany in the summer.
Peter loved to dance and was a social butterfly during his many years as a member of Club Loreley.
He especially enjoyed being an active participant in the membership committee at Club Loreley, as well as the Choir, where he made many lifelong friends.
Peter will be missed by his extended family and friends in both Canada and Germany.
Donations in memory of Peter may be made to a charity of your choosing.
Arrangements entrusted to the OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME, 847 King Street West, (905-721-1234).
A celebration of life will be held during the Easter Celebrations.