Sonja Danielle Cochrane
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Suddenly, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease, on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at the Lakeridge Health Centre in Port Perry, at age 57.
Sonja Cochrane, beloved wife of Dean Ballingall of Blackstock.
Loving mother of Brennan Cochrane of Oshawa, and Joshua Cochrane of Bowmanville.
Dear daughter of Patricia Whyte and her husband Duane Clarke and the late Donald Whyte.
She will be remembered by her 5 grandchildren, her sister Paige Whyte of Peterborough, and her niece Nicole of Edmonton.
A Celebration of Sonja’s life will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #419, 485 Bay Street, Port Perry on Saturday, May 25th from 1 – 4 p.m.
If desired memorial donations may be made by cheque to Parkinson Canada.
Sigismund (Sigi) Maier
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Age 91 of Oshawa, passed away peacefully on April 19th, 2024 at Lakeridge Health Oshawa with family by his side.
Sigi was born in Krieglach, Austria to Julianna and Johann Maier on January 14th, 1933.
He worked at General Motors B-Body for over 30 years and retired in the spring of 1994.
Sigi is survived by his wife of 67 years, Ingrid; Children, Brenda (Joe) and Mike (Britt); and, 5 grandchildren Derek, Jeffrey, Fallon, Jadyn and Declan.
He enjoyed gardening and was forever walking. He was a family man, always involved with his children and grandchildren. Along with his dear wife, Ingrid, the love of his life, family was everything to him.
Funeral service will be held at De Stefano Funeral Home on Sunday, April 28th, 2024 at 12:30 PM with Pastor Peter Lisinski of Faith Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home prior to the service from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
In lieu of Flowers, Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Durham.
The family wishes to extend their immense gratitude to Julie Buckingham, PSW of SE Health for her many years of assistance which continue on with Ingrid; and, the entire staff at Rose Garden in Hillsdale Terraces and Oshawa Lakeridge Health for their kind care and assistance.
Susan Tolias
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Peacefully at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Sunday April 21st , 2024 at the age of 68.
Devoted wife and best friend to the late Danny (2013).
Beloved Mother to Tammy and Bill, and cherished Nana to Isaac.
Fondly remembered by her sister Valerie, brother Bob, cousins, nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends.
A visitation will be held at McEACHNIE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax (905-428-8488), on Friday April 26th , 2024 – 1:00pm-3:00pm with a service to follow.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Canadian Blood Services at Blood.ca or Lakeridge Health Oshawa at give@lhfoundation.ca .
Shirley Ann Jessup
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June 20, 1953 - April 13, 2024
At the age of 70 passed away suddenly at home on April 13, 2024.
Predeceased by her parents.
Survived by her daughters Kristie and Melissa and son-in-law Sean.
Beloved grandma to Kelly, Patrick, Liam, Alicia, Catrin and Declan and her first great-grand baby Little Ben.
Friends and family are invited to gather at Newcastle Funeral Home on Tuesday April 23rd for a celebration of life from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
Shirley Jean Pautler
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May 16, 1930 – April 12, 2024
Passed away peacefully at Oak Ridges Hospice in Port Perry, on April 12, 2024, at the age of 93.
Beloved wife of the late Paul Pautler (1988). Loving mother of Dan (Josee) and Mike (Joanne).
Loving Grandma to Corina (Fez), Jennifer (Paul), Myola (Jay), Catherine (Jonathan), Michael (Ania), Lydia (Lou), Joachim (Lindsay), Eartha, also Ariane (Zach).
Cherished Great Grandma to Dylan, Eleanor, Hayden, Hannah, Jayda, Shiloh, Thomas, James, Audrey, Joachim, Cassius, Moses, Metayo, Messiah, Layla, Nikolai, Zach, and Amelia. Shirley will be sadly missed by her extended family and many friends.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to caregivers Sharon, Denise, and Amy, and to the staff at Oak Ridges Hospice.
Visitation will be held at the OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME, 847 King St. W Oshawa on Thursday, April 18th from 12:00 p.m. until time of Funeral service in the chapel at 1:30 p.m. Reception to follow.
A private family interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill, on Friday, April 19th.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Oak Ridges Hospice in Port Perry, or to the charity of your choice.
Sheila Kathleen Patterson
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With heavy hearts and great sadness Sheila Kathleen Patterson passed away peacefully with family by her side at Oak Ridge Hospice, Port Perry on April 5, 2024 at the age of 88.
Beloved wife of the late Donald Patterson.
Sheila was a loving mother, and is survived by daughter Heather and son-in-law Ken Sucee.
She was an adored grandmother of Jeff and his wife Julie, and her granddaughter Meaghan and her husband Andrew, and will be dearly missed by her family and friends, especially her bestie Delaine Dyer.
Sheila was very active in the community, with the volunteering at Camille’s Closet and 27 years volunteering at the Lakeridge Health Port Perry.
She loved playing cards, going for walks, cats and dancing, and Sheila would light up a room with just her presence.
Her laugh and smile that was contagious, and she will leave behind a large void.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Oak Ridges Hospice or Lakeridge Health Port Perry Hospital. Both gave amazing care to Shelia in her final days.
A Celebration of life will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2024 from 1:00-3:00pm at the Low & Low Funeral Home, Port Perry, ON.
Shayne MacDonald
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JANUARY 21, 1990 – MARCH 29, 2024
After a lengthy illness at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Friday March 29th, 2024, with his family by his side at 34 years of age.
Beloved son of George and Jose.
Loving brother of Kelly.
Cherished uncle of Nicholas, Nathaniel, Noah and Naif.
He will be sadly missed by his grandmother Beryl, his aunts Penny and Lucie, uncles Mark and Claude, his cousins Frazier and Amanda, his extended family and many friends.
Shayne was an athlete with the Special Olympics and competed and won medals in softball and bowling.
He loved to ride his scooter and sing country music for his neighbours.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Online condolences may be made at oshawafuneralhome.com .
Shawn Arney
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March 28, 1967 - March 29, 2024
Passed away unexpectedly while enjoying the outdoors on March 29, 2024.
For Shawn family was first, together with Lisa they shared their greatest accomplishment, their children Shannon and Chad.
He was a loving and devoted father who would light up at the mere mention of his children’s names.
Beloved brother of Norma (Spek), Joy (Fred), Steve (Jeanette), Ruby (Gary), and pseudo brother Al (Jenn). Shawn was known to drop everything at a moments notice to help in any way he could.
He brought this kindness and shared it with our community serving as a Police Constable with DRPS for 25 years. Shawn was an avid outdoorsman and could always be found out in the bush, or on the water (frozen or not).
Anyone who knew Shawn, knows that his dogs were an integral part of his life. Starting in the 90’s with his chocolate lab Alex, what began as a hobby quickly became a passion for training Grand Hunter Retriever Champions.
Shawn will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by his goddaughter Laura (Kyle), his many nieces, nephews, extended family, his DRPS family, his hunting & fishing buddies and all the friends he made along the way.
Visitation will be held at Low & Low Funeral Home, Port Perry on Friday, April 5th from 6:00-8:00pm, and on Saturday April 6th from 11:00am-1:00pm. A service to celebrate Shawn’s life will be held in the chapel at 1:00pm. To honor Shawn’s love of the outdoors, all attire welcome-camo encouraged.
Sylvia Griffin
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Sylvia Ann Griffin took her spiritual journey home on Monday March 25th, 2024.
She was predeceased by her mother Sylvia Wynstekers, her father Ted Griffin, grandparents James and Catherine Griffin and Lourdes and George Barrett.
Sylvia is the beloved mother of two daughters Katie(Chris) and Christina(Doug) and grandmother to David.
She leaves behind her sister Ellen Palmer, brother Brett McClimond (Katherine) step-brothers Michael (Tracey) and Christopher (Johanne) stepfather Hank Wynstekers.
Nieces Jenna and Megan, great-nieces Faith and Joy-Anna.
Sylvia was a cherished niece of Marilyn and Bill Holden and Leo and Barbara Barrett. S
he will be dearly missed by her cousin's Lisa(Neal) Cohan, Laurie (Dean) Russo, Alana (Alan) Holden-Prendergast and second cousins Kiera, Carly, Courtney Deaglan and Grace.
Other cousins include the Hopkins/Blacks and the Leberge/Formosa and the Courtney families. Sylvia will be dearly missed by her family, extended family and friends. Special thanks to Angie for being such a constant and true friend.
As a devoted cat lover, owner and rescuer, the family is asking that any support/memorial donations be made out in Sylvia's name to the humane society of Durham and any other animal rescue.
Please join with the family on Thursday April 4th at 1pm for a Funeral Service at ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME , 124 King Street East, Oshawa. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 12pm to 1pm.
For online condolences please visit armstrongfh.ca .
Stanley John Taylor
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April 25, 1933 - March 21, 2024
Stanley passed away at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville with family by his side on March 21, 2024 at the age of 90.
Predeceased by his loving wife Pauline (September 2023).
Beloved father of Beverly Leskiw, Jo-anne Allen (Brian), Randy Taylor (Jeannette), and the late Sherry MacDonald (Dennis).
Proud grandfather of Jennifer (Paul), Christopher (Sarah), Leslie (Dan), Steven (Janice), Shana (Brock), Chad (Christina), Darci (Jason), the late Shane MacDonald and great grandfather of twelve.
Stanley will be lovingly remembered by extended family and many friends.
Visitation will be held at THORNTON CEMETERY and FUNERAL CENTRE , 1200 Thornton Road North, Oshawa, (South of Taunton Road and off of Dryden Blvd, 905-579-6787) on Monday, April 1, 2024 from 6-8 pm and on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 from 1 pm until time of service in the chapel at 2 pm.
Donations will be gratefully accepted for the charity of your choice.
Expressions of condolence may be left at etouch.ca .
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