Gordon East
1942 - 2022
Gordon Victor East of Toronto passed away on Saturday March 5, 2022, just shy of his 80th birthday.
Gordon died peacefully under the care of the wonderful staff at Lakeridge Hospital in Oshawa with his beloved wife Linda and his daughter by his side.
Gordon was preceded in death by his parents and by his brothers and sisters George, Frank, Audrey.
Leonard and Gwen.
He was a beloved husband and is survived by his wife Linda East; children Stephanie Paterson and Stacey (Steve) Schut; Adored “Grandpy” to grandchildren Robert (Shotton), Ryan (Paterson), Connor (Paterson) and Jaxson (Schut)
A service to celebrate Gord will be held at McEachnie Funeral Home, Ajax, ON, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, visitation from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with the service to follow. All are invited to attend. A reception will be held onsite immediately following the service.
People wishing to honor Gord can make donations to the Canadian Lung Association. Please send all donations via Lung.ca.
Greg Stephens
Passed away suddenly at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville on March 3, 2022 at the age of 83 years.
Beloved husband of Brenda (nee Oke).
Dear father of Wendy (Fred) Gilbank, Scott (Laurie) Stephens and Paul (Cheryl) Stephens.
Loving poppa of Brad (Taylor), Chris (Jen), Daniel (Emma), Alycia, Travis, Cole and Abbie.
Great-poppa of Bryson, Tanner, Tyler, Chloe and Jackson.
Dear brother of Maurice, Peggy Frank, Bob and the late Eileen, Marion, Bill, Bessie, Ruby, Helen and Betty.
He will be sadly missed by many nieces, nephews and cousins.
At Greg’s request no visitation or funeral will be held.
Memorial donations may be made to The Cancer Society or The Heart & Stroke Foundation
George William Wilton
March 17, 1934 – March 3, 2022
Peacefully with family by his side in his 88th year on Thursday March 3rd, 2022 in Whitby, Ontario.
Beloved husband of Helen (deceased) for 60 years.
Devoted and loving father of Stephen (Dianne Azzarello), Susan, Janice Selfridge (Gord) and David (Karen).
Proud Grandfather to Michael, Daniel, Colin, Andrew, Jonathan (Lindsay), Brittany and Kyle.
Great Grandfather to Jocelyn, Brody, Margot and Blake.
George was a graduate of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute Business Administration program and a dedicated public servant with decades of service at Revenue Canada.
He enjoyed family, travel and many summers at his cottage on Balsam Lake.
George will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
Visitation will be held at the OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME, 847 King Street West (905-721-1234) on, Sunday, March 13 at 1:30pm. Donations may be made to Covenant House.
Online condolences may be made at oshawafuneralhome.com .
George Anthony Cassar
March 23rd, 1937 - March 1st, 2022
Today March the first our Cassar family lost our beloved, kind hearted family man.
Our father was born March 23rd 1937 to his parents Ninu Cassar and Gueseppa Cassar.
He was the 3rd of 8 children who resided in the small town of Hal Ormi in Malta Europe.
George Cassar junior immigrated to Canada April 22nd in 1957.
While living in Canada he worked several jobs and met our dear mother Mary Rose Cassar.
They married on October 11th 1958. He and mum had three sons, Anton Cassar, Anthony Cassar and George David Cassar.
While raising his family, he worked continued working hard and he worked in General Motors of Canada for 23 years before he retired in 1999.
George Cassar senior was a father-in-law to Rosanne Cassar, and grandfather to 6 beautiful children, Christine Cassar, Autumn Cassar, Kandra Cassar, Kayla Cassar, David Cassar and Michael Cassar. He was great grandfather to Ardaya and Brooklyn.
Our father/grandfather/great grandfather was a very friendly, kind hearted, hard working family man who was very respected by a lot of people. He was deeply loved and respected by so many people. His honesty and charisma was special also.
I am so very lucky and honored to be his daughter-in-law. He always treated me with the utmost of respect and always was ready to help us out when in need. He put all of us first before he thought of himself. Good traits like these are very rare to find nowadays.
Today was a very long, sad day for all of us as we had to say our goodbyes to this awesome man.
Dad, I say this from the bottom of my heart that today me and everyone lost one of the greatest men.
God wanted you to relieve you from your long sufferings and also wanted you to be with him, Jesus and the Holy Mary. He also wanted to reunite you with your parents, brother and three sisters in that big beautiful Heaven. May you rest in peace now dad and I know that you will watch over all of us.
We love you so very much and we know that nobody could ever walk in your shoes. Pray for all of us dad as we will do the same for you.
You will be forever missed but never forgotten. Love you always and forever xoxoxoxo
Visitation will be held at ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME, 124 King Street East, Oshawa on Tuesday March 8th from 3pm to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm. A Mass will be celebrated at Holy Cross Catholic Church on Wednesday March 9th at 10:30am. Interment to follow at Resurrection Cemetery.
Friends are welcome to visit armstrongfh.ca for online condolences.
Grant Buckingham
January 1956 - February 2022
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Grant at the age of 66, in Oshawa, Ontario.
Devoted Father of Ryan (Kyle) of Pickering, Ontario. Loving Son to Evelyn Buckingham of Toronto, Ontario.
Loving Brother to Sandy of Mississauga, Ontario, Donna (Chaz) of Pickering, Ontario, Kim (John) of Sharon, Ontario, Kirk (Angela) of Ajax, Ontario & Wayne (Joan) of Brantford, Ontario.
Grant is predeceased by his wife Susan Marie Smith, and father Mervyn Buckingham.
As a retired Manager for the LCBO in Whitby, Ontario, Grant spent his retirement enjoying rounds of golf out on the course, building his DVD collection, and listening for the ice cream truck during the Summer.
Family and friends will be received at the Accettone Funeral Home, on Monday, March 7, 2022, from 11:30am-1:00pm followed by a Service in the Chapel at 1:00 pm. Burial to follow.
Donations may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Gordon Bryan Riddell
Passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at the age of 88.
A monumental loss for wife, Ann.
60 years was not long enough.
Bryan was a lovely human being.
A great loss to family, friends, and society.
A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday March 3rd, 2022 at 11:00 am at McINTOSH-ANDERSON-KELLAM FUNERAL HOME
LTD., 152 King St. E., Oshawa, ON (905-433-5558).
Donations in memory of Bryan to a CHARITY of choice would be appreciated.
Online condolences may be shared at makfuneralhome.com .
Gail DeGruchy
August 21st, 1936 - February 28th, 2022
Passed away after a brief illness at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Monday February 28th, 2022 at the age of 85.
Predeceased by her husband Kenneth (2003)
Best Mom and Friend to her only son Ian and his partner Jason White.
Survived by her sister-in-law Shirley Toomey (late Regis).
Loved aunt of Brian and David.
Visitation at BARNES MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 5295 Thickson Rd. N. Whitby on Thursday March 3rd from 6:00 – 8:00 pm and on Friday morning from 10:00 am until time of service in the Barnes Chapel Friday morning at 11:00 am.
Gail will be laid to rest with her husband at GROVESIDE CEMETERY.
In memory of Gail memorial donations to Lakeridge Health (Cancer Care) would be appreciated by the family.
Messages of condolence and shared memories can be left for the family by visiting barnesmemorialfuneralhome.com .
Guy George Boudaud
Died peacefully at Lakeridge Health Bowmanville at the age of ninety years, on February 17, 2022.
He is survived by his wife Trudy, four sons, Mike, Marc, Ron and Dan as well as his two lovely granddaughters, Sarah and Sophia.
Guy was born in Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule, France in 1932 and moved to Canada in the early 50’s.
He very proudly worked for Proctor Redfern Engineering for all of his career and would happily talk about all the places and projects he worked on.
Guy and Trudy married in 1995, retired shortly after that and spent their time between traveling to France to visit family, going to the cottage and finally spending their winters in Florida.
Guy loved life and he loved his family. He always had a smile for us and loved us all back immensely.
He will be missed. Godspeed Guy. With much love.
Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Guy’s life will be held in the Spring 2022.
Guy Carlton Mayne
January 6, 1966 - February 19, 2022
Passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at his home, at the age of 56.
Loving son of Eric and Elsie Mayne.
Cherished brother of Karen (the late Daniel) and the late Scott.
Retired from Chrysler, Guy sought the solace of our farm, tending to his menagerie of his various pets and his favourite horse Mocha.
He enjoyed the simple pleasures of a glorious sunset, the quiet contemplation solitude offered, the freedom of open spaces and the security of family close by.
Son and brother, our hearts are heavy as we grieve your passing.
We are forever grateful that you were ours and we shall remember the good times of which there were many.
Guy, you have been given restored health, deserved rest and gentle peace.
Our Father has taken you to your new home beyond the stars.
May He bless you, our beloved, until we meet again.
Cremation has taken place.
Arrangements entrusted with ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME .
Online condolences may be made at armstrongfh.ca .
If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
Gladys Vivian Reazin
August 20th, 1937 - February 21st, 2022
Passed away at Lakeridge Health Oshawa with family by her side on Monday February 21st, 2022 at the age of 84.
Predeceased by her husband Irv Reazin (2016).
Much loved mother of Ron Reazin and his partner Sharon, Rhonda Christian and her husband Gary and Renee Hunter.
Predeceased by her daughter Cheryl Reazin Gottschalk.
Dear grandmother of Shannon, Boland (Bill), Samantha, Lindsay, Ryan (Olivia) and Taylor.
Great Grandmother of Alexander, Allisson and Natalie.
Predeceased by her brother Ron McKee and survived by sister-in-law Geri.
Private cremation has been entrusted to BARNES MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME .
In memory of Gladys memorial donations to the Humane Society of Durham Region.
Messages of condolence and shared memories can be left for the family by visiting barnesmemorialfuneralhome.com .