Gillian Elizabeth Mary Findlay
Gillian “Jill” Findlay passed away peacefully at Lakeridge Health, Oshawa on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at the age of 86.
Gillian was born on March 11, 1935, in Swansea, Wales to parents William Davies and Edith (Grey) Davies.
She graduated from college where she acquired secretarial skills including “Gregg” Shorthand, ready to start her career.
In 1955, Gillian immigrated to Canada where she met her first husband James Carmichael.
They were married in Toronto in 1958 and moved to Scotland a few years later.
Gillian stayed home to raise her four children, Ian, Brian, Cal, and Caroline.
Once all the children were in school, she started her career as a professional secretary.
She continued working and raising her family until she decided to returned to Canada in 1982.
When Gillian returned to Canada, she reconnected with her mother and siblings. Her sister, Delice, would take her out dancing for fun. One night while they were out, Gillian met her second husband, Charles Findlay.
Charles had three children, Jacqueline, Charles and Kevin.
Gillian became a part of the family and helped raise the youngest, Kevin.
Gillian was full of life! She made others laugh and always had a big beautiful smile on face.
She loved meeting new people, listening to music, dancing, and spending time with her family and nearest grandchildren, Olivia and Logan, who they knew as “Nana”. A few of her favourite hobbies were sewing, taking care of her garden, cooking delicious meals, and playing the keyboard.
Gillian was predeceased by her parents (Edith and William Davies), her brothers and sisters (Delice, Eaton, Vernon, Alva, and George) and her former husband, James.
She is survived by her husband, Charles; her children Ian, Brian, Cal and Caroline; her step-children Jaqueline, Charles, Kevin, her grandchildren Olivia, Logan, Caitlin, Ryan, Beth, Sean, Luke, Ronan, Catriona, Shauna, her sister Margaret, and several nieces and nephews.
A private family visitation to celebrate Gillian’s life will be held at the DESTEFANO FUNERAL HOME, 1289 Keith Ross Drive in Oshawa, on Saturday, April 3rd, from 2:00-4:00pm.
In keeping with the COVID 19 restrictions masks are required.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Gillian to the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
Gwendolyn (Gwen) Jean Clark Larsson
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Gwen Larsson on March 20, 2021, in her 94th year, after a brief illness.
Predeceased by her beloved husband of 53 years Leif Larsson (2010) and loving mother of her daughter, Patricia (Trish) Larsson (2020).
Gwen is survived by her son-in-law Allan Mallette along with family and many friends throughout Canada and Sweden. Gwen often remarked how fortunate she was to have had such a wonderful life.
She was born on January 26, 1928 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland to Royd and Georgie Elliott.
She was very proud of her Newfoundland heritage and spoke so lovingly of her years growing up there.
Gwen was a proud student of Corner Public School, Mount Allison University, Queen’s University, Toronto General Hospital School of Nursing (’51) and of the University of Toronto for Public Health.
Gwen’s nursing career spanned over 40 years including TGH Northern Newfoundland Outpost, Sahlgrenska Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, where Trish was born, ultimately retiring from Public Health Nursing in Scarborough (27 years) in 1989. Gwen’s Swedish connection added much to her happiness.
Trish and Al, her animals, especially Timmy and Barney, her friends, Don Mills neighbours and health care providers, completed her circle. During her life Gwen touched many hearts and she will be forever in our memories.
A special thank you to all the wonderful staff at Princess Gardens in Peterborough who took such good care of her and made her stay there so enjoyable.
Arrangements entrusted with THORNTON CEMETERY and FUNERAL CENTRE . A celebration of Gwen’s life will follow at a later date.
For those wishing, donations in memory of Gwen may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Peterborough Humane Society or to any charity of your choice.
Geziena Otter
November 28th, 1923 - March 9th, 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Geziena Johanna "Jo" or "Joan" Otter.
Our Mother, Oma and Omie passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on March 9, 2021 at the age of 97.
Beloved wife of the late Jan "John" Otter for 34 years.
Dear mother of John (Judith), Gary (Laurie), Margaret (Raymond Beenen) and Matthew (Barbara).
Predeceased by three sisters, two brothers and all her in-laws.
Mom was the last of her generation.
She will be missed by her grandchildren Belinda (Rick), Betina (Brian), Amanda (Derek), Cassandra (Jon), Gerrit, Zachariah, Jacob, Alice, Daniel, David, Katyrn (David) and Joshua, and her great-grandchildren Dylan, Britteny, Trevor, Grace, Olivia, Claire, Owen, Lauren, Vivian, Leighton, Carter, Kenson, JT and Jameson.
Mom was cherished by her many nieces and nephews here in Ontario and in The Netherlands, and will be missed by many friends and her church community.
She was a dedicated and caring volunteer at Sunnycrest Nursing Home, St. Vincent's Kitchen and Community Care (VON) for many years.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Zion Christian Reformed Church (409 Adelaide Ave. E., Oshawa). A Funeral Service will take place at 1 p.m. in the Church.
Due to COVID19 restrictions, registration for the visitation and service is required. If you wish to attend, please visit ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME or call 905-433-4711 to register.
Interment will take place in the Spring at Hicksite Cemetery, Bloomfield, ON.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to Sick Kids Hospital, Operation Smile or Zion Christian Reformed Church Food Bank. Online condolences may be left at armstrongfh.ca .
Gert Rosenau
December 13th, 1955 - March 10th, 2021
It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Gert Rosenau on March 10 at the age of 65 years.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 41 years, Elke (Sommerfeld), daughters: Rebekah (Michael), MarjaLiese (Dan), and Stephanie (Jonathan) and grandchildren: Esther Grace, Lyla, Caden, Asher, Nolan, Aubrey and Piper.
He will be greatly missed by his father, Ewald, and mother-in-law, Hilda, brother, Rolfe (Sherry) and sister, Karin (Shawn).
He was predeceased by his loving mother, Alice, and father-in-law, Ernst.
He will be forever in the thoughts of many other relatives and dear friends.
Gert was a loving and supportive husband, a thoughtful and protective Dad and a caring and encouraging Opa. Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Gert was the first of three children to Ewald and Alice (Dreher) Rosenau.
Gert had an enjoyable childhood taking family trips to Florida, attending German school on Saturday mornings, and painting and fixing up cars. He was also an enthusiastic member of his church youth group. Gert studied biology at the University of Waterloo.
He received his Bachelor of Education from Brock University. In 1981, Gert and Elke moved to Palau as missionary teachers at Bethania and Emmaus High Schools.
They returned to Canada in 1988 and Gert took a teaching position at Stouffville Christian School where he later established their first computer lab.
For decades he served on the board of Liebenzell Mission. In 1994, he was hired by Durham District School Board where he started as a teacher librarian, went on to be a board facilitator and finally ended his career as a highly respected, tech savvy, principal. He taught and wrote teaching courses for York University.
He is remembered as someone with a great sense of humour, who was always willing and able to solve problems especially with ever changing technology.
In his spare time, if he wasn’t tinkering around on the computer or researching recipes, you could find Gert relaxing at the trailer and building unnecessarily large fires.
In his retirement, he found great joy in developing his woodworking skills and gifting everyone he knew with bowls and pens.
A service will be held at ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME on Saturday, March 13th at 11am. Due to Covid 19 restrictions attendance will be limited to those registered.
If you wish to attend, please register at ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME or by calling 905-433-4711.
Other family and friends are invited to support the family by viewing the service via the livestream link.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to The Refuge at www.refugeoutreach.com, or Compassion Canada at www.compassion.ca.
Glenn William Armstrong
It is with heavy hearts, the family of Glenn William Armstrong is announcing his peaceful passing at the age of 84 on Sunday March 7, 2021 after a long strong battle of C.O.P.D.
He will be deeply missed by all of his family and friends.
Glenn leaves behind his beloved wife Judy of 56 years.
He was a devoted father to Penny (deceased) son-in-law Steve, Shawn (deceased) and daughter Tracey (Mike).
He was also a devoted grandfather to: Rick (Tara), Sherri, Rob (Lillian), Bobbi-Lynn, Michelle (Lee), Ashleigh and Brooke and cherished his many great grandchildren: Joshua, Chloe, Avalon, Benjamin, Brianna and Olivia. He also leaves behind is brother-in-law Harry (Doris, deceased).
Glenn is pre-deceased by his sister Marilyn and brother-in-law Fred and his mother Dorothy.
Having a large family, Glen always held all members including his many nieces and nephews, close to his heart.
The family would like to thank the staff of Lakeridge Oshawa Hospital, 4th floor staff, for their dedication, kindness and care during Glenn’s stay and during this Covid19 pandemic.
A special mention goes out to Dad’s PSW Leighton, who over the last year has given dad exceptional care and always made him feel at peace with his disability.
At this time, due to Covid19 limitations, there will be no service for Glenn.
Hopefully, in the summer when the weather warms up we will be able to have a celebration of Life.
Grace Salmon
1922-2021 Peacefully at the Abbeylawn Manor, on March 6, 2021, in her 99th year.
Predeceased by her husband Tommy(2005).
Mummy to her children, Linda(Scott), Marilyn(Hugh), and Carol(Brian).
Cherished Gramma to Shawn, Krista(Steve), Lindsay, Emma(Steve), Sarah(Paul), Jamie(Jessica), Katie(Richie), and Emily(Shane). Special GG to Gracie, Mitchell, Nolan, Julia, Jacob, and Evan.
Remembered by her niece Diane and her family.
Grace’s family would like to thank the staff at the Abbeylawn Manor for the care, compassion, and love during her time there.
Arrangements with McEachnie Funeral Home, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax, on Friday, March 12, 2021 .
Gordon Murray Meltzer
of Grand Valley, Ontario, peacefully at the Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay on Saturday March 6, 2021 in his 88th year.
Dear father of Brian (Debbie) of Fergus, Beverley (Lloyd) Fisher of Oakwood, Robert (Suzette) of Fergus, Barry (Brenda) of Fergus and Kimberley (Stephen) Dullard of Dorking.
Predeceased by his wife Marie (2007).
Dear brother of Winelda (Ralph) Wright of Rockwood.
Predeceased by sister Dorothy (Roy) Harding and brother Leonard (Beth) Smeltzer.
Lovingly remembered by many grandchildren, great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dad was first and foremost a farmer and will be remembered for his many contributions to agriculture in both Wellington and Dufferin counties.
Private family service with interment at Johnston Cemetery, Eramosa Township.
If so desired, in lieu of flowers, remembrances to a charity of your choice would be appreciated by the famil.
Gary Nelson Losier
Passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Lakeridge Health Ajax/Pickering, at the age of 70.
Beloved husband of Joanne.
Loving father of Andrea (Rob).
Cherished Popi of Harrison. Predeceased by parents Muriel and Ludger and siblings Peter, Bobby, Linda and Susan.
Gary retired after 35 years of service with General Motors.
He was our calm and caring Popi, who had a heart of gold and loved his family dearly.
He will be forever missed.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 12, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. at the ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME (124 King St. E., Oshawa). Interment Resurrection Cemetery.
If you wish to attend the service, please register at ARMSTRONG FUNERAL HOME or call 905-433-4711.
If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
Online condolences may be left at armstrongfh.ca .
Giuseppe “Joe” Biase
January 10, 1960 – March 5, 2021
Joe has never lost a fight in his life and he certainly did not lose to Covid!
He fought until his last breath before he passed in the evening of Friday, March 5th, 2021.
Joe leaves behind a legacy of relationships with hundreds of people whom he loved and they loved him.
Joe had no enemies.
To describe Joe is to say “Joe was a blast….a fun guy!”
He was a big brother to 3, Dom, Steve and Rocky.
A big cousin to many that he grew up with.
A father of two beautiful Biase boys in his likeness, Jesse and James.
A fur father to 6 fur babies…Max, Havoc, Kaos, The Baron and Farrah...all Rotties except the Princess Bella.
A favourite uncle to many nieces and nephews. A favourite son!
A favourite nephew! A great neighbor and an awesome friend to countless people…Dale Willan…Kelly Mitchell – birthday buddy!
Joe was an avid, enthusiastic member of Capitol City Shutzhund Club with his lifelong friend Colin.
Joe’s highlight of his life was watching his sons play soccer over many years.
Joe always had a home project on the go and could fix or build anything.
Self taught jack of all trades and master of electrical.
Joe worked the downtown Toronto corridor for 20 years with his crew from Plan Group, Joe Ancona, Rob Livingston and many others.
He loved going to work, rarely missing a day. He was happy to go anywhere and do anything or happy to just sit at home and watch Coronation Street with a beer, me (his wife, Sally) and a dog at his side.
I would like to thank Lakeridge Health Oshawa for their outstanding care during the past 52 days.
In respect of Covid protocols and for the protection of everyone Joe loved, there are no services at this time.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Online condolences may be made at oshawafuneralhome.com .
Glenna Carol Bailey
(February 20th, 1936 - Saturday, March 6th, 2021)
Longtime member of St. Mark’s United Church
Peacefully on March 6, 2021 at Lakeridge Health Oshawa at the age of 85.
Glenna was a Child of God, daughter, sister, student, teacher (at King St., E.A. Fairman & West Lynde Public Schools), wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, friend, neighbour, volunteer, traveller and crossword puzzle solver.
She was a devoted wife to the late Jack Bailey.
Loving mother of Carrie and Stuart (Dawn). Proud grandmother of Jacob and Gibson.
Dear sister of Marilyn Erwin (Ted), Carol Smith (Russell) and the late Donald Wannamaker.
Cremation has taken place and a private family service will be held.
If desired, donations in Glenna’s memory may be made to the Lakeridge Health Foundation or St. Mark’s United Church and condolences may be expressed online at wctownfuneralchapel.com .