Peacefully, on Monday, August 14, 2023 at her home at Extendicare in Oshawa, at age 93.

Louise (nee Thomas), beloved wife of Norman Penstone for 71 years.

Loved mother of Steve (Barb), Rick (Rene) and Lori.

Loving grandmother of Brad, Matt, Gary, Owen, April, and Reese and great grandmother of Lacey, Harper, Callie, Chloe, Zach and Brody. Dear sister of the late Bea Bell, Fred Thomas, Walter Thomas and Jack Thomas.

The family of Louise Penstone will receive friends at the Wagg Funeral fome, 216 Queen Street in Port Perry, on Saturday, September 16th from 1 - 2 p.m.

A Service to celebrate her life will be held in the Chapel at 2 p.m. followed by a reception in the Heritage Room of the funeral home.

If desired, memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Port Perry Hospital Foundation.

Peacefully, with family at his side on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at the Lakeridge Health, Ajax-Pickering Hospital, in his 88th year.

Loving husband of Caterina for 52 years.

Father of Giovanni, Rosalina, and Vitina (Joel). Proud Nonno of Jadyn, Ashleigh, Ava, and Hunter.

Leonard's passion was farming and his dedication led to a long-standing service to the food industry.

He will be missed by many friends and extended family in Toronto, Niagara Falls, U.S.A., and Italy.

A private funeral service has taken place and he was laid to rest at Salem Cemetery, in Greenwood, Ontari.

Beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather, Len Bentham, passed away on August 6, 2023.

Len, or Speed, as was his nickname during his years with the air force, loved flying.

He earned his private pilot’s license at the Windsor Flying Club in 1949 before joining the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1950.

Len spent two years serving in North Luffenham, England, before returning to Trenton, where he met “a very vivacious and popular nursing sister,” Para Rescue Nurse Ruth Kelly.

Len and Ruth married in Windsor, then spent more than 20 years moving between various Canadian Air Force Bases – in Canada and Germany – before settling in Dartmouth, where Len joined the Canadian Coast Guard as a helicopter pilot.

Predeceased by his loving wife of over 60 years, Ruth (nee Elizabeth Ruth Kelly), Len will be very sadly missed by his children Kelly, Karen, Bob, and Kathy Bentham, his grandchildren Kelly Mitchell (Patrick Garcia), Alayne Mitchell, and Shelby and Haleigh Sansoucy, and his great grandchildren Claire and William Garcia and Avery Watts.

As per Len’s wishes, no funeral will be held.

The family gratefully declines flowers but asks anyone interested to please make a donation in Len’s name to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

October 21, 1964 – August 2, 2023

It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Louise after a year-long battle with cancer.

Louise passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, August 2, 2023.

Beloved wife of Gord.

Loving mother of Reeva (Stephen) and Jacy. Forever loved daughter of Denyse, predeceased by her father William ‘Bill’.

Dear sister of Danny (Cory) and Kathleen (Ryan). She will be deeply missed by her sister in-laws Cindee and Belinda (Rob), as well as her many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

A celebration of Louise’s life will be held at Mount Lawn Funeral Home & Cemetery, 21 Garrard Road, Whitby on Saturday August 12 from 1-4 pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that a memorial donation in honour of Louise be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

February 10, 1942 - August 1, 2023

It is with great sadness that our family is sharing the news that Louise McConnell, nee Wells, lost her very brief battle with liver cancer; her loving Father and Saviour has called her home.

Surrounded by family, prayers and the love of those she loved so dearly, Louise passed peacefully in the morning hours of August 1st, 2023, at the age of 81.

Visitation will be held at Family Worship & Outreach Centre, 1731 Bloor Street, Courtice, ON L1E 2N1 on August 9, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and August 10, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., with the funeral service being held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Refreshments to immediately follow.

In lieu of flowers a donation to Family Worship Centre and Outreach or The Gate would be greatly appreciated.

Dedicated and loving wife to Reginald McConnell; loving mother to Darlene & Wayne and Jeff & Tina; loving grandmother to Amanda & Jonathan Speers and Lindsey & Thomas Richards. Loving (and very involved) great-grandmother to Hunter, London, Jack and Maeve.

Louise truly cherished the time she spent with each of her siblings and was a loving sister to Gilbert & Shirley, Earl & Ladonna, Wilson & Lynnda and James & Heather. And a wonderful aunt and great aunt to many.

Louise was born in 1942, in "Stanhope by Lewisporte" Newfoundland to Walter and Theresa Wells as the fourth of five children. In 1949, the Wells family made the difficult choice to move west to Ontario. Louise married Reginald in 1957 and raised their family in Toronto. By 1986, Louise had moved to Whitby where she lived with Jeff and Tina on Mozart Court.

The heart of the family with a generous nature, Louise was not scared of hard work and rarely sat still, which meant she was an active and involved grandmother, volunteering at the girls school and activities, attending more field trips then any other grandparent and still finding time to volunteer within the church. It was during this time that Louise took on care of yet another person, her Mama. She so selflessly opened her arms, home and heart just a little wider as Nana became part of the household on Mozart Court and so did Jonathan and Thomas. Louise once again made everyone feel so very important and loved and heard.

Famous for her banana bread, pizza, listening skills, prayers and ability to pull together a fabulous meal at midnight Louise’s loving acts of service and caregiving for those around her will forever be her legacy.

Louise created a wonderful community of friends and loved ones centred on her love of God, the church and her family. She made the world a better place just by showing up and being willing to help however she was needed.

In 2019 Louise and Reg moved to Bowmanville. As time passed Louise never slowed and despite the nearly decade of difference between her great-grandchildren and her now being in her 70s it was her cheerful attitude, faith in God and love for her family that kept her moving along. Louise would fill any gap in any part of her family’s life, doing all she could to make any difficult time as easy as possible. This often meant when you would call you would hear Hunter, London, Jack or Maeve in the background as she was in the process of building forts, staging battles, making cookies or serving ice cream for breakfast to which ever of her great-grandchild had decided to spend the night.

Louise was a wonderful person and although she knows we will miss her, she was truly ready to go home and see the place God has prepared especially for her.

"Don't cry for me, I am where I belong. I want you to be happy and try to stay strong...it was just my time, but I will see you someday...the angels are with me to welcome me home..."

Lou, Mom, Gran, Granny-ma: You spent your entire life loving us without measure. You shared your entire self with each of us in different ways and had a talent for making each of us feel so loved. You took us all in and celebrated each our accomplishments as our biggest cheerleader. You prayed with us and for us. You have shared with us your vast knowledge and taught us everything you knew. You accepted our flaws and helped us correct our course when we made a mistake. You are a woman to be admired and emulated. And you will be greatly missed. We love you.

As a family, the loss we are feeling is as large as the love and kindness Louise gave to us each unconditionally and we appreciate your prayers as we navigate this time. The family would like to thank all of those who have supported us during this time. Your words, messages, hugs, and flowers have been invaluable as we grieve this immeasurable loss.

Online condolences can be made at BARNES MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME .