WAITE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-02-15 published
LUCAS,
Muriel
May (née
ROSS)
Died peacefully, at her home in Toronto, on Wednesday, February
12, 2003, in her 97th year. She was born in Brighton, Ontario
on December 15, 1906. The
ROSS family were early settlers from
Ireland in the Brighton region. Muriel's parents were Robert
James ROSS and Elva
WAITE.
Elva
WAITE's parents, Sarah Jane and
William WAITE, were of United Empire Loyalist background and
owned a farm between Brighton and Colborne. Muriel was a Registered
Nurse and graduated from The Wellesley Hospital. During World
War 2, she volunteered for the Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic and
nursing assignments at The Wellesley Hospital to free up nurses
for war duty. Muriel devoted much of her time and energy to her
church, Deer Park United. Her many years of service included
being president of the United Church Women. She was a longtime
member of the Philanthropic Educational Opportunity and continued
to attend meetings into her last year. Her service to her community
also included Board membership of Saint Christopher House and
the Toronto Children's Aid Society. Muriel enjoyed spending every
summer with family and Friends at her cottage on Lake Scugog.
She was the loving wife of J.D.
LUCAS, former Solicitor for the
County of York, who predeceased her in 1986. Her love was endless
for her daughters Jane
GORDON, who predeceased her in October
2002, and her husband Ian of Burlington, Ontario, Carol
BOTTERELL
and her husband Frank of Claremont, California, her grandchildren
Bruce GORDON, who predeceased her in December 2002, Sarah
LEIKKARI
and her husband Rick of Ottawa, Douglas
BOTTERELL and his wife
Audra, and Kate
BOTTERELL, all of California, and great-grand_son
Ian LEIKKARI of Ottawa. Funeral Services will be held at Deer
Park United Church, 129 St. Clair Avenue West, on Tuesday, February
18th at 2: 30 p.m. If desired, donations in Muriel's memory to
the Canadian Cancer Society, 20 Holly Street, Suite 101, Toronto
M4S 3B1, would be appreciated.
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