OBORNE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-06 published
OBORNE,
Elizabeth
Marguerite (née
BOYDE) (1920-2005)
It is with profound sadness that the family of Elizabeth (Bette)
Marguerite
OBORNE announces the passing of its matriarch on Tuesday,
August 2, 2005 at Rideau Place on-the-River, Ottawa, after a,
thankfully, short term illness. Bette, predeceased by her parents
Winnifred
(WOOD) and Stanley
BOYDE, her sister Shirley
LONEY,
and an infant son, John, was born in Toronto, October 2, 1920
where she lived until moving to Montreal in 1960, and Ottawa
in 1978. With extensive travel, and winters in Florida since
1980, for 57 years she spent her summers at the beloved cottage
at Skootamatta Lake, the gathering point for her extended family.
Left to mourn are Ross, her beloved husband of 64 years, her
children and their partners: Jim-Winnipeg-(Bryan, Jennifer, Jimmy
and Elizabeth); David-Toronto-(John and Tracy) and Lynn-Lennoxville
(Michael, Stephen, Jennifer and Carolyn) and 9 great-grandchildren.
Mum was strong, independent, organized and hard working. She
was a baseball fan and active participant in swimming, curling
and particularly gardening. She loved flowers almost as much
as sunsets at the lake and was able to enjoy several sunsets
in the beautiful garden at Rideau Place shortly before her passing.
A life-long supporter of her husband's and immediate family's
activities, she was proud of their achievements and concerned
during their trials. The connections to her extended family were
very important to her and the family was her occupation in life
- a job from which she never retired - and she remained more
concerned for their interests than her own, right to the end
of her days. A sincere appreciation is expressed by the family
to Mum's caregivers: Ottawa Civic Hospital (4B), particularly
intern Jennifer
SOUCIE, St. Elizabeth Health Care, the staff
and Friends at Rideau Place, and, most importantly, to her family
physician, Dr. Howard
COHEN, for his attention in the last 3
days of her life making her passing as comfortable as possible.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made at the
Canadian Cancer Society or to the charity of choice. In accordance
with her instructions, the remains will be cremated and deposited
at Skootamatta Lake at a later date at a family memorial celebration.
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OBORNE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-02 published
HEMENWAY, Kitty May (formerly
BLENKIN, née
GODDARD)
A former resident of Bracebridge Villa passed away at The Pines
in Bracebridge on Thursday, March 31, 2005. Born in Blackwater,
Hants, England, July 29th, 1906, she was a daughter of the late
Edith Mary
(OBORNE-
PIGGOTT) and Sidney James
GODDARD.
Kitty immigrated
with her family to Cobalt, Ontario, in May 1907, later moving
to the Toronto Area. Kitty was predeceased by husbands James
Foston BLENKIN and Harold Cameron
HEMENWAY, daughter Frances
MADIGAN
(Basil,) and sisters Dorothy
WAKEFIELD, Ruby
WILKES and
Nancy WESTON, all of Toronto. She will be sadly missed by her
surviving children, Marie
BROUGHTON
(George) of Bracebridge,
Ontario, Steve
HEMENWAY
(Carole) of Kingston, Nova Scotia and
Kerry MATERI of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan and her many grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. By request there will be no visitation
or funeral, a family memorial service to be held at a later date.
Donations may be made to the charity of choice, or South Muskoka
Hospital Foundation, Bracebridge. Expressions of condolence may
be passed to Reynolds Funeral Home "Turner Chapel", 1 Mary Street,
Bracebridge, Ontario P1L 2B6 or on-line at condolences@reynoldsfuneral.com.
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