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MALONEY,
Helen or “Lena” (née
PHILLIPS)
Passed away, surrounded by her family at Meaford Hospital on
Friday, June 29, 2007 in her 87th year. Survived by her loving
husband of 64 years, Larry (Lawrence Owen), her sons, Peter and
partner Jin
ZHE
(Meaford,
Ontario and
Changchun,
China,) Denny
and wife Lyn (London, Ontario and Naples, Florida), Terry (London,
Ontario), and Murray and wife Joani (Meaford, Ontario). Predeceased
by her sons Larry, Jr. and Philip. Grandmother of Kevin and fiancée
Nicole (Dallas, Texas), Craig and wife Sherry (Toronto, Ontario),
Karen ZIMMERMAN and husband Craig (Oakland, Iowa,) Kelly (Pickering,
Ontario), Michael (London, Ontario), Chris and Brendan (Meaford,
Ontario,) and Andrea
FISCHER and husband Chris (Wasaga Beach,
Ontario.)
Great-grandmother of Haley Navaisha
MALONEY and Ava
FISCHER.
Predeceased by her sister, Evangeline, and her brothers,
Dimitri (Jimmy) and Cyril (Carl), she is missed by sister, Nadejda
(Annie) RAINVILLE
(Toronto,
Ontario,) her brother, Methody (Ted)
PHILLIPS (Lackawanna, New York), daughter-in-law of Suzanne
MALONEY.
sister-in-law, Wynn (Newmarket, Ontario) and nieces and nephews,
Dianne PAPADOPOLOUS,
Gerry
RAINVILLE, Sharon
RAINVILLE, Stacey
DELMONT, Shelley
VRANJES, Peter
PHILLIPS, Johnny
PHILLIPS, Ed
PHILLIPS, George
MALONEY, Mike
MALONEY, Mary
MALONEY, Mark
MALONEY,
Bridget MALONEY, Carole
BEST, Tommy
BEAUVAIS, Peggy
BEAUVAIS,
Brian BEAUVAIS, Diane
PIRIE, Cathy
BEAUVAIS, Paul
MALONEY, Tim
MALONEY, Pat
MALONEY, Helen
HUTCHINGS, Fred
RAPLEY, Penney
BROWN,
Elizabeth LEATHERDALE, and Georgea
WAFFLE.
Born
May 27, 1921
in Toronto, eldest of six children born in Canada to Dina and
Petre FILEFF, former Greek and Turkish subjects, from Western
Macedonian mountain village of Trsye, who immigrated after World
War I and adopted the anglicized name
PHILLIPS.
Lived on Wilkins
Avenue in Cabbagetown area of Toronto. Attended Sackville Street
School and Central Tech. Attended St. Cyril and Methody Macedonian
Orthodox Church. Lifetime member of Daughters of Macedonia and
Trsye Benevolent Society. Raised through the depression, she
worked as a housekeeper and seamstress, for room and board and
going dancing with sisters “Vee” and “Annie” at the Palais Royale
or Masonic Temple. During the early years of World War 2 she
met, and fell in love with a gentleman of the Air Corps, then
Royal
Canadian
Air Force Airman L.O.
MALONEY, to whom she was
wed in 1943, after he returned from radar duty in England. Helen
joined Larry when he was stationed at Royal Canadian Air Force
Station
Bagotville in 1944. After Sgt.
MALONEY's demobilization,
they started a family, living in a flat on Balsam Avenue in the
Beach area of Toronto. While in Toronto, the family were members
of Saint Michael's diocese. In 1951 the family moved to Point-aux-Trembles
area of Montréal and later to St. Michel (1953-1972) at the northeast
end of Montréal Island. While in Montréal, the family were members
of St. Brendan's diocese. In 1972, moved to Scarborough, Ontario.
Following Larry's early retirement in 1978, Helen and Larry wintered
in Largo, Florida for 28 years of well-earned recreation and
leisure time. In 2003, Helen and Larry moved to the family estate
near Meaford, Ontario. Helen was the consummate homemaker, a
skilled manager, budgeter, purchaser, chef, knitter, sewer, clothier,
seamstress, launderer, cleaner, practical nurse and psychologist.
She made it all seem easy. To children she was a cub and scout
organizer, protector, comforter, supporter and healer. To her
peers she was a graceful dancer, astute bridge partner, champion
bowler, occasional golfer and good fun to be with at social events.
To her husband, Larry, she was a lifelong friend, companion,
partner and counsellor. Larry says that Helen saved him from
an unstable life pursuing impractical daydreams. Between 1945
in Toronto and 1963 in Montreal, Helen gave birth to six sons.
It was the great regret of her life that she never had a daughter,
and so it was that she had a special affection for her nieces,
grand-daughters and great-granddaughters. Helen was, in a category
she herself sometimes applied to people, a “giver”. She was a
good person with commendable standards of conduct and morality.
Helen was always concerned about the feelings of others, always
ready to lend a helping hand, always ready with a kind word.
There are very few like her. She will be missed. Service held
at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 3 July 2007 at Gardiner-Wilson Funeral
Home, 60 Denmark Street, Meaford, Ontario. (519) 538 2550 Visitation
begins at noon. The family receives visitors at home following
service. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Alzheimer Society.
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