PYKE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-04-26 published
PYKE,
Mary
Teresa (née
McDONALD)
Peacefully at home surrounded by family on Friday, April 25,
2008 in her 88th year, Mary Teresa
(McDONALD)
PYKE.
Predeceased
by her beloved husband, John Francis
PYKE
Sr. Cherished mother
of Daniel Kenneth (Vi)
McDOUGALL of Cobourg, John Bernard (Lynn)
of Trenton, Bernice (Dennis)
McAFFER of London, James Francis
(Diane) of Halifax, John Francis Jr. (Tinie) of London, Victoria
(Bill) BARTON of London, and Les S. (Madeleine) of Kitchener.
Dearly loved grandmother of twelve granddaughters, five grand_sons,
five great-granddaughters and nine great-grand_sons. Dear sister
of Kenneth (Gwen)
McDONALD of St. Catharines, Angus (Jean)
McDONALD
of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Daniel (Carol)
McDONALD of Sackville,
Nova
Scotia.
Predeceased by sisters Geraldine
MURPHY of Sydney,
Nova Scotia, Frances
COHEN, Sadie (Doug)
TAILOR/TAYLOR and Pearl (Jack)
TOMLINSON of St. Catharines. Daughter of the late Daniel K.
McDONALD
and the late Lucy
(KENNEDY)
McDONALD of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia,
retired from Revenue Canada Taxation. Visitation will be held
at the Westview Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, on
Monday from 2: 00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 p.m. with prayers at 7:30 p.m.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Family Parish, 777 Valetta
Street, on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 at 10: 00 a.m. Interment,
Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Mary will be sadly missed by her faithful
companion, Sheba. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
the London Humane Society. Online condolences may be sent to
condolences@westviewfuneralchapel.com
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PYKE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-24 published
BURGESS,
Prudence
Elizabeth (née
PYKE)
At home in Ottawa at age 66, on Friday May 9th, 2008. She leaves
her spouse, Andre
MILLAR, daughters Serena and Fiona and granddaughter
Kayla in San Francisco, sisters Bridget and Angela, brother James,
their spouses Brad and Debbie, as well as sisters-in-law Diana
and Mychele. She also leaves numerous close Friends and other
relatives in California, Florida, and elsewhere in the U.S.A.
and Canada. Born and raised in Hudson and Montreal, Quebec, she
attended McGill University and moved to San Francisco and Marin
County with her first husband, Theodore
BURGESS, where they raised
Serena and Fiona, and where Prudence worked as a real estate
agent. They were surrounded by Friends and family who shared
Prue's and Theodore's passion for good food and wine, the arts,
and travel to Europe to savour its cuisine and its history. She
was especially fond of Stinson Beach, where she and Theodore
liked to entertain. Subsequent to the death of Theodore in 1992,
Prudence married Andre and lived in Ottawa, Ontario, until her
death. This new phase of her life saw the making of additional
Friends, and work for Statistics Canada where she interviewed
a wide cross section of Canadian society. In the summer, there
were frequent stays with Andre in Jones Falls, Ontario, at the
Kenney family inn and, in the winter, on Casey Key in Florida,
where her parents had had a winter home. Casey Key, its beaches
and sunsets, and the Smetts family (Bonnie, Bob, Debbie) became
another home for her. Diagnosed with cancer in 2000, Prudence
was determined to beat it until 17 days prior to her death. Throughout
this time she was kindly and assiduously attended by the doctors
Dent (whose care added 4 years to her life), Wong (always
there in "stretcher bay" for her), Robillard, Drodge, Laurie,
Aldridge -- nurses -- Carmen (kindly present at all times of
need), Carol (devoted to her comfort unto the last moments),
Beppi, Debbie, Andrea, Fatima, Sue -- and many others at the
Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, and in her own home. With all
of them, Prudence shared her optimism and her indomitable spirit
to beat the odds. Her sparkling personality was larger than life.
She was an amazing and wonderful woman, with immense sensitivity
and great kindness. She was also wise, funny, willful and passionate,
inspiring others to live life cheerfully, and with gusto. Her
love touched all who knew her, be they family, Friends, professionals
or those just met. Her warm embrace freely given was unforgettable,
even as she lay dying. Andre's regret is not having been an even
more supportive knight to this great lady. She was cremated in
the Gatineau Hills near Ottawa, on May 12th, on a hillside not
far from where they had both recently marked her 66th birthday.
A gathering of Friends and relatives, to inter her ashes, will
be held in Ottawa and
in San Francisco, later this summer. Condolences
and/or inquiries at www.mcgarryfamily.ca (613-233-1143)
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