25 | This Week | Thursday, March 17, 2022 BLOCHER, Johanna Ella (nee Brenk) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Passed away at the Wynfield LTC Oshawa on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at the age of 97. Loving wife of the late Wilhelm Blocher (2000). Beloved mother of Connie Parkin and Diana Xamin and her husband Brad. Grandmother of Steven (Amanda) and Jason (Paige) and Richard (Shawna) and Amanda (Jon). Great- grandmother of Willem and Michael as well as Wesley, Alaric, Kayla and Aiden. Predeceased by her brothers Adam and Paul. A special thank you to all the staff at Wynfield LTC for their excellent care and compassion. A private Celebration of Life will be held for family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to any charity of choice. BURN, William "David" Lasco Steel (45 years) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Passed away at Lakeridge Health - Oshawa on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the age of 77. Beloved husband of Marilyn. Loving father of Stephanie and her husband Luke Smalldon, Nicholas and Matthew. Will be missed by his grandchildren Liam, Charlotte and Alice. Dear brother of Robert (late Eileen), Carol Holsmer and her husband Tony. Private family visitation and service was held at Courtice Funeral Chapel, 1587 Highway #2, Courtice, 905- 432-8484. Memorial donations to the Alzheimer's Society would be appreciated. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at courticefuneralchapel.com COPP, Lloyd Charles ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Born on October 1, 1943 in Riverside, New Brunswick Passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at Lakeridge Health, Oshawa surround by his two girls. Loving father of Brenda and Karen. Cherished grandfather of Christina (Devin), Cody (Regin) and Katie and great grandfather of Victoria. Friend of Matilda Starr and Peter. Dear brother of Sharon, Sheila Sandra (Eric) and several nieces and nephews. Missed by his granddog, Ruby. Predeceased by his mother Mildred. Friends were called at the Mount Lawn Funeral Home & Cemetery, 21 Garrard Road on Thursday, March 10, 2022 from 10 - 11 a.m. A service in the chapel took place at 11 a.m. Cremation. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. DUNLAP, Clifford William ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Age 79 of Oshawa, Ontario passed away at home on March 10, 2022. Born in Woodstock, New Brunswick, son of the late William and Ida (Johnston) Dunlap. Cliff was predeceased by both his sisters, Marilyn and Sandra. In addition to his devoted wife Elizabeth (Elsie) he will be deeply missed by his daughters Alison (Winston) and Jennifer (David) and son William (Jackie); grand- children, Matthew (Maura), Alicia (Scott), Andrea (Stephane), Caleigh and step- grandson Cole, and great- grandchildren Connor, Levi and Liam. Cremation services have been entrusted to DeStefano Funeral Home, Oshawa. A private Funeral Mass was held at Holy Cross Church, Oshawa officiated by Rev. Keith Callaghan. Interment was held at Resurrection Cemetery, Whitby. A life well lived. Thanks to everyone who was part of his journey. FOSTER, Lornita Mary (Lori) (nee Herod) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Passed away after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's in her 89th year. Predeceased by her husband of 54 years and best friend, Jack. Proud mother of Robert (Lisa) and David (Judy). Loving grandma to John, Michael, Hailey, Hayden, Nikolas and Kassie. Survived by her sister Joan Watts and brothers Barry and Denis Herod. By Lori's request, cremation and a private family service will be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME, 847 King Street West (905-721-1234). Donations to the Alzheimer's Society would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences may be made at oshawafuneralhome.com LUKE, William "Billy" George (1960 - 2022) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ It is with heavy hearts that the family announces the passing of Billy on March 10, 2022, just days shy of his 62nd birthday. Born March 15, 1960, at Oshawa General Hospital, the first-born child of surviving proud parents, William (Bruce) and Marion Luke. Dear brother of Daniel (Danny) Luke (Lorri McNeill) and Robert (Rob) Luke (Kathleen Blair), nieces Samantha, Pamela and nephews Crawford, Brendan. At the request of the family, Billy will be cremated with no service at this time. Life celebrations for Billy are to be arranged by the family at a later date. The family asks that in lieu of condolences of flowers or other non-descript donations that you give generously to the Canadian Red Cross in support of the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal. Please visit www.northcuttelliott.com for Billy's full life journey. MACDONALD, Sara Janet (Morton) November 17, 1958 - March 7, 2022 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ "Heaven's going to be so awesome." Janet was a woman of faith. She was a friend, a teacher, a pianist, a sister, a daughter, a mother, a grandmother, and a wife. For 35 years, Janet taught English to new Canadians with Durham Continuing Education. She always said she had the best job ever, holding great affection for her students and colleagues over the years. Janet was a staunch grammarian and loved playing Scrabble with her family. She enjoyed her evenings and weekends with her breakfast club, book club, choirs, and church family. Forever a hostess, Janet entertained her friends and family for any occasion. Born in Truro, Nova Scotia to Bill and Greta Morton, Janet grew up with her younger sister Susan in Montreal and Moncton. After finishing school at Dalhousie University, she taught at a school in rural Nigeria for two years before returning to New Brunswick where she met and married her husband, Keith. Janet and Keith eventually moved to Oshawa, Ontario, where they raised four children together. After a nine- year battle with breast cancer, Janet passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by family, on March 7, 2022, at the age of 63. Janet leaves behind her husband Keith MacDonald, four children, Lindsay (Brian), Alex, Heather and Andrew, two grandchildren, Cadence and Cormack, mother Greta Morton and sister, Susan Morton. Janet is predeceased by her father, Bill Morton, mother-in-law and father-in- law, Eileen, and Eddie MacDonald. The family thanks Dr. Shim and the whole oncology team (doctors, nurses, surgeons, and personal support workers) at Lakeridge Hospital's Cancer Centre who have taken great care of Janet throughout the years. In Janet's final days, she reassured her family that everything was going to be ok and told them to enjoy life. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Janet's honor to, Lakeridge Health Foundation at https://ourcancer.ca/ The Red Cross at Crosshttps://www.redcross.ca/ donate. A visitation from 12-2 p.m. and a service at 2 p.m. was held on Saturday, March 12, at Harmony Road Baptist Church. Online condolences can be shared at www.northcuttelliott.com. OLAN, Jean Grace ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Sadly, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at Lakeridge Health Whitby, after a lengthy illness, at the age of 90. Beloved wife of Gary for over 55 years. Loving mother of Brent (Roberta) and Blake. Cherished grandmother of Jacob, Adam, Conner, Hunter, Sarah, Jodie, and Molly. Dear aunt of Natalie and Janice. Jean will be missed by Paul (Sue) McGregor and Elizabeth (Brian) Brasier. Predeceased by her parents Saverko & Nellie Nyshta and by her brother Stan. Jean was a dedicated member of the Oshawa Seniors Community Centre, the Garden Club and Scrabble Club. She was loved by all who knew her and will be sadly missed. A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 1 p.m. at the Armstrong Funeral Home (124 King St. E., Oshawa). If desired, memorial donations may be made to Sick Kids Hospital. Online condolences may be left at www.armstrongfh.ca OLINYK, Elizabeth "Betty" ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Peacefully at Lakeridge Health Oshawa on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at the age of 85. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2022 from 1-4pm at Mount Lawn Funeral Home in the lounge, 21 Garrard Road, Whitby, ON L1N 3K4 905-443-3376. Donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Online condolences may be shared in the guestbook at mountlawn.ca. Call or Visit our show room now to order for Spring Installations. Appointments preferred. Limited in stock granite, still available. 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