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43 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,N ovem ber 18,2021 insidehalton.com COLAVECCHIO, Maria ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Born in Castropignano (Molise Italy) on December 17, 1923. Passed away peacefully with entire family at her side on November 9, 2021. Loving wife of her childhood sweetheart (late Felice). Devoted mother to her five children: Angela (Orazio Di Maria), Phyllis (late Angelo Cecconi), Sandra (Gino Scatozza), Frank (Maria Colavecchio) & Tony (Mary Colavecchio). Loving & proud grandmother to Teresa (Paul), Augusto (Sue), Eddy (Frida), Remo (Julie), Monica (Jason), Robert (Gilda), Mark (Katie) Alessandro (Clare), Gabriella, Nadia, Adam & Baby 'Braveheart'. Extremely proud of 14 great-grandchildren: Isabella, Amanda, Evan, Brandon, Connor, Eva, Rocco, Jack, Grace, Michael, Rachel, Lucy, Leonardo & Dafne. Sister to (late Alessandro), Angelina (late Domenic), Tony (Sylvia) and Gerry (Angela). Devoted aunt to many other family members in (Montreal, Italy, Burlington & Niagara Falls).-- We will forever be indebted to her for her courage & determination together with her beloved husband to provide a better future for their family by immigrating to Canada in 1964 at the age of 41. After many sacrifices she realized her dream. She made a lot of friends along the way and touched many lives through her involvement with St. James Parish community and by organizing pilgrimages to St. Anne de Beaupre (Quebec) for 34 years. She was always a humble and simple person ready to help anyone. A mother always thinking of her family, a woman of few words with a big heart - didn't say "I love you" very often but her eyes always showed her love & pride for her family. She enjoyed gardening and was an avid knitter and crocheted such beautiful works of art and tried to impart to us daughters her passion for knitting. She led by example and taught us that actions always speak louder than words.- Mom, may all these sacrifices reward you with endless happiness and peace as you rejoin Dad and your loved ones in Heaven. Please give Dad a hug for us - thank you for all that you have done for us - we will cherish our memories with you forever and will always love you. Love, Your Family. Thank you to the Doctors and Nurses at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital who took care of Mom during her stay. Special thanks to the Doctors, Staff, Nurses and PSWs at The Post Inn Village for your compassion and tender loving care given to Mom during her last days. You are truly an amazing team and made us all feel like we were part of your family. God Bless you all. In Lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Maria to the Alzheimer Society or The Willow Foundation would be appreciated. To view the recording of the Funeral Mass or to leave an online condolence for Maria's family please visit oakviewfuneral.ca HAWLEY, Gordon Amos P.Eng. November 15, 1933 - November 11, 2021 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Gord, just shy of his 88th birthday, passed away peace- fully at his home with his beloved wife Beverley by his side. He was a devoted and loving father to David (Helen), Tim (Mary-Eska), Meghan and Amanda (Clyde). Sadly missed by his grandchildren Damian, Axel, Parker, Alexandra, Arielle, Christian, Connor, Jack, Noah and Joshua. He was also a loving great- grandfather to Olivia and Elliot. He will also be fondly missed by his step families Chris (Lisa), Jane (Steven), Sean (Joanne) and Carly (Stephen). He was prede- ceased by his first wife Ingrid Elisabeth. Gord had a passion for collecting vintage cars and his love of airplanes led him to get his pilot's license. Gord also loved road trips especially enjoying visiting his childhood stomping grounds of Bancroft and Peterborough. He worked tirelessly right up to the end as a civil engineer and owner of his successful design/build construction company. Gord will be forever loved, missed and remembered by his family and friends, and by his colleagues of Hawley and Associates. If desired, donations in Gord's memory can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Visitation will be held at Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home Oakville, 64 Lakeshore Rd W. (one block east of Kerr St.) Tuesday, November 16, 2021 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. with a private family service. Due to Covid restrictions proof of double vaccination is required to attend. Online condolences and funeral arrangements entrusted to Kopriva Taylor at www.koprivataylor.com REID, Stephen ___________ It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Stephen (Steve) Reid at the age of 79. He passed away peacefully at his home in Hastings, Ontario on Monday, November 8th, surrounded by his cherished wife and 4 daughters. Steve truly lived a life full of love, laughter, fun and hard work. He put 110% into everything he did: work, sport, hobbies, new pursuits and friends & family. He was kind-hearted, loving and generous with his time to others - always being there to support those he loved and cared for. A McGill engineer graduate, he ultimately enjoyed a successful career at Stelco Steel where he made a number of important contributions. He had a long list of sport and hobbies that he enjoyed immensely and excelled at: Skiing, Windsurfing, Sailing, Football, Violin, Landscaping & Gardening, Traveling, Model Airplane Building & Flying and later in life developed a love for cooking - a hobby both he and his wife Trish loved to do together. In addition to all that, he enjoyed home design and construction, and together with his wife, designed and built their family home on the Trent River. Steve will be dearly missed and always remembered by his friends and family. Stephen was predeceased by his parents, Frank & Audrey and sisters-in-law Janet and Julienne. He will be deeply missed and forever loved by his wife, Patricia, his 4 daughters Sarah (Brian), Stephanie (Derek), Elizabeth (Michael) and Jessica (Brad) 2 step-sons, Chris (Karen) and Phil and his 6 grandchildren Matthew, Adam, James, Lucy, Miles and Jackson. He will also be dearly missed by his 2 younger brothers Mike (Kathy) and Ross and his nephews & niece: Marlon, Dallas, Darren, Robert and Michelle. Visitation and Memorial service was held at Brett Funeral Chapel in Hastings, Ontario: Visitation at 1:00pm, Friday, November 12th with the service following at 2:00pm. Interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Campbellford, ON. Donations in honour of Stephen Reid may be made to Sunnybrook Hospital, where he received exceptional care, at the following link: https://donate.sunnybrook.ca/t ribute as well as The Bridge Hospice at: https://thebridgehospice.com/ donate/ Online condolences may be made at www.brettfuneralchapels.com OBITUARIES | REMEMBERING THE LIVES OF THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY A wonderful person, friend and aide, one who was better God never made; a wonderful worker, so loyal and true, one in a million - that person was you. Just in your judgment, always right; honest and liberal, ever upright; loved by your friends and all whom you knew. Our wonderful friend - that person was you. And have you gone, forever gone and left us here to weep. Till we are called to follow you, and in the grave to sleep; yet since you could no longer stay to cheer us with your love, we hope to meet with you again in the bright world above. And have you gone, forever gone and left us here to weep. 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