www.insidehalton.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, November 27, 2014 | 54 l Obituaries l Obituaries MACKIE, Lorraine (Ellamay) (Longtime resident of Oakville for 58 years and member of #114 Legion) Passed peacefully on Sunday, November 23, 2014 in the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Beloved wife of James for 51 years. Loved mother of Diane, Malcolm (Kim), Teresa (Terry). Cherished grandmother of Christina (Phil), Darryl (Bonnie), Tim (Lindsay), Keith, David (Dawn). Loving greatgrandmother of Markus and Colton. Will be sadly missed by many nieces and nephews and friends. Special thank you to the nurses and staff in 2 Centre. Visitation took place at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville (one block east of Kerr, 905-844-2600) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday with a service celebrating Lorraine's life on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Kopriva Taylor Chapel. Interment to follow at St. Jude's Cemetery. Condolences through www.koprivataylor.com l Obituaries McLEAN, Jean (nee Mackay) Peacefully at the Village of Tansley Woods Long Term Care, Burlington on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at the age of 90. Beloved wife of the late John C. H. McLean. Fondly remembered by John's daughter Lillian Morris (late John A. Morris) and children Iain Morris (Gillian Godfrey) and Gordon Morris (Karen). Cherished Grandma of Craig, Christopher, Colin, Andrew, Riley and Calum. Dear Aunt to Ann Jeffers and family. Predeceased by her brother Edward Mackay. Jean was born, lived and worked for most of her life in England. She moved to Canada where she met and married John McLean. They enjoyed many happy years together until he passed away in 1998. Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Jean's Life will be held at The Village of Tansley Woods, 4100 Upper Middle Road, Burlington on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. If desired, donations to Tansley Woods, Recreation Department would be sincerely appreciated by the family. Special thanks to the caring staff at Tansley Woods in the Oaklands neighbourhood and throughout the facility who enjoyed Jean's company and always made her feel special. www.smithsfh.com l Obituaries l Obituaries VALLBACKA, Mary Jane Passed away suddenly on November 7, 2014 at the age of 70. Beloved wife of David. Loving mother of Jennifer (Michael Wark) and Craig (Trina). Adored grandmother of Sarah (predeceased), Benjamin and Sophie Wark and Vayga and Kail Vallbacka. Survived by her siblings Jack Garner (Joan), Bob Garner (Anna), Tom Garner (Ruth), Larry Garner (Susan), David Garner (Susan) and Douglas Garner and her brother-in-law Harry Vallbacka (Evie). Predeceased by her parents William and Clara Garner, sister Valerie Emms (Stewart) and brothers Ian Garner (Nancy), Bill Garner (Shelia) and Ted Garner (Beth). Mary Jane will be sadly missed by many other family members and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held at SMITH'S FUNERAL HOME, 1167 Guelph Line (one stoplight north of QEW), BURLINGTON (905-632-3333), on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 from 4-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mary Jane's memory may be made to McMaster Children's Hospital. www.smithsfh.com JAFFRAY, Dorothy Claire (nee MacPhail) Formerly of Oakville, passed away peacefully at home, in Gravenhurst, on Thursday, November 20, 2014 in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Bill Jaffray who predeceased Dorothy, on May 1, 1985. Loving mother of Susan Monaghan of Gravenhurst, Jann (Blake) Grace of Parry Sound, Sandy (Sharon) Jaffray of Black Creek, BC and Brian (Terry) Jaffray of Fort Simpson, NWT. Cherished grandmother of Stephen (Jill), Sara (Chris), Amy (Kris) and Caitlin (Byron). Great-grandmother of Quinn, Maggie and Sophie. Dorothy will be dearly missed by her nieces, nephews and extended family. Predeceased by her eight sisters and one brother. In keeping with Dorothy's wishes, cremation has taken place. Dorothy will be laid to rest beside her husband at St. Jude's Cemetery in Oakville. A memorial service will take place at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 4 Checkley Street, Suite 103, Barrie, ON, L4N 1W1 or to the Brock & Willa Wellness Centre, 1 Bailey Street, Box 129, Port Carling, Ontario, P0B 1J0. Messages of condolence can be left at: www.cavillfuneralhome.com The Oakville Beaver would like to express sincere and heart-felt condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. PREST, Stanley Vincent Passed away peacefully, on Sunday, November 23, 2014, at West Oak Village, Oakville, at the age of 87 years. Predeceased by his beloved wife Helen (nee Vaughan). Loving father of Carole Prest and Joan Johannson and father-in-law to Sven Johannson. Proud and devoted grandfather of Kristin, Laura and Karen Trethewey and of Eric and Katherine (Katie) Johannson. He will be sadly missed and forever remembered by his extended family and friends. Family and friends may visit at the Glen Oaks Funeral Home, 3164 Ninth Line, Oakville, on Thursday, November 27, 2014, from 6-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the Chapel, on Friday, November 28, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., followed by a reception in the Glen Oaks Lounge. If desired, please consider a donation in his memory to the Wellington County Museum as Stanley was an avid historian and loved the pretty town of Elora, Ontario, where he grew up. Online condolences and tributes can be made through www.glenoaks.ca SEGUIN, Richard Thomas With heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Dick Seguin at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the age of 74. Beloved husband of Michele "Mickey" Seguin (nee Landry). Dear father of Cathy Fowler (Bill) and Michelle Seguin. Cherished grandfather of Ali, Emily, Cale, Reece and Liam. Dick will be fondly remembered by his brothers Peter (Val), John (Deb) and his extended family Judy, Peter (Cec), Joan (Scott) and many nieces and nephews. Family was everything to Dick; with unwavering support and pride he participated in our lives to the fullest extent. Known to all as someone you could count on, he was heavily involved in the community and always willing to lend a helping hand. Following his retirement from Ford Credit Canada, Dick stayed very active by participating in the Burlington Progressive Conservative Riding Association, the Waterfront Parks Committee and many other activities which he enjoyed. A Service of Remembrance was held at SMITH'S FUNERAL HOME, BURLINGTON, 905-632-3333, on Thursday, November 27, 2014. Cremation has taken place. If desired, donations made to The Carpenter Hospice or the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. www.smithsfh.com l In Memoriams BROWNE, Lillian (Nin) February 15, 1915 November 20, 2013 November 20, 2014 marks the one year anniversary of Nana's entry into heaven. Not a day goes by that you are not in our thoughts, sadly missed and always remembered. Thank you Nana for all the joy, love and memories you gave to us all. We miss you dearly. Honour the memory of a LOVED ONE... Place an In Memoriam in the classifieds. 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