in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, S ep te m be r 10 ,2 02 0 | 42 WARMINGTON, Glenna Arline (nee Dickhout) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Passed away peacefully at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on Monday, September 1, 2020 at the age of 93. Predeceased husband Roy. Dearest mother of Jacqueline and Angela (Kier Mathieson). Cherished Grandma of Brookelle and Liam. Sister to Kenneth (deceased), Marguerite, Eldon (deceased), Sharon and Orval. Deeply missed by relatives and friends. She will be interred at the St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Campbellville and a Celebration of Life will be held when physical distancing allows. If you wish to honour Glenna's memory, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or your local Food Bank would be appreciated. STASTNA, Irena ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Irena passed away peacefully in Oakville, Ontario on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at the age of 93. Referred to as "Babi" to those closest to her, Irena's favourite activity was spending time with family, especially her three grandchildren. Irena was predeceased by her loving husband of 38 years, Jaroslav Stastna, who passed away June 5, 2004. Cherished mother to Irena (John) Geddes and beloved grandmother to Michael, Joshua and Megan. Irena's early life shaped the resilient, hard-working, adaptable and practical woman who we knew in her later years. Born in Kiev, USSR on January 3, 1927, Irena's family experienced and survived the political repression under Stalin in the 1930's. Separated from her family in 1942 following the Nazi occupation of Kiev, she was deported to Germany where she was designated as an "Ostarbieter" (Eastern Worker), having to wear the blue "OST" badge as a foreign slave worker for the remainder of the War. Although Irena suffered under harsh conditions, her resolve, resourcefulness and will to live allowed her to survive and escape the fate of many around her. As a displaced person following the end of the War, Irena settled in Czechoslovakia with her first husband, Miroslav Tregl, where she completed her education and ultimately earned her medical degree. After Miroslav's sudden passing in 1960, she met Jaroslav (also a physician) and they married in 1966, with daughter Irena coming into their lives two years later. Following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, they defected to West Germany in 1969 and then emigrated to Canada. Although they arrived with a suitcase of few possessions, no money, and unable to speak English, their determination to make a better life for themselves and their daughter prevailed. Both Irena and Jaroslav went on to become licensed physicians in Ontario, and in 1980 moved to Thunder Bay where they worked at the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital. Irena focused in geriatric care, where the seven languages she could speak came in handy caring for patients from that multi-cultural community. She was the consummate medical professional, whose empathy, knowledge, and demeanor was respected and beloved by her patients, their families and her co-workers. In 2002, Irena and Jaroslav retired and moved to Toronto to be closer to their grandchildren. The next two decades of Irena's life were spent as a doting grandmother, fully dedicated to caring for the family, which included cooking the best traditional Czech meals and desserts. Irena was truly an amazing woman: generous, loving, intelligent, and compassionate. She will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by her family, including her relatives in the Czech Republic, her friends and her former colleagues. A private Celebration of Life and burial was held at the Glen Oaks Funeral Home & Cemetery. Donation on behalf of Irena can be made to a charity of choice. Online condolences can be made through www.glenoaks.ca. LEBLANC, Virginia (Ayoub) (1951-2020) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our dear mother, Virginia (Ayoub) LeBlanc "Virg" of Oakville, Ontario. Virginia passed away peacefully at the age of 69 at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on Thursday, September 3rd, 2020, with her two daughters Michelle and Amy, by her side. Virginia was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1951. Virginia finally settled in Oakville, Ontario where she raised her family. After many years of being a stay at home mother of two, Virginia embarked on her career in Collections in the late 1990s where she met many friends. Virginia had a love for volunteering and touched so many lives through her volunteer work as a Candy Striper at the hospital; at VON Canada; Kerr Street Mission; and most recently at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Those who knew Virginia knew she had one love...Chocolate, and she often enjoyed a sweet treat. She most recently developed a love for yoga and often practiced twice a week.Virginia's zest for life prevailed through many challenging times, including her most recent health battle. Virginia was a devoted single mother, and will live on forever in the hearts of her daughters Michelle (Bryan) Sinclair of Waterdown, and Amy (Jayson) Horth of Niagara Falls, Ontario. She was a loving, "Sito" and will be forever missed by her granddaughter Ashley Sinclair, whom she lovingly referred to as her, "Sweetie Pie." Virginia will be fondly remembered by Rusty and Patsy Le Blanc, Beth (Joel) Stewart, Amanda and Gavin Le Blanc. She will be greatly missed by her dearest friend Kathy Bryan. She will be sadly missed by her many cousins across Canada and the United States, as well as family, friends, and neighbours, as she touched the lives of so many. Virginia is predeceased by her Father Lucien Ayoub and Mother Mary (Barakett) Ayoub, as well as other family members including her dear cousin Diane Barakett. The family would like to thank Virginia's Oncologist Dr. Andrea Lee with the OTMH Cancer Center, and the entire hospital staff on 5Center at OTMH for the care they provided. A public visitation will take place at Oakview Funeral Home (56 Lakeshore Rd W, Oakville) on Saturday, September 12th, 2020. Due to COVID-19, only 50 people will be allowed in the main visitation room at any given time. Masks are mandatory. To help manage the number of people in the funeral home at any one time and ensure everyone will have an opportunity to pay their respects, it is preferred you notify Michelle or Amy via text or email, celebratingv.leblanc@gmail.co m, in advance indicating your intended arrival window and the number in your party per the following. Please do so prior to Thursday, September 10th, 2020. If your preferred time is at capacity you will be advised. Saturday, September 12, 2020 Afternoon: between 1-130, 130- 2, 2-230 or 230-3 Evening: between 5-530, 530- 6, 6-630 or 630-7 Kindly consider a donation to The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Diabetes Canada, or The Canadian Cancer Society in Virginia's memory. "All I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." Love, your girls Michelle and Amy MARTINEAU, Norma Marie (nee Power) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 93, passed at Ian Andersen House in Oakville, on Sept- ember 5, 2020. Born in Que- bec City to May (McCarthy) and Patrick Power on May 6, 1927. Beloved wife of Andre Martineau. Loving mother of Lise, Denis and his wife Janet, and Robert and his wife Michelle. Proud grandmother of Matt and Mike, Jacqueline and Genevieve, Sean, Sabrina and Trevor. Survived by her sister Lorraine, preceded in death by her sister Marion. Norma served as a Nurse in the RCAF from 1953 to 1956 and was a Registered Nurse at Lachine General Hospital for many years. She greatly en- joyed singing with the Sweet Adelines. Norma's family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Robert Mascarin, Acclaim Health and in part- icular, Chris Monaghan, and the Ian Andersen House for the loving care they provided to her in her final months. A private funeral mass will be held for the immediate family. As an expression of sympathy, friends and family may send memorial donations to the Ian Andersen House, PO box 61034, Maple Grove Drive, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 7P5, www.ianandersonhouse.com Norma was greatly loved and her rich stories about family and friends will be missed. OBITUARIES Always so good, unselfi sh and kind, none on this earth your equal I'll fi nd. Honourable and true in all your ways, loving and faithful to the end of your days, honest and liberal, ever upright, just in your judgment, always right; loved by your friends and all whom you knew, one in a million, that person was you. Time may heal the broken-hearted, time may make the wound less sore; but time will never stop the longing for the loved one gone before. Gone is the face we loved so dear, silent is the voice we loved to hear; too far away for sight or speech, but not too far for thought to reach, sweet to remember you who once was here, and who, though absent, is just as dear. OBITUARIES