21 | durhamregion.com This Week | Thursday, May 12, 2022 FOSTER, Peggy Louise APRIL 16, 1954 - MAY 6, 2022 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ With a broken heart, Sarah announces the death of her mother, Peggy Louise Foster, in her 69th year, at Streamway Villa after a lengthy battle with early-onset dementia and mercifully short struggle with Covid-19. Left to cherish her memory are her mother, Marion Foster, siblings Reid, Ann and Roy Allen, nephew Andy, daughter Sarah Dean (Joshua), grandsons Connor, Alex and Zachary Dean, and many beloved cousins. Peggy was preceded in death by her father, Roy Anderson Foster. She will be sadly missed by her faithful pup, Polly the singing dog. Peggy was an avid gardener, poet, collector of houseplants, teapots, and snazzy hats. She heaped love on every fuzzy pet that ever crossed her path, and tolerated Sarah's penchant for bringing home frogs, snakes, and bugs. Above all, she was a lifelong seeker of love, friendship, and connection. She spent untold hours on the bus to Clarke High School, criss-crossing the back roads. On weekend drives in the middle of nowhere, she would often exclaim "This was part of my bus route!" After studying journalism at Durham College, Peggy hopped in her baby- blue Mustang and struck out on her own, the intrepid cub reporter in Newcastle, Beaverton, and North Bay before returning home to raise Sarah close to family. She lent her considerable talents to many publications, including the Canadian Statesman, the North Bay Nugget, The Port Hope Evening Guide and Cobourg Star, Northumberland News, The Red Deer Advocate, and the Orono Times. Peggy touched many lives in her career as a reporter. She was best known for her Port Hope Evening Guide column 'Our Town', in which she captured hundreds of community events, anniversaries and milestones. Later, as a bedside volunteer, trainer, bereavement group facilitator and case coordinator for Northumberland Lakeshore Hospice, her exceptional empathy and care for the dying eased the burden of many Northumberland families. While she might have said she enjoyed the title of 'Mother', there was no role she relished more than that of 'Grandma Peggy'. Her pride and love for her grandsons was a light that never went out even as dementia stole so much from her. Heartfelt thanks to the staff of Streamway Villa, Dr. Kwok and Dr. Lazaro at PRHC for their compassionate and dignified care over the past three years. Arrangements entrusted to NORTHCUTT ELLIOTT FUNERAL HOME, 53 Division St. N. Bowmanville. Cremation has taken place. In accordance with Mom's wishes and to protect the health of her beloved friends and family, there will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers, donation to Community Care Northumberland - Hospice (905) 885-0466 would be gratefully accepted. Everyone has a story, lend someone your ear today in honour of Peggy. Online condolences may be left at: www.northcuttelliott.com BOJDA, Christa Maria ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Passed away surrounded by her loving family at her home in Brooklin on Friday, May 6, 2022, at the age of 86. Loving wife of the late Joseph Bojda (1996). Much loved mother of Ronnie and his wife Marie of Oshawa, Joanne Rose and her husband Mark Levia of Bowmanville, Janet Grant and her husband Jim of Courtice, Stephen Bojda and his wife Anne of Oshawa and Catherine Bojda and her fiancé David Robertson of Whitby. Predeceased by her son-in -law James. Much loved and cherished grandmother of Ryan (Alice), Drew (Jessica), Amanda (Travis), Amber, Amanda (Ken), Amy (Kristin), Rebecca (Michael), Joelle (Brian), Bradley (Kayla), Emily (Vincent), Wyatt (Alyssa) and Jayden. Great-grandmother of Ryder, Cooper, William, Porter, Harlyn, Olivia, Charlotte, James, Miles, Kelton, Mason, Evelyn and Samuel. First born of five siblings to Roman and Hertha on July 11, 1935, in Germany. At the age of 17, Christa came to Canada on the Cunard R.M.S. Scythia, which set sail on July 17, 1952. The ship arrived in Quebec City, and she was met by her Aunt and Uncle. Christa ended up staying in Canada for the remainder of her life. While here she registered in Nursing College and started her career in 1955. In the same year Christa met the love of her life and became engaged. The following year they were married and shortly after began their family. Two years later they purchased their first home in Brooklin where they lived for the rest of their lives. Christa and Joe purchased a summer home in Bancroft in 1971. The cottage soon became everyone's happy place where wonderful memories old and new have been created. Christa was very proud and loved her family immensely. She always had a story to tell and a smile to share. Christa was our rock and the glue that binds us together. The family would like to thank Dr. Li and Dr. Roberts of Lakeridge Oshawa Oncology, Dr. Azi, Rose and Caroline of Lakeridge Palliative Care team and Alicia Bucknell, her wonderful nurse from Palliative Community Care. A very special thank you to Dr. Kevin Lam from Brooklin Medical Center who was always kind, caring and wonderful to Mom. In memory of Christa, donations to your charity of choice is welcomed. Visitation at Barnes Memorial Funeral Home, 5295 Thickson Rd. N. Whitby on Wednesday, May 11th from 2:00 - 4:00 and 6:00 - 8:00. Funeral Service will take place in the Barnes Chapel Thursday morning at 11:00 a.m. Christa will be laid to rest beside her husband at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery. When tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand, that an angel came and called my name and took me by the hand; The angel said my place was ready, in Heaven far above, And that I'd have to leave behind all those I dearly love. But when I walked through Heaven's gates, I felt so much at home, for God looked down, smiled at me and told me "Welcome Home." So, when tomorrow starts without me, don't think we're far apart, for every time you think of me, I'm right there in your heart. STACEY, Janet Marie (Nee Hicks) February 5, 1937 - April 27, 2022 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Janet was born in Clinton, Ontario, on February 5, 1937, and was the eldest sister to Bill, Bob, Nancy, and John. Her family followed her father as he was stationed through the Canadian Air Force, and lived in Hensall, Ontario, Parkhill, Ontario, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and ended up in Trenton, Ontario. Janet earned her Registered Nursing degree through St. Michael's Hospital School of Nursing, and the University of Toronto, on June 3, 1958. She nursed patients in various places, including Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Laguna Beach, California, USA, Trenton, Ontario, and Bowmanville, Ontario. Janet met her husband, John Stacey, when she rented an apartment from him on Concession Street in Bowmanville. She married John on April 12, 1969, and made her home, raising three sons, in the same building. Janet spent her entire life caring and tending to others, starting in childhood, as she helped to care for her younger siblings and her ailing grandmother, through her professional years as a nurse from 1958 to 1973, as a mother and proud housewife, and later as she cared for her husband with his declining health from 1985 until his death in 2008. She kept busy volunteering with the New to You Shoppe and other various outreach programs through her church, St. Paul's United, until she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2014 and moved to Ottawa, Ontario, in 2015 to be closer to her sons. Janet died on April 27, 2022, after a long and ferocious battle with dementia. She was surrounded by her sons, daughter-in-law, and grand- children when she took her last breath. She will be forever remembered by her sons, Ted (Jennifer), Jim and Mike, her grandchildren Elizabeth and Elliot, her brothers Bill (Wanda) and John (Gail), sister Nancy, Sister-in-law Carolyn, and many nieces and nephews, as well as the entire extended Stacey family. Janet was predeceased by her husband John Stacey, parents Kenneth and Jean Hicks, brother Bob Hicks, sister-in-law Kathy, and her Aunt Laura and Uncle Russ Ireland. The family would like to thank the staff and volunteers at the Peter D. Clarke, Willow House, Long- Term Care Facility in Ottawa, Ontario. Janet was loved and cared for by the people there and was treated with the greatest respect on every step of this long and arduous journey. Visitation was held on Sunday, May 1, 2022, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Janet was celebrated on Monday, May 2, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home in Bowmanville, Ontario, and her ashes will be interred with her husband John at the Bowmanville Cemetery. 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