27 | durhamregion.com | This Week | Thursday, May 19, 2022 | NASH, Violet ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ It is with deep sorrow and much love that the family of Violet Nash (nee Root) announce her passing on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the age of 65. After a lengthy battle with pulmonary fibrosis, Violet passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family at Matthews House Hospice in Alliston. She will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by her daughter Helaina, son-in-law David, and grandson Emmett. Also profoundly affected by her loss are her beloved sisters Mary and Kathy (Dan), and brother Bob (Jane). Violet loved her many nieces and nephews, and will be especially missed by April, Sam, and Kelly. She will be lovingly remembered by her sisters-in-law Susan and Lori (Gilbert) and her Uncle Ron (Donna). She will also be dearly missed by her longtime friends Brenda, Jayne, Robyn and Kathy, and by Joan and Jim and all her other friends on Kingsmere Crescent. Violet was predeceased by her husband and soulmate Jack, her brother and "rock" Sid, her grandson Jasper, and her parents Charles and Betty Root. Violet loved to travel and surprised many with her adventurous nature, from taking solo road trips to visit her friends and family to more daring adventures like glider flights. This adventurous spirit saw her hitchhike to Mexico in her teenage years, and make a living picking fruit in the Okanagan Valley. Raised in Oshawa, she returned there to raise her daughter after living in Alberta for a few years. Violet was proud of her hard work and retired from Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in 2014. After retirement she moved to Alliston to be closer to Lainy and Emmett. She is known as one of the strongest and hardest working people that many of her friends and family ever knew. She will be forever remembered for her fierce independence, for spoiling her dog Roscoe, for her beautiful crochet work, for keeping an immaculately clean house, and for making the world's best butter tarts, fudge, caramel sauce, and jams. The family wishes to send a special thank you to Dr. Jansen and the palliative team, and to the staff of Matthews House for their care and compassion. There was a great team effort to help Violet in her final days, and we are forever grateful to each of you for giving her the peaceful transition she hoped for. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 18th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Drury Funeral Centre in Alliston. Memorial donations to Matthews House Hospice in Alliston or to the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation in Violet's memory would be very much appreciated. BROWN, Margaret "June" June 1, 1938 Aldershot, ON - May 8, 2022 Port Perry, ON ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Peacefully after a lengthy illness, on Sunday, May 8, 2022 (Mother's Day), with her family by her side, at the Westshore Retirement Home in Port Perry, at age 83. Margaret (nee Lillycrop) beloved wife of Merrill Brown of Port Perry, formerly of Bowmanville. Loving mother of Greg Brown and his wife Julie Scott, Doug Brown and his wife Kristy, and Merrilee Brown and her husband Steve Gray (June's favourite son-in-law). Loved grandmother of Alastair, Sophia, Emily, Natalie, Elyse, and Andrew Brown. She will be missed by her sister Joan and brother Bryan. June was predeceased by her parents Mary and John Lillycrop, her brother Pt. Thomas Lillycrop, who died at Dieppe, John Lillycrop and David Lillycrop. June was the fifth of six children. The family moved to Canada from Ynyshir, Wales in 1929. They settled on a farm near Waterdown, Ontario, where June had an idyllic childhood living in the country. She attended Burlington High School and then MacDonald Institute at the Guelph University (then part of the University of Toronto) where according to her friends from Mac '59 she majored in Bridge. She met a musical young Aggie Merrill Brown, on a train to a university football game. She knew at first sight that she would marry that young man who was leading the group in song. Together, they went to the great musicians of the day: Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. They married on April 22, 1961, in Hamilton, Ontario, and moved to Bowmanville in 1962 where Merrill set up his land surveying practice and June started teaching at the brand- new Clarke High School. They went on to have their three children. Merrill and June's home was always the place for a great meal and fantastic conversation. There was always another place at the table and always a good reason to put the music on and dance. They hosted legendary cast parties for their kids in high school. They hosted many Rotary youth exchange students over the years, their kids' friends and a few kids who just needed a place to stay. June was a genius with costumes and was in demand for local theatre productions, her kids elaborate Halloween costumes and her children's high school and university drama productions. June and Merrill retired in their early 50s and travelled the world including backpacking through Australia, New Zealand and Scotland, and tours of China, France and Spain. June and Merrill spent 23 winters at their beloved Golf Lakes Resort in Bradenton, Florida and coordinated the annual musical revue "A Night of Music". June was the beloved and magical "chocolate cake for breakfast" grandma. The last few years were not kind to her as she developed progressive dementia, but she was cared for by her husband who never failed to bring her a coffee and a Hank's cinnamon roll each day, and the kind staff of Westshore who called her "Junebug". The family would like to thank the staff of Westshore, palliative care nurse Vera and Drs. Hadden and Schurter for making her last days, more comfortable. The family of June Brown will receive friend at the WAGG FUNERAL HOME, 216 Queen Street in Port Perry (905-985-2171) on Tuesday, May 31st from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. A Service to Celebrate her life will be held at her daughters' home (258 Cochrane Street in Port Perry) on Wednesday, June 1st at 2 p.m. (June's Birthday). If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Durham Children's Aid Society, Bethesda House in Bowmanville, or the Campbell School in Oshawa. 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