Rob Duncan (friend)

Entered March 12, 2026 from Orillia, ON

The Bunkers were in my life from an early age, with Harold as my Scout leader and Andy as a fellow Scout. There are no two more welcoming people in the Richview neighbourhood than Barb and Harold. My family attended church together later in life, and they were able to watch my children grow. Barb's energy and support were visible in all she did, and I treasure one of her photographs - a wooden door, propped closed with a leftover plank, asking the viewer to open it up and see what's hiding behind.

Lindy-Jo (Friend)

Entered March 12, 2026 from Whitehorse, YT

My deepest condolences.  Barb was a great lady. I can hear her laugh still! I'm so glad to have spent time with her when they came to Yukon. I have fond memories of fun card games with her and your dad.

Mike Way (Friend)

Entered March 12, 2026 from Brampton

Kathi and I are so sorry to hear of Barb’s passing. We extend our deepest sympathies to Harold and his family.

Pedro and Lucy (Friends)

Entered March 12, 2026 from Faversham Cres.

My condolences to Harold, family and friends 🙏

The Hendersons in Perth 

Entered March 12, 2026

Harold, Kat, Andrew and family we are so sad that Barb has passed but hopefully it brings reassurance that her light will forever shine in your memories. Our deepest sympathies to you all.

Barb and I met when, after going to different elementary schools, we were in the same class, the Latin stream, in Grade 8 at Verdun High School.

This was 67 years ago. During those 67 years, we have been in contact through snail mail, email, landline calls, cell phone calls, and FaceTime. Barb has visited me in so many places where I have lived, later joined by her husband Harold.

As teenagers, we would go “flippin’” – that’s what we called it. We would just roam the streets of Verdun, and once we had transistor radios, there was no stopping us.

We would also go for bike rides. Unbeknownst to my mother, who would not allow me to ride a bike, I would borrow Doug’s bike, making sure to avoid any streets close to home.

And then there was the time I phoned Barb, and the voice answered: “You have reached the devil. Who in hell do you want?” I was speechless, but it was Mrs. Wilson, Barb’s Mum. (Yes, in those days, even your bestest friend’s parents were Mr. and Mrs.

One of the highlights of times spent together was our trip to Bermuda in 1966. What an adventure that was! Never mind just the sheer thrill of taking off for parts unknown on our own, we rented motorcycles so we could get around more. Unfortunately, we couldn’t use the beaches because they were closed due to Hurricane Faith that had recently passed through. We also went to a US Air Force base for a dance – a bus stopped at all the motels/hotels picking up young women who wanted to attend. Barb spent the evening with Sam from New York, while I was with Pete from Philadelphia. Oh, and then there were the Rum Swizzle Parties. Such fun!

I am so happy to have seen Barb just a couple of years ago when she and Harold visited Victoria, staying at the James Bay Inn just down the street. We had some wonderful walks, taking in the sights of Victoria.

Love you, Kiddo, and you will be forever in my heart.

We got to know each other during her short time at Wedgewood. We were both involved in Girl guides & it was during that time we became very close. We had many great experiences through Guiding. The most memorable was our trip to Point Pelee when we took the Girl Guides for a weekend of bird watching. It was an amazing weekend.

Through Barb we were introduced to her good friends, Lorna & Ray. We all became very close over the years. With Andrew being part of the Shaw Festival, we spent many weekends at Niagara-on-the-Lake, four couples(Barb & Harold, Carol & Ken, Lorna & Ray & Jim & Pat), renting a house & enjoying, not only the plays but cooking our Thanksgiving dinner & sharing with Andrew & friends.

We spent many fabulous mid week adventures with our girls group, (Lorna, Carol, Cathy, Colleen & Norma). We made so many wonderful memories.
We enjoyed many weekends & trips as couples, which Barb was always the organizer (Barb & Harold, Carol & Ken, Lorna & Ray & Jim & Pat). Our trips to Portugal were amazing also the Mediterranean Cruise.

I have only touched on a few of the wonderful memories but there is so many more.

I suppose, since death is a guaranteed part of life, this is technically a life story, even though, really, it is an end of life story that dad asked me to share here.

Mom passed away peacefully holding Harold and Kathryn's hands, listening to Christina Perri's 'Lullaby (goodnight my angel)' in her room at Malton Village Long Term Care home at 5:30 pm, Sunday March 8, 2026.

Her last week was a marathon of endurance. Her body started shutting down the week before when she stopped taking in any food or fluid. Then had a fever off and on until Malton Village let us know that she only had hours or days left. She slept more, and when her eyes were open, she wasn't very responsive. Her breathing slowed and eventually stopped. Never wanting to miss out, mom fought hard to experience every last second of life, only succumbing 6 days after her last food and fluid intake.

We decided to keep her company 24h/day for the last few days on her journey out of this earthly world. She spent the last week listening to and feeling the love and gratitude of family and friends. We had conversations and played music with her in the room, hoping that she was feeling like a part of it all. Malton Village staff kept her comfortable.

On the weekend, many staff dropped in to say goodbye to Barb, one staff even thanked us for bringing her there and letting their staff get to know her. When the funeral home took her body, they announced the final departure of Barb on the loudspeaker, then played 'Supermarket flowers' by Ed Sheeran, and every single staff came out and lined the hallways honouring the memory of her. This really confirmed the care and kindness of the staff team at Malton Village and we are so grateful she could spend her final months there.