Passed away at the Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga after a brief illness.
She will be greatly missed by her daughter Jan (Kloosterhuis), her daughter-in-law Mary-Jeanne (Donkin) and her stepchildren Carolyn (Frank Morphy) and Stewart (Marcio França), as well as her grandchildren Andrew Kloosterhuis (Pookie), Michael Donkin (Zak Horkoff), Sean Morphy (Annie) and Daniel Morphy (Laura Chambers), and her dear great-grandchildren Ella, Keeghan, Felix, George and Tessa. Irene was predeceased by her first husband Pete, her second husband Eric, her son Peter and her grandson Al Donkin.
Irene lived what she herself described as a very full life for just over a century. Born in Saskatoon, she was the youngest daughter in a farming family of ten. She served as a Navy Wren during WW II, stationed in Quebec, and then pursued a long career as a medical secretary after marrying and moving to Ontario. Irene found a second life partner in Eric who shared her love of golf, curling, cross- country skiing and travel, which they actively pursued for the majority of their 36 years together.
Memorial Visitation with Celebration of Irene’s life will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Turner & Porter "Peel" Chapel, 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga from 2 p.m. until time of Funeral Service at 3 p.m. in the Chapel. Reception to follow.
The family asks that memorial donations can be made to Our Place Peel (ourplacepeel.org) , a non-profit organization that helps homeless youth.
Online condolences may be made through this website.
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Turner & Porter - Peel Chapel
2180 Hurontario, Mississauga, ON, L5B 1M8
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Saturday, 27 Apr 2024 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Celebration of Life
Turner & Porter - Peel Chapel
2180 Hurontario, Mississauga, ON, L5B 1M8
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