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Sylvia Bird
September 19, 1938 - September 14, 2014
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<div itemprop="description"><br />Peacefully, at St. Michael&rsquo;s Hospital in Toronto, on Sunday, September 14, 2014, at the age of 75. Beloved wife of D&rsquo;Arcy for 52 years. Loving mother of Rob (Shauna) and Steve (Eva). Loving grandmother of Joshua, Liam, Amy and Ethan. Dear sister-in-law of David Bird. Sylvia immigrated from the Ukraine in 1947 and grew up in Port Credit, graduating from the University of Toronto. She taught students from Kindergarten to grade 10 in both Toronto and Peel Boards of Education. Sylvia was also a past member of the Board of Directors of the Muskoka Lakes Association, overseeing the Marine Patrol. Friends may call at the Turner &amp; Porter &quot;Peel&quot; Chapel, 2180 Hurontario St., Mississauga (Hwy. 10, N. of QEW) from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Christopher&rsquo;s Catholic Church, 1171 Clarkson Rd., Mississauga, on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at 11 a.m. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ALS Society of Canada (ALS.ca), to the ALS Clinic at Sunnybrook, or the Cardiac or Oncology departments and St. Michael&rsquo;s Hospital. On-line condolences may be made through www.turnerporter.ca. <br /></div>