Monique Rodrigues (Friend to Sue and Gerry Gait and Nathalie Gait)

Entered December 20, 2022 from Cambridge on.

My deepest condolences. You’re in my heart and thoughts during this difficult time. I hope you find comfort and support in the people that surround you and the wonderful memories you carry in your mind and in your heart.

With love

Andrew Churchward (Grandson)

Entered December 20, 2022 from Huntsville

Rest In Peace Nona. I love you. Give Nono a hug for me.

Anthony Daley (Friend)

Entered December 20, 2022 from Los Angeles

To a great woman full of life and looked forward to cut and renovate anything even when she was 90 yrs old . I will forever look up to her tenacity and love of life and family and friends.

Purcell Greene & Winsome Baugh-Greene (Friend)

Entered December 20, 2022 from Etobicoke

Mom was special, full of life, energetic, independent and a wicked sense of humour. Rest easy Mom and I know you will be the life of the party on the other side.

Love and respect.

Condolences to Mark and the family.

Purcell.

Emmie and Fred Drodge (Her Granddaughter Amanda’s in laws)

Entered December 20, 2022 from Innisfil

It was sad to hear of Amanda’s grandmothers passing. We met her a few times and she was a lovely person. We send our deepest sympathy to all of the family. She is now with her beloved husband together forever in Gods Hands. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

We are here to celebrate the life of Maria who was a Courageous, Strong, Stubborn women.
We’ll start with Courage. That’s what you’d have to have to get on an ocean liner and travel the distance from Italy to Novia Scotia with a 18 month old in tow. Her husband came before her and bought a house and told her it was so beautiful. When she arrived at the house on Eaglewood Blvd it had a porch with windows across the front. Maria thought she was moving into a green house. Maria said she cried and wanted to go back to Italy.
She shared this house with another family that had one child. So here you have 2 couples with one child each. Then came along another 2 kids. One to each of the families. Her family was growing so they moved across the street. Well then, her son came, and the 2nd house was getting small, so she moved again. She lived in #83 Eaglewood Blvd. for the rest of her life. Over 60 yrs. Maria lived on Eaglewood Blvd for 72 yrs and was the last original person of Eaglewood Blvd, Troy St and Angeline
Next comes Strong, Maria prided herself to do anything a man could do and do it just as good. She could fix anything that was broken. If you went into the basement, Maria had her own workshop like Santa’s, as her grandson told someone once. She had many hospital visits over the years and was strong enough to overcome them all, while recovering and raising 3 kids.
We’ll finish with stubbornness. We could say that Maria had to be stubborn to get through life and all it had to offer her. As she got older, she mellowed and wasn’t so stubborn. But with the illness that took her from us she kept saying she was not giving up and she was going to get better. She would sit and say, “did you ever think this would happen to me?” Never did I think I would come to this. She fought a great fight right till the end.
God had other plans for Maria, he knew how much she missed Ernesto and was ready to be with him. It was 10 yrs this Jan that Ernesto was taken to his eternal rest, and she said she was lonely. Maria may God bless you and enjoy your eternal rest with Ernesto and all your family and friends that went before you. You will be missed.