3 1 1Friday, December 2, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER |www.insidehalton.com I Obituaries I Obituaries I Obituaries WICKHAM, Terence Joseph news co I Obituaries I Obituaries PASTORE, Pietro (Peter) HEWETSON, M ariela (nee Hamel-Smith) O'NEILL, James Passed aw ay p eacefully in T o ro n to on Friday, N ovem ber 25, 2016 in her 7 6th year. Predeceased by her beloved husband Fred (2009). M a rie la is survived by her b ro th e rs and sisters K ath le e n H am el-S m ith, M ich a e l (Jackie), R oger (M oira), A la n (Joanne), T im o th y (Suzanne), Frances, and A le xa n d e r (M ichelle), and m any nieces and nephew s. She w ill be missed by m any frie n d s and relatives all over th e w o rld . M ariela w o rk e d fo r th e Royal Bank fo r 43 years and to u c h e d m any colleagues w ith her kin d n a tu re and lovely sense o f hum our. She was an accom plished a rtis t in n e e d le p o in t and b e a d in g w ith th e T o ro n to G u ild o f S titchery. M ariela along w ith her late husband Fred, w ere accom plished g o ld m edal b a llro o m dancers and ta u g h t b a llro o m dan cing in O akville. M em o ria l Service w ill be held a t G len Oaks Funeral Hom e and Cemetery, 3164 N in th Line, O akville (403/Dundas) on M onday, D ecem ber 5, 2016 a t 1 p.m . w ith v is ita tio n an h o u r prior. The fa m ily w o u ld like to th a n k th e d octors and nurses a t th e McCall C entre fo r th e ir care and com passion. If desired, d o n a tio n s m ay be m ade to The Canadian Cancer Society o r a ch a rity o f y o u r choice. O n line condolences m ay be le ft a t w w w .glenoaks.ca Sadly, passed aw ay on N ovem ber 29, 2016. D evoted husband to Eleanor. Loving fa th e r to Kevin, Coreen Dacosta (M ike), and D aw n C row e (Brad). C herished g ra n d fa th e r to Keily, Liam, K eiran, Lucas, O w en, M adison, A very and A idan. V isita tio n a t SMITH'S FUNERAL HOME, 1167 G u e lp h Line (one stop lig h t n o rth o f QEW), BURLINGTON (905-632-3333) on M o n d a y fro m 3 - 5 and 7 - 9 p.m . Funeral Mass w ill be ce le b ra te d a t St. Patrick's Roman C atholic Church (196 K en w o o d Ave., B u rlin g to n ) on Tuesday, Decem ber 6, 2016 a t 11 a.m. w w w .sm ith s fh .co m Peter jo in e d his Lord and Saviour, N ovem ber 29, 2016, a t th e Joseph B rant M e m o ria l H ospital, in his 86th year. Beloved and treasured husband to Carmela fo r 47 years. Cherished and d e vo te d fa th e r to Grace (Lambros). Loving b ro th e r to Im m acolata (Frank), N illa (Frank), Josephine and b ro th e r-in -la w to Pina. Predeceased by his siblings Carm ela (Ricardo), M aria (Pasquale), M ichele, M ina (Vince), and b ro th e r in -la w Tony. Uncle, gre a t-u n cle , and g re a t-g re a t-u n c le to m any nieces and nephew s. Peter enjo ye d a long career o f g ro u n d s ke e p in g a t b o th Glen A bb e y G o lf Course and O akville G o lf Club. He c o n tin u e d his passion fo r g a rd e n in g w e ll in to his la te r years. The fa m ily w o u ld like to give special th a n ks to th e te a m a t B u rlin g to n Dialysis C enter fo r th e ir care th e last tw o years, as w e ll as th e ICU te a m a t Joseph B rant H ospital, fo r th e com passion show n to Peter and fa m ily in his last days. Peter was a g e n tle , caring and lo vin g m an w h o w ill be sadly missed by all w h o k n e w him . V is ita tio n a t SMITH'S FUNERAL HOME, 1167 G uelph Line (one stop lig h t n o rth o f QEW), BURLINGTON (905-632-3333) on Tuesday fro m 3 - 5 and 7 - 9 p.m. Funeral Mass w ill be ce le b ra te d a t St. Paul th e A p o s tle Roman C atholic Church (2265 Headon Rd., B urlington) on W ednesday, D ecem ber 7, 2016 a t 11 a.m. In te rm e n t T ra fla g a r Lawn Cemetery. For those w h o w ish m e m o ria l d o n a tio n s to O akville H ospital F o u n d a tio n , a tte n tio n B u rlin g to n Dialysis C enter w o u ld be sincerely a p p re cia te d by th e fam ily. w w w .sm ith s fh .co m SCHATZ, Ruth Gray Honour the memory o f a LOVED ONE... Place an In Memoriam in the classifieds. \ emaildassified@metroland & JM IT H &J V rUXEBAL HOMES V GUELPH LINE CHAPEL Ruth passed aw ay p eacefully on Sunday, N ovem ber 27, 2016 in O tta w a . Ruth shared her life w ith h e r husband o f 60 years, Dr. Stanley Schatz, u n til he passed aw ay in A p ril 2014, and w ith her lovin g fa m ily: h e r fo u r ch ild ren , Douglas Schatz (M e ryl Halls), D eberah G riffith s (Fred G riffith s ), Dr. J e n n ife r Schatz (Dr. V ernon S tringer), and Julia Schatz (John Barrack); and her te n g ra n d ch ild re n: Titus, Kim berley, Jonathon, Eilidh, Jillian, Liam, Callum, A lana, M ichael and Luke. Born on A ug u st 17, 1928, th e d a u g h te r o f V icto r Evan Gray and Ruth Denovan Gray, and sister o f E lizabeth (Betty) and Joan, Ruth w e n t to school at M o u lto n College in Toronto, fo llo w e d by V ictoria College, University o f Toronto, w here she earned a Bachelor o f Science in H om e Economics in 1951. She ta u g h t a t th e O n ta rio Ladies C ollege in W h itb y and Bishop Strachan School in T o ronto, and served on th e Board o f G overnors o f H illfie ld S tra th a lla n C ollege in H a m ilto n . Ruth v o lu n te e re d w ith th e A rt G allery o f H a m ilto n , was President o f th e W om en's Canadian Club o f H a m ilto n and was President o f th e C anadian F ederation o f U niversity W om en in O akville. She also served on th e O n ta rio H eritage Board and on th e C onservation R eview Board o f O n ta rio . The im m e d ia te fa m ily w ill receive friends a t W ard Funeral Home, 109 Reynolds St, O akville fro m 4:30p.m . - 8:00p.m. on M onday, Decem ber 5, 2016. A m e m o ria l service to celebrate Ruth's life w ill be held a t Y orkm inster Park B aptist Church, 1585 Y onge St, T o ro n to a t 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Decem ber 6th. In lieu o f flow ers, d o n a tio n s can be m ade to th e U n ive rsity W om en's Club o f O akville Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 69600, 109 Thom as Street, O akville, L6J 7R4, w ith th e goal o f s e ttin g up a scholarship fo r A rts students in Ruth's nam e. P eacefully at th e age o f 94 in th e com pany o f his fa m ily on Thursday, O cto b e r 20, 2016 at O akville T ra fa lg a r M e m o ria l H ospital, O n ta rio , Canada. He was a devoted husband to th e late K athleen W ickham (nee McCluskey), and w ill be sadly missed by his surviving relatives in c lu d in g his tw o sisters, H elen and Maeve, sisters-in-law M ary and Pat, his six c hildren, M oya, A nne, Kevin, Terence, C laire and David, sons and d a u g h te rs -in -la w D erm ot, Brian, Lorie and M a rg a re t, as w e ll as 16 g ra n d ch ild re n and seven g re a t-g ra n d c h ild re n . A M e m o ria l service w ill be held at O AKVIEW FUNERAL HOME, 56 Lakeshore Road W est, O akville on Saturday, D ecem ber 10th a t 11:00 a.m . Fam ily requests d o n a tion s to O akville M e m o ria l T rafalgar H ospital, no flo w e rs please. On line condolences m ay be le ft at w w w .o a k v ie w fu n e ra l.c a Oakview Funeral Home by Arbor Memorial O a k v ie Beaver II The Oakville Beaver would like to express sincere and heart-felt condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. w , your loved ones eason this H oliday We will be publishing a special Holiday In Memoriam feature on the week of DECEMBER 19,2016. S p e c a O C % Discount applies 25 on all In Memoriams placed in this feature. Please call or email us for further details and publishing dates. Call our Classified department at metrolandmedia · * C o n n e c te d to y o u r c o m m u n ity® 1-800-263-6480 | classifieds@metroland.com