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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ar ch 10 ,2 02 2 | 28 HOBBS, JOHN ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ John passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital. He was born on November 11, 1936, in Montreal, Quebec. Predeceased by his beloved wife Doreen Hobbs, his parents James and Katherine Hobbs and brother Arthur Hobbs. Survived by daughter Suzanne, sons Barry and Brian (Karen). Loving grandfather to Myranda, Taylor, Ashley and Jonah and uncle to Donna (Dave), Kathy, Carol, Michael and Jennifer (Jeff). John enjoyed a long and active life. He met and married the love of his life, Doreen Hobbs on the tennis courts in the Town of Mount Royal Montreal after 11 weeks of courtship. With his family, they enjoyed time together at a family cottage in the Laurentians and winter skiing at Mont Saint- Sauver and Mont Chrisitie. After moving to Oakville, John continued his active lifestyle with friends and family on the courts at the Oakville Club, biking on the trails in Collingwood and Hilton Head Island, snowshoeing and skiing on the slopes at Craigleith Ski Hill. John was an enthusiastic member of the "Dawn Patrol", retired col- leagues who skied daily at Craigleith. John believed that being active was important to a long and healthy life. He passed 12 days after his last ski outing. His business career ranged from pension fund manage- ment and venture capital to investment counsel. Most recently he was President of Valern Investment Manage- ment in Oakville. Cremation has taken place. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Donations to the Stratford Festival or the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences at www.koprivataylor.com PIZZANO, Antonio ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ On Sunday March 6, Antonio Pizzano passed away peace- fully after a long courageous battle with Alzheimers. Leaving behind his loving wife of 62 years, Immacolata, who was always by his side. His daughters, Tina (Davide), Claudia (Joe) and Ornella. His grandchildren, Franco (Victoria), Anthony (Kate), Marco (Delia), Joey, Olivia, Sarah and Ramzy. Also, his great-grandchildren, Jackson and Bruce. Predeceased by his parents, Giuseppe and Concetta Pizzano, and his sister, Luisa Colarusso (Raffaele). Viewing to be held at Oakview Funeral Home on Thursday, March 10th from 5:00 - 8:00PM. Funeral Mass at St. James Parish on Friday March 11th at 1:00PM, followed by burial at St. Judes Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer's Society would be greatly appreciated. Online condolences can be made at www.oakviewfuneral.ca VAN DUSEN, Stella (née Moore) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Passed away on February 26, 2022, just 13 days past her 104th birthday -- at which time she proclaimed "I'm not ready yet!". Born in Montreal, at the beginning of the last worldwide pandemic in 1918, to Irish born parents Henry and Margaret Moore, she is survived by her sister Winnie, her children Sheila, Ray (Joanne) and Dave (Jenn), her grandchildren Stuart, Rachel, Alana, and Vanessa, Mathew and Melanie, her great- grandchildren, Victoria and "little Vinnie", Carter and Madison, her many nieces and nephews, plus numerous dear friends. Stella was predeceased by her beloved husband of 72 years, "Van", who passed away at 97, her younger brother Len (at 84), her older brother Alf, who lived to be 105 and their Mother, who first set the centenarian marker, living until 101. Along with her siblings and parents, she learned to survive very trying and economically difficult times between the World Wars. Despite these adversities, by her late teens she became very active... as a member of Montreal's mountain ski patrol, as an employee of Bell Telephone and as an amateur singer and dancer with the Blue Bell Bullets Revue, who entertained many, many thousands of Active Services Forces throughout the War. During the War she met and married Irving ("Van") Van Dusen, a "Leading Aircraftman" with the RCAF, who, prior to the war, was a touring acrobat (Kings of The Air ) and amateur figure skater. Following the War she started her family, bringing up her children as a mostly stay at home Mom. She also held a variety of part time jobs and enjoyed a very active life in church choirs, local PTAs, both curling and swimming, and ultimately became a longtime member of the Oakville Seniors Centre, where she made many lifelong friends, taking numerous classes and making all kinds of crafts (for fundraising), specializing in (Japanese) Bunka embroidery, which was her favourite. Throughout her life she particularly enjoyed singing, especially with her husband and siblings and then with her daughter... right up until her final day. She also had a ready and infectious laugh which was sparked especially by her husband as well as her younger son Dave, who nurtured her enjoyment of off- colour jokes, particularly in her later years. Thanks to the stellar care giving efforts of her daughter Sheila, she was able to live at home right up until her 103rd year, when she moved into Oakville's Post Inn Village long term care facility, a remarkable "home" where she received exceptional care, a fact that the family is eternally grateful for. Stella was a mother who not only loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren deeply, but all of them were her favourites! She had such a good heart and although we are all saddened by her loss, her family is so thankful for her long life and her fabulous spirit! Online condolences can be left at koprivataylor.com PT Evening Housekeeper I&B IBS Inc. | $19/hr We are currently seeking hardworking, reliable and detail-oriented individuals to join our team. *Must be fully vaccinated* Hours: 5pm-8pm Mon to Fri or MWF and every 3rd Saturday. Location: Dundas St W and Third Line, Oakville. 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In my heart your memory lingers, always tender, fond and true; there's not a day, dear friend, I do not think of you. Always so good, unselfi sh and kind, none on this earth your equal I'll fi nd. Honourable and true in all your ways, loving and faithful to the end of your days, honest and liberal, ever upright, just in your judgment, always right; loved by your friends and all whom you knew, one in a million, that person was you.And have you gone, forever gone and left us here to weep. Till we are called to follow you, and in the grave to sleep. OBITUARIES CLEANING/ JANITORIAL GENERAL HELP HEALTH AND BEAUTY