Foley, John Joseph (Died)

It is with profound sadness

and an overwhelming sense of

loss that we announce the

death of John Joseph Foley in

his 93rd year. John was a dear

husband, father, grandfather,

great-grandfather and friend.

A lifelong Oshawa resident,

John grew up here and started

his own plumbing business at

a young age. Over the years, J.

Foley Plumbing grew to

eventually provide services

from Windsor to Montreal and

north to Sudbury. He later

became involved in the real

estate and land development

business with much success.

He was the last living of the

original developers from the

early Oshawa days. An astute

businessman, he also made

many longtime friends during

his career.

John was a member of the

Oshawa Golf Club, the

Oshawa Tennis Club and also

enjoyed sailing, cycling,

fishing and spending time at

his cottage on Cameron Lake.

Tennis became his favourite

sport and he played well into

his eightieth year with the

Oshawa and Fenelon Falls

Tennis clubs.

John was a devout Catholic

and a lifelong member of St.

Gregory the Great Church. He

would attend mass daily until

he was unable to drive there.

He was a good and kind man

who is now finally at peace

after suffering for many years

from the effects of dementia

and then Alzheimers. Though

the disease took a great deal

of his memories away, he

was content and had a

gentle nature. The staff at

McLaughlin Bay - Wynfields

LTC Home would always say

how much they liked John.

Betty and the family would like

to extend sincere thanks to

the staff there who took great

care of him. John is survived

by his beloved wife of 68

years, Betty. He was in love

until the end and when he was

unresponsive to anyone else,

he would still light up when

Betty was there. Cherished

father to Frank (Terese), Mark

(Debbie), Mike (Jill), Mary Jo

Bathe (Michael) and Linda

Givelas (Dave). John is

predeceased by his grand

children Kristen and William,

his brother Frank, and his

sisters Audrey Mowat and

Doreen Ross.

Loved by his many grand

children, Eric (Ha), Andrew,

Kathryn, Jordan (Jasmine),

Brent (Megan), Michael, Cole,

Jarrett (Brittney), Kendra

(Kevin), Gregory (Sarah),

Marley (Sam), Georgia

(Michael) and Aaron (Lindsay)

as well as his great

grandchildren Sage, Riley and

Robbie.

John, you were one of a kind.

Your love of life and your

hearty laugh will remain in our

hearts forever.

Visitation was held on

Wednesday, November 10,

2021 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at

the Armstrong Funeral Home

(124 King St. E., Oshawa). A

Funeral Mass will be held on

Thursday, November 11, 2021

at 10 a.m. at St. Gregory the

Great Catholic Church. All

attendees must be double

vaccinated and will be

required to show proof of

vaccination and identification.

Masks are mandatory.

Registration for contact tracing is

required. Please register at

www.armstrongfh.ca or by

calling 905-433-4711.

As an expression of sympathy,

memorial donations may be

made to Hearth Place.

Online condolences may be left at www.armstrongfh.ca