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OBITUARY
William Alfred (Bill) HADDEN
1932-2024
On April 15, 2024, William Alfred (Bill) Hadden joined his wife (Mary Ellen) in heaven at the age of 91.
Bill was born in Quebec City in 1932 and is pre- deceased by his parents Lauretta May DeBoo and William John Hadden. Quebec City was Bill’s home for 91 years.
He was an accomplished mechanic and fleet management superintendent, having served 38 years for Alex Coulombe Ltd (Pepsi). Bill was active with the company’s retirement association, providing humour and singing songs on the bus to different events. He was also proud to serve on the Quebec fleet safety board (SST Québec) promoting road safety. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was greatly appreciated by many for his wisdom and always ready to give a hand to anyone when needed. He could repair, fix or build anything that needed to be done. Bill loved the outdoors: snowmobiling, sailing on Miss Behave, motorcycling and fishing. He also enjoyed playing dominoes, and in his later years, participating in a bowling league.
Bill was predeceased by his wife Mary Ellen Berryman of Donnacona and will be greatly missed by his five children, Deborah (David Rourke), Jeff (Michele Whalen), Dan (Anna Clairmont), Tina (Robert Pouliot), and Barbara (Ghislain Tessier); his seven grandchildren, Melissa, Sarah, Cynthia, Steven, Amanda, Samantha and Eric; and his seven great-grandchildren, Marie-Ellen, William, Laura, Savannah, Joey, Anika and Emir.
Bill took great joy to share laughs, dance the jitterbug with his sister Joan, joke and tell stories with family and friends. Bill is predeceased by his sisters Vera (Howard Hicks) and Joan (Jules Fiset), and his brother John, known as Jack (Pierrette Plourde).
We want to thank the personnel of Saint Brigid’s Home for their great care.
The immediate family will hold a private celebration of life at a date to be determined.
Bill will be laid to rest with his late wife Mary Ellen at Mount Hermon Cemetery in Quebec City.
OBITUARY
Keith Burgess
July 29, 1947-April 20, 2024
I am sorry to announce that on April 20, my husband Keith passed into eternity. He died peacefully at home, as he wished.
In addition to his wife, Katherine, he has left our children Alec Murphy (Jenn) in Halifax, Rob Burgess in Quebec, Vanessa Burgess (Shawn Daigle) in Labrador and Lori Underhay (Dennis) in Edmonton. He has also left our grandchildren Kandace (Eric Irakoze), Gaetan, Kaegan, Logan, Jesika, Liam and Kariss, and great-grandchildren Aleia Jesseau and his little buddy Aurora Irakoze, as well as his brother Gary (Janet), sisters Gwen (Wayne Hiscock) and Cairine (Wayne Thistle), brother-in-law David Skinner (Susan) and sisters-in-law Deborah March, Megan Skinner and Bobbi Zahra. In addition, he had a number of cousins, nieces and nephews, all of whom he loved.
I wish to thank the Palliative Care team at the Jeffery Hale Wellness Centre for their support over the last months, especially his nurse, Louise Fortin, who did everything she could to make Keith’s last days comfortable.
There are many other people I would like to thank – too many to name here. Please know that I am grateful for all of you.
As Keith wanted, cremation has already taken place, and a celebration of his life will be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Quebec City on August 31. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, or to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Quebec City.
OBITUARY
Michael Joseph Anthony SAVILLE
1954-2023
Michael Joseph Anthony Saville passed away on Dec. 8, 2023, at the age of 69.
Michael suffered from heart and lung disease. He passed peacefully while surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth (Kirkwood) for 48 years and the loving father of Samantha (Olias), Ryan Heather (Brian), Adam (Joanna), Laura (Scott) and Cathleen (Jason). He was the proud Grampy to 13 grandchildren. Michael will be missed by his siblings, Rosemary (Wayne), Francis (Angela), Kevin (Karen) and Miriam (Ed).
Michael attended St. Patrick’s High School in Quebec City. He and his wife Elizabeth attended St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, where they married in their senior year. Following graduation, Mike accepted a position with CIBC Atlantic region in Moncton, N.B.
This was the start of a 40-year career that took Michael and family to all four Atlantic provinces. Mike would joke that his children were the souvenirs, with each child born in a different city and province. Our family settled in the Greater Toronto Area, where Michael worked as assistant general manager, small business credit Canada.
Michael was a family man, and involved with the Burlington Civitan Club. He enjoyed being of service to his community.
Our thanks to the staff at Joseph Brant Hospital ICU for their excellent care of Michael.
As per Michael’s wishes, cremation has taken place.
A funeral Mass will be held Saturday, June 22 at 10 a.m. at St. Gabriel’s Parish, Burlington, Ont. There will be a livestream available for friends and family who wish to join us remotely.
Celebration of Life to follow at Smith’s Funeral Home, 3353 Guelph Line, Burlington. Burial at 2 p.m. at Burlington Memorial Gardens.
FUNERAL NOTICE
Brian SKIDMORE
Brian Skidmore died on April 26, 2024, at Saint Brigid’s Home in Quebec City. A funeral service will take place at Chalmers-Wesley United Church, 78 Rue Sainte-Ursule in Old Quebec, on Saturday, May 11, at 11 a.m. A full obituary will appear in the May 8 edition of the QCT.
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