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OBITUARY: Shirley Mary McConomy COUGHLIN (1929-2022)
Mom passed away peacefully at Saint Brigid’s Home in Quebec City on Oct.16, 2022, just a few weeks shy of her 93rd birthday.
She is predeceased by her husband James Kenneth Coughlin (d. 2000) and her son Steven Coughlin (d. 1989).
She will be missed by her daughters Deborah Ross and Joanne Coughlin (Richard Irving) as well as her three grandchildren Ian Ross (Eve Robson), Alex Ross (Sarah Williams) and Jessica Trites (Adrian Sykora); her six beautiful great-grandchildren; her sister Brenda Benson and her two brothers Kenneth (Buddy) and Terry McConomy.
A small graveside service will be held at St. Patrick’s Cemetery at a later date.
The family wishes to acknowledge the excellent, loving care provided throughout her time at Saint Brigid’s Home by the fourth floor care team.
Donations to the Jeffery Hale-Saint Brigid’s Friends Foundation, (2109 -1270 Chemin Ste-Foy, Quebec City, QC, G1S 2M4; Tel. 418-684- 2260) would be appreciated.
OBITUARY: Graham REYNOLDS (1931-2022)
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Graham Reynolds, at home in Quebec City on Oct. 2, 2022. He was the son of the late Isabel Frances Woodford and the late Frank Henry Reynolds. He was a resident of Quebec City since immigrating to Canada from England in 1961.
The family will receive condolences on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 at 1 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, 31 Rue des Jardins, Quebec City, G1R 4L6.
The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m.
There will be a reception at the Cathedral following the ceremony.
He will be sadly missed by his daughters Jo Bishop (Steve Lloyd, the late David Bishop) and Nancy Reynolds (the late Eric Timmons); his grandchildren Nick Bishop (Melissa Bunn), Michelle Lee (Mike Lee) and Katrine Timmons; and his great- grandchildren William Bishop, Hugh Bishop and Lucy Lee as well as many cousins in England.
His family would like to express special thanks to staff and palliative care workers at Jeffery Hale Hospital.
Donations in his honour can be made to The Seamen’s Club (418-692-3376, maisondumarin@live.ca).
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Two teams of eight volunteer chefs make 1,000 litres of soup: Potage Crécy (carrot soup), Potage Parmentier (potato and leek soup) and Potage des Récoltes (vegetable soup) for the annual Soupe populaire sale at the Grand Marché de Québec. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Fresh vegetable soups raise funds for Moisson Québec Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Many shoppers who walk through the doors of the Grand Marché de Québec come to purchase the freshest fruits…
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