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James Robinson
01/10/1940 - 31/03/2016
Passed away peacefully at the Brome Missisquoi Perkins Hospital in Cowansville, QC, on Thursday March 31st, at the age of 75, beloved husband of Gloria. He leaves to mourn his children, Keith, Lisa (Neil) and Gloria Joyce, very proud grandfather of Sophie Rose, his sister Margaret (Paul). Predeceased by his parents, George and Olga Robinson and his brother Howard. He also leaves to mourn his nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Cremation took place at the Désourdy Crematorium in Farnham. The true measure of a man is the love, laughter and memories he leaves behind. We would like to thank all the staff of the B.M.P. Hospital. A very heartfelt thank you to the Intensive Care staff. Your care and compassion for Dad & for our family was very appreciated and will always be remembered. Donation in his memory the B.M.P. Foundation www.bmpfoundation.ca would be appreciated.
Arrangement entrusted to the
Désourdy Funeral Home
104 Buzzell
Cowansville, QC J2K 2N5
P: 450 - 263 - 1212, F: 450 - 263 - 9557
info@desourdy.ca www.desourdy.ca
Frances Bonney (Nee Smith)
07/03/1919 - 02/04/2016
At the Manoir Lac Brome QC, on April 2nd 2016, at the age of 97, passed away Mrs Frances Bonney (Nee Smith). Predeceased by her beloved husbands George Eccles Nixon and George Bonney, she leaves to mourn her daughter Sonia Nixon (Michael Dodge), her three grand daughters Candace, Penelope, Philippa Collins, her 4 great - grandchildren Will and Georgia Babb, Joey and Tommy Fiorello, her close friends Bonnie Royea and Wendy Lyman. A private burial will follow. Arrangement entrusted to the
Désourdy Funeral Homes
104 Buzzell st.,
Cowansville QC J2K 2N5
T: 450 - 263 - 1212, F: 450 - 263 - 9557
www.desourdy.ca.
Bruce Rumsby
18/06/1934 - 24/03/2016
Suddenly at home in Brigham, QC, on Thursday March 24th, at the age of 81, passed away Bruce Rumsby, beloved husband of the late Edith Bell Grubb. He leaves to mourn his children, Gerry (Cindy), Tony (Barbara), Nancy (Wilbur), Noreen (Glen), Nona (Randy), Linda, Corine, Laurie (Richard) and Ross (Wanda), many grandchildren and great - grandchildren, numerous nephews and nieces, other relatives and many dear friends. Predeceased by his friend Réjeanne Lapointe. Resting at the
Desourdy Funeral Home
109 William St
Cowansville, QC J2K 1K9
Phone: 450 - 263 - 1212, Fax: 450 - 263 - 9557
info@desourdy.ca www.desourdy.ca
where family and friends may visit on Sunday, March 27th, from 2pm to 4pm and 7pm to 9pm, on Monday March 28th, from 9am to 11am, followed by the chapel service. Interment at Friend Cemetery in Brigham.
Donations in his memory, to the B.M.P. Hospital Foundation www.bmpfoundation.ca would be appreciated (forms available at the funeral home).
Diana Taylor
01/01/1942 - 20/03/2016
At the B.M.P. Hospital in Cowansville QC, on March 20st 2016, passed away Diana Leatherbarrow Taylor, loving wife of Ronald Taylor. She leaves to mourn her husband, her children Danny (Annie Larose), Carmen (Greg Michaud), her grandchildren Caitlin and Tiffany, her brothers - in - law: Craig (Martha) and Ken, her sisters - in - law: Patricia, Mary (Jack Hulburd) and Dorothy, as well as many other relatives and friends. Family and friends are welcomed on Friday March 25th from to 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Désourdy Funeral Home 109 William st., Cowansville QC J2K 2N5 T: 450 - 263 - 1212, F: 450 - 263 - 9557 www.desourdy.ca. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday March 26th at 2 p.m. at the chapel and followed by the burial at Riverside Cemetery in Brigham. Donations to her memory at B.M.P Foundation (www.bmpfoundation.ca) would be greatly appreciated. Opening hours on Saturday at 1p.m.
James Marcotte
09/02/1951 - 21/03/2016
At B.M.P. Hospital in Cowansville QC, on March 21st 2016, in the company of his loving wife and best friend Debbie Burnham. After a brave 10 month battle with cancer we sadly announce the passing of our beloved husband, brother, uncle and dearest friend. Son of the late Paul Marcotte and late Helen Hubbard. He leaves to mourn his wife, sister Paulette (a.k.a Tootsie) Marcotte - Gear, his nephew Robin Gear family, as well as many other relatives and friends. A private graveside service will take place on Saturday April 2nd 2016 at the Brock Memorial Cemetery in Glen Sutton. In lieu of flowers, donations to the SPCA Monteregie (www.spca.com) or the B.M.P Hospital (www.bmpfoundation.ca) would be greatly appreciated. Arrangement entrusted to Désourdy Funeral Home 104 Buzzell st., Cowansville QC J2K 2N5 T: 450 - 263 - 1212, F: 450 - 263 - 9557 www.desourdy.ca
Margaret Smith
22/08/1921 - 04/03/2016
Suddenly, at her residence in Cowansville, QC, on Friday March 4th, at the age of 94, passed away Margaret “Maggie” Curley, beloved wife of the late H.F. William “Bill” Smith. She leaves to mourn her children, Larry (Martine Hamon), Lynda (Dave Cavanagh), Barbara (Gilles Labrecque), Christine (Nic Plein) and late Billy (Eveleyn). Also left to mourn are many grandchildren and great - grandchildren, other relatives and her dear friends from the Royal Canadian Legion in Cowansville and the United Irish Society.
A graveside service will be held at Friends Cemetery, on North St., in Cowansville on Saturday April 23rd, 2016, at 11am, followed by a celebration of her life at the Lakeview Inn, 50 Victoria St., Lac Brome, Qc. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory to the B.M.P. Hospital Foundation www.bmpfoundation.ca would be appreciated. Arrangement entrusted to the Desourdy Funeral Home, 104 Buzzell st., Cowansville, QC J2K 2N5, Phone: 450 - 263 - 1212, Fax: 450 - 263 - 9557
Madeleine De Guire
19/12/1919 - 28/02/2016
At the B.M.P Hospital in Cowansville, QC, on Sunday February 28, at the age of 96, passed away Mrs. Madeleine Bisaillon, beloved wife of the late Théophile De Guire.
She leaves to mourn her children: Claude, François (Susan), André (Louise) and Guy (Cheryl), her grandchildren: Jason, Philippe, Mélanie, Danielle, Eric, Pierre, Rachel and Nicholas, her 19 great - grandchildren, her sister Marguerite (late Follin Pickel) and her brother the late John (Evelyn), her nieces and nephews, and many other relatives and friends.
Family and friends will be welcomed at the Désourdy Funeral Home, 109 William St., Cowansvillle, QC J2K 1K9, Phone: 450 - 263 - 1212, Fax: 450 - 263 - 9557 info@desourdy.ca on Saturday, March 19th, opening at 11 am, followed by the funeral service at Ste - Rose - de - Lima Catholic Church at 2pm. Donations in her memory to the B.M.P. Hospital Foundation www.bmpfoundation.ca would be appreciated (forms available at the funeral home).
Bernard Charron
14/03/1935 - 23/02/2016
Peacefully, at the Foyer Farnham, on February 23rd, 2016, at the age of 85, passed away Bernard Charron, loving husband of Margaret Takeda. He also leaves to mourn his son, Anthony (Robert), his sister, Jeannette (Yvon) and brother, Réjean (late Céline), his brothers - in law and sisters - in - law, Thomas (Teiko), Irene (Sed), Violet (late Bill), Hugh (Liz), Helen (David), Richard and Naomi, nephews and nieces, numerous other family members and friends. Family and friends will be welcomed at the
Désourdy inc.
1500, rue St - Paul north
Farnham. J2N 2W8
Phone: 450 - 293 - 4474 Fax 450 - 293 - 8525
farnham@desourdy.ca www.desourdy.ca
On Friday, February 26th, from 7pm to 9pm and on Saturday February 27th, from 9:30am to 11am followed by a celebration of his life at 11am from the chapel. Donations in his memory to the Foyer Farnham www.fondationfoyersfarnham.org would be appreciated. (Forms available at the funeral home)
June Organ - Rosevear
25/01/1924 - 21/02/2016
Peacefully at the Brome Missisquoi Perkins Hospital in Cowansville, QC on Sunday February 21st, 2016, at the age of 92, passed away June Organ, beloved wife of John Rosevear. She leaves to mourn her children: late James, John (Laurie), Marguerite (George) and Mary, her grandchildren, many other relatives and dear friends. A celebration of her life will be held at St - Paul’s Anglican Church in Knowlton on Tuesday March 1st, at 2pm. The Rev. Tim Wiebe officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory to the B.M.P. Hospital Foundation www.bmpfoundation.ca would be appreciated and gratefully acknowledged (forms available at the church).
Arrangements entrusted to
Desourdy Funeral Home
318 Knowlton Rd
Knowlton, QC J0E 1V0
Phone: 450 - 243 - 5568, Fax: 450 - 263 - 9557
info@desourdy.ca www.desourdy.ca
Rhona Thorndike
05/12/1928 - 16/02/2016
Rhona Thorndike, at the age of 87, passed away peacefully at Knowlton House in Knowlton, QC on Tuesday February 16th, 2016. She was a much beloved part of a remarkable family including her brothers Daniel and Dickon Thorndike still in England and her sisters late Jill Warzycki and Georgia Peacock still in Mansonville, nieces and nephews and cousins, many other relatives and dear friends. Family and friends will be welcomed at the Anglican Church in Mansonville on March 2nd 2016, from 10:00 to 11:00, followed by a service. Deacon Judith Ball officiating. Thank you for the care received from Knowlton House staff.
Donations in her memory to the B.M.P. Hospital Foundation www.bmpfoundation.ca would be appreciated (forms available at the church)
Arrangements entrusted to
Desourdy Funeral Home
4 Vale Perkins
Mansonville, QC J0E 1X0
Phone: 450 - 292 - 3204, Fax: 450 - 263 - 9557
info@desourdy.ca www.desourdy.ca
Ruth (MacDonald) Coates
15/09/1929 - 31/01/2016
It is with great sadness that we announce that after a lengthy struggle with cancer and its complications that Ruth (MacDonald) Coates “flew away home” on January 31, 2016, at the age of 86, at Knowlton House Nursing Home in Knowlton, Quebec. She is predeceased by her mother Arlene (White) MacDonald, her father Henry Forrest MacDonald, her grandson Timothy Coates - Judge and her husband of 62 years and two days, Russell Henry Coates. Left to mourn are her children: Candy, Anne (Myles), Cheryl (Serge) and Steven (Mary - Anne); her grandchildren: Jason (Ashley), Jonathan (Caroline), Maxim, Ken, Elizabeth, Rebekah and Caleb, and her great - grandchildren: Aiden, Akaydia, Aeriel, Astoria, Sage, Xavier and Connor, as well as many other relatives and friends, particularly her church family at Cherry River Gospel Chapel. There will be visitation at the
Desourdy Funeral Home
318, Knowlton Rd.
Knowlton, QC J0E 1V0
Phone: 450 - 243 - 5568, Fax: 450 - 263 - 9557
info@desourdy.ca www.desourdy.ca
on Friday, February 5 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. There will also be visitation from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 6 followed by the funeral service at 2:00. Interment will take place at the Knowlton Protestant Cemetery. The family wishes to thank the staff at Knowlton House so much for the love and care they provided to Ruth during her four month stay with them. Thank you as well to the many friends and relatives that visited her, sent her cards and flowers, telephoned her and kept her in their thoughts and prayers. She will be missed. Donations in her memory to the B.M.P. Hospital Foundation www.bmpfoundation.cawould be appreciated (forms available at the funeral home).
