Local Obituaries for London, Ontario in Canada

AFARA - Jamil At Victoria Hospital, London, on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, Jamil Afara in his 85th year. Beloved husband of Wadad (nee: Geadah) Afara. Dear father of Souheil Afara (Hala), Sana Yaghnam (Anwar), Ramzi Afara (Najat), Bassem Afara (Micheline), Elie Afara (Elizabeth) and Fadi Afara. Loving grandfather of ten grandchildren. Brother of Badih Afara. Predeceased by his brother Elias...

RODRIGUES - Ligia da Gloria At Victoria Hosptal on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, Ligia da Gloria (Simas) Rodrigues in her 76th year. Beloved wife of Manuel dos Santos Rodrigues. Dear mother of Lourdes Simas (Luis), Joe Rodrigues (Sue), Louis Rodrigues (Angela), Maria De Melo, Lucy Moniz (Jose Carlos), and Tony Rodrigues (Margarida). Also survived by 14 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren....

OLECHOWSKI - Helena Peacefully, at Victoria Hospital on Thursday, August 27, 2009, Helena Olechowski in her 87th year. Beloved wife of the late Jerry Olechowski (2001). Dear mother of Henry Olechowski (Ellen) of Guelph and Jerry Olechowski (Barbara) of Calgary. Loving grandmother of Camille, Katie and Eva. Also survived by her brother Henryk Filonczuk of Poland. Visitors will be received...

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada, London Neighbourhood, announce the death of our dear Sister Barbara Ann Scott at the Residence of the Sisters of St. Joseph at 485 Windermere Road in London. Sister died on Thursday, June 20, 2019 accompanied on the last part of her journey by the Sisters, along with her sisters Lynn...

DEWAN - Rita CharlotteSurrounded by her family, at Extendicare London on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, Rita Charlotte Dewan in her 90th year. Beloved wife of the late Leo Michael Dewan (2006). Survived by her loving son Michael Dewan and her daughter-in-law Jacqueline of Arva. Rita will be missed by her grandchildren Kelly (Jeff Kippels), Robert Zavitz (Jennifer) and Jeremy Zavitz...

At her residence on Sunday, March 15, 2009, Darlene Patricia Circelli in her 59th year. Beloved wife of Tony Circelli. Loving mother of Jim (Carmen), Randy (Nadia), Derek (Angie), Joey (Dawnna) and Danny (Danielle). Also loved by many grandchildren. Dear sister of Jerry, Jim, Paul and Rick Genttner, and aunt of many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Joyce...

GRANT - John Peacefully, at Victoria Hospital on Friday, May 15, 2009, John Grant in his 86th year with his dearest friends at his side. John was born in Clonoulty, Co. Tipperary, Ireland and immigrated to London, Ontario where he was a nurse for 27 years at the London Psychiatric Hospital. He will be sadly missed by his brother Rody,...

Suddenly, as the result of an auto accident, on Sunday, May 30, 2010, John H. "Jack" O'Neill in his 65th year. Beloved husband of the late Margaret "Peggy" Brandon (2001). Loving father of Terri-Lynn (Wayne Peevor) of England and Ryan O'Neill of Toronto. Dear son of Edith O'Neill of Orillia (formerly Sarnia) and the late Henry J. O'Neill (1981). Proud...

SHAW - Doris At home, on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, Doris Shaw in her 91st year. Beloved wife of the late Frank Albert Shaw (1987). Dear mother of Sharon Sampson (Ronald Fletcher). Loving grandmother of Brandon Bocchini (Sherri). Great-grandmother of Mathias. Sister of Eric Johnson. Predeceased by her brothers Harry and Billy. Visitors will be received in the O'Neil Funeral...

At Victoria Hospital London, on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 Raymond George Major in his 53rd year. Beloved husband of Lura. Dear father of Shannon and Christina. Loving papa of Allie. Cherished son of Claudette Belanger-Perry (John) and Pat Major (XinHua). Dear brother of Liane Maskell (Greg) and uncle of Rachelle and Tyler. Visitors will be received in the O'Neil Funeral...

BORG - Emidio JosephAt Victoria Hospital on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, Emidio Joseph Borg in his 86th year. Beloved husband of Elva M. Borg.Dear father of Norman Borg (Sherri) of Ottawa. Loving grandfather of Victoria, Nicholas, Megan, Teresa, Scott, Jason and Bo. Special uncle of Florence Cassar. Brother of Steve Borg (Lil) of Florida, Micky Fursman of London and Vickie...

At Victoria Hosptial on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, Michael "Mike" Sadowski in his 88th year. Beloved brother of Helen Dragun. Dear uncle of Stanley Kaczanowski (Virginia), Mary Zdulski (Tom) and John Dragun (Karen). Predeceased by his niece Irene Gorski. Visitors will be received in the O'Neil Funeral Home, 350 William St. on Thursday from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. The Funeral...

O'BRIEN - Norma Bernice At University Hospital, London, on Thursday, April 21, 2011, Norma Bernice O'Brien (nee: Webster) in her 86th year. Beloved wife for 56 years of Arthur William O'Brien of London. Dear aunt of Sheila McDonald (Gary) and Mike Webster (Heather). Great-aunt of Geoff, Brianne, Jordan, Sarah, Josh and Matt. Norma was predeceased by her brother Douglas and...

At Parkwood Hospital, London, on Thursday, September 22, 2011, Dmytro Mynyk in his 91st year. Beloved husband of Margaret (Fink) Mynyk. Dear father of Peter Mynyk, Christine Moogk (Jim) and Sonja Sunderland (Rob). Also loved by his grandchildren Brent, Katie, Geordan, Dan and Andy. Predeceased by his sisters Rosalia & Olga. Visitors will be received in the O'Neil Funeral Home,...

PAVIA - Emmanuel “Lee” (Cisco)Peacefully, at his residence in London on Tuesday, December 30, 2008, Emmanuel “Lee” (Cisco) Pavia in his 80th year. Beloved husband of Lina Pavia. Loving father of Mary Melvin (David) and Dean Pavia (Shannon). Dear grandfather of Jennifer (Tim), Vanessa, Chandler, Skyllar and great-grandfather of L.J. and Brooklyn. Brother of Anthony Pavia (Joy) and Jessie Mifsud...

Peacefully, surrounded by her family, at Middlesex Terrace Nursing Home on Thursday, March 25, 2010, Maria De Santis in her 85th year. Beloved wife of the late Loreto DeSantis (2001). Dear mother of Pierina Bartolotto (the late Tony - 2005), Angelo De Santis, and Adriana Masciotra (Angelo) all of London. Loving grandmother of Roberta Vetro (Will), John Bartolotto, Patricia Staffell...

At University Hospital, London on Friday August 27, 2021. Odete Silva in her 91st year. Beloved wife of the late Alberto Silva (2006). Dear mother of Eusebia Silva of London. Loving grandmother of Cassandra (Thomas) and Derek. Cherished great grandmother of Ayden. Predeceased by her son Antonio "Tony" Silva (2003). Visistors will be received on Monday, August 30 from 2:00...

ROBINSON - Dr. James RussellAt University Hospital, London, on Saturday, April 10, 2010, Dr. James Russell “Russ” Robinson in his 90th year. Russ is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Halina Czajkowska-Robinson and by a number of cousins. He was the son of the late Percy Robinson (1946) and Mabel (Keough) Robinson (1962.) Dr. Robinson was born in...

BURKE - William GerardAt University Hospital on Sunday, January 10, 2010, William Gerard Burke in his 87th year. Loving partner of Shirley Burke. Dear father of William Burke (Kathleen), Patrick Burke (Marion) and Garry Burke (Karrie) all of London. Grandfather of Ryan (Danielle), Shea (Cathy), Gillian (Mark), Shaun, Lindsey and Joshua. Also loved by eight great-grandchildren. Uncle of Don (Cindy),...

At the Residence of the Sisters of St. Joseph, London, on Sunday, August 28, 2011, Doddie (MacNeill) Keller in her 87th year. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Keller. Dear mother of Patricia Kurilsky (Dimitry), Mary Keller-Wong (George), Joseph Keller (Marianne) and Sister Margaret Keller S.S.J. Loving grandmother of Leah Keller-Salazar (Daniel), Rachelle Keller-Thompson (Randy), Sasha Kurilsky, Deena Kurilsky, Kathleen...