In Loving Memory
Anja Kassinen
July 28, 1925 – January 30, 2020
Therese Lachapelle
February 12, 1925 – February 26, 2020
George Andrews
October 31 – April 21, 2020
Allan McCulligh
April 24, 1949 – May 26, 2020
Aline Paradis
November 6, 1930 – July 29, 2020
Loreen Bonin
December 4, 1932 – September 8, 2020
Ann Marie Honkanen
February 28, 1948 – September 2, 2020
Gerald McColeman
June 21, 1936 – September 11, 2020
Raili Hautaniemi
December 12, 1926 – February 16, 2020
Betty Conley
August 8, 1935 – April 5, 2020
William Kiviaho
July 9, 1944 – April 27, 2020
Rene Lemieux
April 10, 1952 – June 25, 2020
John Smith
October 22, 1933 – August 4, 2020
Denise Henrie
July 2, 1935 – April 1, 2020
Margaret Gotkiewicz
August 24, 1925 – January 11, 2020
Anita Beland
October 19, 1930 – February 22, 2020
Bryan Allard
March 29, 1951 – April 10, 2020
Anja McGregor
September 8, 1941 – April 29, 2020
Carl Sundholm
October 12, 1928 – July 15, 2020
Irene Deshevy
February 7, 1928 – August 18, 2020
Wilfred Servos
October 24, 1928 – August 19, 2020
Rita Fitzgerald
June 8, 1925 – August 25, 2020
Jean Cinotti
March 14, 1926 – February 16, 2020
The dash
By Linda Ellis
I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on the tombstone from the beginning to the end.
He noted that first came the date of birth and spoke the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time that they spent alive on earth.
And now only those who loved them know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own: the cars, the house, the cash.
What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard; are there things you’d like to change? For you never know how much time is left that can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough to consider what’s true and real and always try to understand the way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger and show appreciation more and love the people in our lives like we’ve never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect and more often wear a smile, remembering that this special dash might only last a little while.
So when your eulogy is being read, with your life’s actions to rehash, would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent your dash?