Obituary of Joseph Wolfe

WOLFE, Joseph Edmund Late in the evening of Tuesday, June 17, at Sunnybrook Hospital. Joe is survived by his wife of 52 years, Willa Taylor, his sister, Sandra Emerson, and four grateful couples who knew him as both father and friend, Bill and his wife Janice, Charlotte and her husband Gary Cooke, Elizabeth and her husband Garth Jopling, and Edmund and his wife Liliana. Joe was also the beloved grandfather - a role he cherished - to Laura, Andrew, Sydney and Calum (and a fifth who is on the way, name pending). He treasured being Uncle Joe to Bruce, Brian, and Douglas Emerson. Joe also had a special relationship with his late uncle, Jack Drennan, who's wife Miriam maintained that special bond. During his year-long battle with cancer, all those who knew him were inspired by his perseverance, stoicism, selflessness, and enduring sense of humour. The family will receive friends at the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME - A.W. MILES CHAPEL, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), on Saturday, June 21st where a Memorial Service will be held at 12 noon. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated by the family.