Obituary of Vera May Isabelle Gardiner

GARDINER, Vera May Died peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital after a brief illness in her 95th year. Born in McKillop Township, Huron County on May 29, 1911. Predeceased by her parents Peter B. and Mary (nee Hackwell) Gardiner and twin brothers Alexander and William. Vera graduated from Seaforth High School and she attended Victoria University after which she was employed by the Ministry of Transportation and Communication for 38 years. Vera was a long time member of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, where she was a member of the Senior Choir, the Business and Professional Women�s Group, the MacLennan Group and she was Junior Choir Mother and the Church Archivist. Vera was also a member of the Soroptomist Club, English Speaking Union and she was a volunteer driver for the Canadian Red Cross for many years. Vera is survived by several cousins in Canada and the United States. Special thanks to Dr. Vince Basile and the nursing staff of Emergency and 17 South of Mount Sinai Hospital and the nursing staff at Village Park Retirement Home. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at 11 o�clock at TIMOTHY EATON MEMORIAL CHURCH, 230 St. Clair Avenue West. Cremation has taken place. Family burial of cremated remains will be held on May 29, 2006 at Brussels Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, 1920 Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4S 3E2 or to the Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario M4V 1R5.