Obituary of Mary Dorothy Cadario

CADARIO, Dorothy Died on June 18, 2006 at the age of 88. She was a wife, a mother, and one of the longtime residents of Leaside, Toronto. She was the widow of Harry Cadario, Director of Engineering at Ontario Hydro. Dorothy leaves behind her children, Paul of Washington, DC, and Barbara of Vancouver, BC, and her sister Corinne Higgins of Brockville, Ontario. Dorothy was a beautiful, intelligent, and very strong woman. She grew up on the St. Lawrence River in Brockville, where she loved to canoe. Her happiest times as an adult were spent raising her children and she retained a life-long delight in young children. She regretted that she never went to university, and after her retirement from the Borough of East York, she was an avid participant and loyal volunteer in Later Life Learning at the University of Toronto, as well as Living and Learning in Retirement at Glendon College. Dorothy was as devoted to her family, as they were to her. She never hurt a fly. Dorothy died of old age at her home, after suffering for several years from the uneven care provided by the professionals of the Ontario healthcare system and by the private homecare industry. Thanks go to Vicki Johnston of the East York Community Care Access Centre, for her exemplary help, to Dr. Jamie Meuser and his team at the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, to Lisa, and to those caregivers who were good to her. Barbara and Paul will receive visitors at the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME - A.W. MILES CHAPEL, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East) from 2-4 and 7-9 pm on Thursday, June 22nd. The Funeral Mass in celebration of Dorothy�s life will take place on Friday, June 23rd at 10:30 a.m. in ST. ANSELM�S CHURCH, 1 MacNaughton Road (at Millwood). In lieu of flowers, please send a letter to your provincial Minister of Health asking that increased funding be devoted to affordable, quality homecare for the elderly, so that they may spend their last days in peace and safety. Donations may be made to the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5.