Wilshire, Norma Isabel (nee Conway) – Peacefully, but suddenly at St. Joseph’s Hospital on Friday, December 20, 2013 in her 93rd year. Predeceased by her first husband George Goodrow and second husband Gordon Wilshire. She will be dearly loved and missed by her children and step-children Michael Goodrow (Susan), Patrick Goodrow, John Goodrow (Janice), Joanne (Jim Alexander), Bruce Wilshire (Jane), Reid Wilshire (Charmaine) and Dale (Rob Andrews). Predeceased by her step-son Wayne; brothers Howard, Lorne and Joseph and sisters Eileen, Marguerite, Ethel and Helen. She will be dearly remembered by her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews. Norma was a member of St. Augustine’s Church since 1972 and a member of the CWL. Norma’s faith was very important and brought her great comfort throughout her life. She was a passionate sports fan, especially the Ti-Cats, baseball and curling. Daily crossword puzzles and reading were avid interests. Special thank you to the Georgian Retirement Residence for 9 years of outstanding, loving care. Friends will be received by the family on Monday evening, December 23rd from 6-8 p.m. at the Cattel, Eaton & Chambers Funeral Home, 53 Main Street, Dundas. Norma’s funeral Mass will take place at ST. AUGUSTINE’S CHURCH, 58 Sydenham Street, Dundas on Tuesday, December 24th at 9:00 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre. In kindness, donations to the Good Shepherd Centre would be appreciated by the family.
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My deepest condolences to the family. I will miss Norma’s sincere interest in all of my family as if it was her birth family. I will particularly miss the discussions that we had about her Ti-cats and my Argos. RIP.
Aunt Joanne, Uncle Jim and family, we are so sorry for your loss. Norma was wonderful and I will miss her at all the family gatherings. She always included everyone in the conversation and was always so interested in what was going on in all our lives. She was always there with a hug for all of us (even if she couldn’t remember which of the girls were who – I can’t either half the time!). I am so happy we could spend Thanksgiving with her! She will always be in our thoughts…..
Aunt Norma will be greatly missed by the whole family! I enjoyed so much listening to her stories of the “old days” which she shared with my mother. She loved to talk about her many adventures and I will treasure all her memories which she recounted to me. My condolences to Michael, Pat, John and Joanne and to all your families – she spoke so often and so fondly of you all. I will miss her a great deal as I know you all will.
Dear Joanne, John, Pat and Mike
So sorry to about the passing of your Mom. She was an amazing person, so warm and loving with a great sense of humour. While a tough time of year to have this happen, how befitting that she’s with Jesus on his birthday. She will be missed. My thoughts, prayers and love to all of you. xoxoxo
Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire family.
To everyone in dear Norma’s family,
Norma played an important role in our extended family. We have many warm and loving memories of our times with her throughout the years. Her warmth, interest, spirit and kindness made a lasting impact. We are sending our condolences and we will be with you to celebrate her life on the 24th.
Carol and Paul
A lovely woman with a big heart and a lifelong friend of both of my deceased parents. She will no doubt share a place in heaven with my mother Ruth, as the two longtime best chums reunite like the summers past in Wellington filled with good hearted laughter, story telling and a cool beverage. God Bless, my family shares the sadness of such a heartfelt loss.
My family and I would like to wish our deepest condolences to Aunt Norma’s family, she was a very special lady and will miss her at the family gatherings, our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Our thoughts and prayers to all the Wilshire family. Deepest Sympathies. Susan and Arnie
Dear Joanne, Mike, Pat and John and our whole extended family
We are so sorry to hear of Aunt Norma’s passing. As Paul and Carol say above, Aunt Norma was an important part of our lives from when we were little children. We so enjoyed seeing her at the family reunions at Donna’s and Daniel’s when she could make it. She was always so interested in what was going on in our lives. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. We will be thinking of you during the services, we are sorry we will not be able to be with you.
Love to all of you
Linda and Vince
Aunt Norma was one of the most kindest, compassionate and loving woman I have ever known. She was a wonderful person to talk to and although distant over the years, she was often in my thoughts. I will always cherish the memories of her in my life.
My sincere and deepest condolences to the Wilshire & Goodrow families.
Michael Gravelle
To all of Norma,s family. Dec. 22, 2013. Norma will be remembered by us by her constant smile. Her children should be proud to say that she made all our lives much brighter.
Aunt Norma had a huge heart and loved her family so much. She was a rare, wise and vibrant lady and even though I didn’t see her as much as I would have liked, I will miss her very much. I remember her saying on her 90th birthday that she kept herself busy by tuning into one happy decade or moment in her past and enjoying the memory.
She and my mother shared many happy outings that are documented in the many albums my mother kept. My sympathies to the whole family.
We were so sad to here of the passing of your mother/grandmother. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Aunt Norma was a great lady and always had time to chat and catch up on what ever was going on in our families lives. We will truly miss her and her great smile. Sandra and Ted Gabbott
I only came to know Norma a little in recent years. She is my father (Billy)’s cousin and the only source of memories now of growing up on Mary St. in Hamilton. I am very saddened to learn that she has left us. I spoke with her on the phone a day or so before she died and she was amazingly lucid recalling many amusing stories. I was to visit her on January 3. My condolences to all of her family. She was a grand lady!
We were so sorry to hear about Norma’s passing. We first knew Norma from St. Augustine’s parish, where we always sat directly across from her in the front row. The more we got to know and interact with Norma, the more fond we became of her, and always enjoyed seeing and speaking with her. It was a couple of years later that my Mom moved into the Georgian Retirement Residence, and it became a treat to see Norma so much more than just at weekly Mass. Both myself and my wife, Kelly, thought Norma was both charming and so caring, and she always asked about our daughters, Stephanie and Melissa when we would see her at the Georgian. Our girls were captiviated by Norma’s spirit and smile, and woudl always comment on how “cute” she was! We will miss Norma, and she will always hold a place in our hearts.
My deepest condolences to all of the family. My sister Christine Conley and I had a lovely visit and lunch with Norma and really enjoyed listening to all her childhood memories which included that of my deceased father William Conley and his family. My father and Norma being cousins and living next door to each other meant being able to hear about things I had never heard before and having someone to answer questions no one else could answer. She was such a delight to be with. I had hoped to arrange a visit with her in Jan., which sadly will not take place. God Bless.
My mom is a resident at the Georgian and I just found out now that Norma passed away. I loved chatting with Norma when I visited my mom. I will miss her and send her family my sympathy. I know she was a woman with strong faith. If I visited the GRR on Saturday afternoons, I would see Norma in the parking lot, waiting for her ride to mass.