Lennie, Robert Martin “Bob”
December 20, 1926 – November 28, 2016
LENNIE, Robert Martin -December 20, 1926 – November 28, 2016 – After one long, hard, last battle with Alzheimer’s Disease, Bob died peacefully at St. Joseph’s Villa in Dundas, surrounded by family. Survived by his beloved wife of 64 years, Jean, and their children, Ian (Lyne), Bruce (Sydney) and Alison. He was the proud and cherished grandfather of Aidan (Gabrielle), Leif and Nina; Kristina and Andrew; Sarah, Patrick and Georgina. And the slightly astonished great-grandfather of Lars. The only child of Reta L. (nee Jerome) and John D. Lennie, Bob was born in the Casa Maria Maternity Hospital (St. Joseph’s Hospital), Hamilton and raised in Dundas, where he would reside for over 88 of his nearly 90 years. Bob attended Dundas Public School and, during 1939-40, Ottawa Senior Public School. He left Dundas High School to work as a labourer at the Dundas Quarry of Canada Crushed Stone. Eventually he progressed to salesman, then Sales Manager, and to Vice President, Marketing & Sales with the parent firm Steetley Industries. He served as President of the Aggregate Producers Association of Ontario in 1977-78. Bob had lifelong enthusiasms for horses and for sports, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in particular. He and friend Jack Woodley coached the Dundas High School boys’ basketball team to a COSSA championship in 1956. He was a continuous member for over 50 years of both the Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Club and the YMCA, participating in hundreds of weekday noon-hour fitness classes at the Hamilton Downtown Y. He was a longtime Rotarian (awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship in 1992) and served on the Dundas Board of Park Management for several years (as Chairman in 1967-68). He was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s United Church. Through his work as a “rock pedlar”, as well as these many other pursuits, he and Jean made many lasting friendships. At his core Bob was a Dundasian, though he never used the word. The boys who were his friends in his youth – the surrogate brothers with whom he played lacrosse, basketball and football – remained his closest friends for life. Jake and Ron Knowles, Norm Westoby, Len Couldrey, . . He was the last of them. The family would like to thank the staff at the Orchid Garden, St. Joseph’s Villa for their kind, patient and attentive care. Cremation has taken place. The family will receive friends at the Turner Family Funeral Home, 53 Main St., Dundas on Friday, Dec. 2, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral service will be held at the same location on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 11:30 a.m., with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Alzheimer Society of Ontario, 20 Eglinton Avenue West, 16th floor, Toronto M4R 1K8 or the Hamilton Downtown Family YMCA, 79 James Street South, Hamilton L8P 2Z1 would be appreciated.
Goede, Ina – (nee Vandelinde) – To our deepest sorrow, it has pleased the LORD to take out of our midst, my beloved wife, our caring mother, grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, and aunt, at the age of 75 years, on Monday, November 28, 2016. Beloved wife of John for 55 years. Loving mother of Cam and Sally Goede, David and Dorota Goede, Christina Goede, Marc and Amy Goede, Ryan and Carlie Goede, Alan and Michelle Goede, Katherine and Luigi DiPastena. Oma to Julia, John, Liam, David, Claire, Adam, Andrew, Matthew, Olivia, Alexa, and Robert. Sister to Jack (Jeanette) Vandelinde, Helen Brown, Joe (Julie) Vandelinde, Corrie (Gary) Duyzer, and Henry (Sue) Vandelinde. Family and friends will be received at the Maranatha Free Reformed Church of Hamilton, 1114 Old Mohawk Rd, Ancaster on Thursday December 1st 2:00PM – 4:00PM and 7:00PM to 9:00PM. Funeral service will be held at the church on Friday December 2nd at 11AM, Reverend W.E. Klaver officiating. Interment at Mount Zion Cemetery, Copetown. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Ina, can be made to the 
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Maureen Emmerson – Molly Anderson and friends are saddened to announce the death of Maureen (Mau) on Saturday, October 22nd at home, after a short illness. Mau was born July 16, 1926 in Wickham, England and came to Canada under the sponsorship of the Anglican Church. She did missionary work in Northern Manitoba before moving south to become Youth Worker for the diocese of Brandon, MB. She and Molly met there and formed a friendship that lasted for over fifty years. After completing her Masters Degree in Education at OISE, Mau moved to Hamilton in 1975 where she and Molly bought a Westover schoolhouse where they lived for 34 years. Maureen joined the faculty of Social Sciences at Mohawk College, retiring as department head in 1989. Mau was multitalented-excelling as an artist, illustrator and woodcarver. Molly and Mau were committed to fundraising for Christ Church Flamborough, holding art and bake sales for many years.”Mawmee” is survived by her beloved niece, Jill, great niece Rosie, great great niece Frida, and great nephew Dan, in England. A celebration of Maureen ‘s life will be held at 11 AM on November 8th at Christ Church Flamborough. If desired, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
Stephens, Carolyn – Peacefully at Wentworth Lodge, Dundas, on October 23, 2016. Survived by sons Peter (Caroline), Michael, and James (Julie), and grandchildren Julia, Patrick and Fen. Predeceased by infant son Billy (1946) and beloved husband Llewellyn (Llyn) and sister Marion Farnan. Carolyn Stephens was born to Violet Flatt and W.E. Smith in Hamilton Ontario on December 3, 1915. She attended Westdale Collegiate and graduated from McMaster University in 1937 in modern languages, together with her future husband Llyn. Their courtship started there and continued through his further studies at Harvard until 1941 when they were married just before his departure for army service in Europe. Upon his return in 1945, Llyn was recruited into External Affairs, and so began Carolyn’s career as a diplomatic wife, in Bern, the Hague, Paris, Bonn, and finally, Karachi, where she ably took on the daunting task of being a High Commissioner’s wife. While there she helped establish a health and birth control clinic for local employees. Once back in Ottawa, she involved herself in volunteer community work such as teaching ESL, sponsoring refugees with her church and driving disabled people to medical appointments and bringing them home for meals. She and Llyn always gave generously to a wide variety of charities and worthy causes. After Llyn’s death in 1991, she moved to Dundas to live with her sister Marion, where they both remained active and involved in community life, living independently late into their 90’s. Carolyn’s love of music, her sense of humour, and her kindness remained until the end. The family is grateful for the dedicated care and attention of the staff at Wentworth Lodge. A celebration of Carolyn’s life will take place on Saturday, November 12th from 2-4 p.m. at the Turner Family Funeral Home, 53 Main Street, Dundas. Donations may be made to