DIED PEACEFULLY WITH FAMILY AT HIS SIDE AT THE BRANTFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL AFTER A LENGTHY STRUGGLE WITH ALZHEIMERS.
BELOVED HUSBAND FOR 61 YEARS OF KATHLEEN (KAY) MCKEE. HE WILL BE SADLY MISSED BY HIS DAUGHTERS – SUSAN (STEVE MORRISON), ANDREA (ANDRE JANDKE) & LISA (DAVID PAGE); HIS GRANDCHILDREN – LAURA (MIKE METZLER), CHRIS (ALEX BECK), STEPHANIE & JENNA; HIS GREAT GRANDCHILDREN – AUSTIN & CLAIRE.
JOHN WAS EMPLOYED BY AIR CANADA AND HAD A 36 YEAR CAREER WORKING BRIEFLY AT MALTON AND THEN IN DORVAL, QC. IN RETIREMENT HE LOVED TO TRAVEL AND SPENT HIS LEISURE TIME WOODWORKING, GOLFING, CURLING AND GARDENING.
CREMATION HAS TAKEN PLACE. A GATHERING TO CELEBRATE JOHN’S LIFE WILL BE HELD AT THE “THORPE BROTHERS CARRIAGE HOUSE”, 96 WEST STREET, BRANTFORD ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9TH FROM 3:00 PM TO 6:00 PM.
ONLINE CONDOLENCES MAY BE OFFERED AT thorpebrothersfh.com 519 759-2211
IF DESIRED, A DONATION TO THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF CANADA WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
