Millicent 'Millie' Clark

September 27, 1929 - October 14, 2025

Peacefully on Tuesday, October 14th, 2025

Being born in Timmins, into a quiet close-knit family molded her into the person she became. Our Millie was dignified, reserved, quiet and somewhat shy. She held onto privacy as if it were a life raft.

Growing up in Timmins, life was simple, a time that Millie reflected on as the best time on earth to live.…There was no car, no fancy holidays, just family time, picnics and love. Recently, Mill fessed up to getting the strap more than once at school admitting she probably deserved it. She broke town curfew quite often in order to skate just a little longer. She would hide behind the snowbanks at the ice rink waiting for the lights to shut off and then skate to her hearts content long past curfew. Because we all know better than to try to tell her what to do. Few knew that Millie had a pen pal since 1945. Barb lived in California and although they never met in person, they wrote and eventually exchanged phone numbers. This continued until 2019 when Barb passed.

As a young adult, she took sewing classes. She quickly became proficient in making her own patterns and sewing all of her own clothes. This would result in the never-ending search in later years for clothes she approved of or would actually wear.

Mill moved to Kenora in the early 60’s. It was here, she met and fell madly in love with Bob. Married in August of 1963, they enjoyed life together until his devastating passing in 2003. She never did get over the loss.

If you sat with Millie for any length of time, you would be regaled with ‘Bob’ stories. Their travels, their grassfire that got away at their cottage on Trout Lake, (Bobs eyebrows never did grow back), their competitive Jigsaw puzzle evenings. (only Millie could turn a puzzle into a competition.)

Millie did not often ask for help but boy, when she did, it meant now, not later. She would often imitate Bob saying, “Millie !! not everything needs to be done right this minute “(but it did). And his forever phrase MILLIE, slow down!!!

Once alone in life, she walked. And boy did she walk. She could be seen running down her back stairs, heading down Main St. stopping to visit with most of the shops along the way, making it down to M&M’s only to pick up dinner and back home lickety split.

As with the years that pass, so do family, friends and loved ones. Millie is reuniting with Mom (1957), Dad (1960), brothers Frank (killed in action 1944), Percy (2008), sister Everil (2013) and Loving Husband Bob (2003).

She is remembered by her Nephew David Eade of North Bay, who called Auntie Mill every morning, just to chat. Her dear cousin Joan Johnston of Timmins, as well as numerous nieces and nephews in Southern Ontario.

We are grateful for the friendships she found in Pinecrest.

Despite her shyness, she found that collecting ‘shirt savers’ after every meal enabled her to say hi to everyone in her dining room before retreating to her privacy. Her kinship with Cory filled her days with brightness and expectation. The phrase–Cory should be here any minute, still rings in the hall.

To those that made the final days peaceful. Full of love and dignity. We thank you. There are no words to paint the picture of gratitude we hold in our hearts. To all those that took time out of their busy day to chat, we thank you. To all the shop keepers of Kenora that afforded our Millie precious business hours to chat, we thank you. To Staff at Pinecrest that became family, we thank you.

Our Mill will be placed to rest alongside her beloved Bob in Lake of the Woods Cemetery.