Passed away peacefully, on Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, at the age of 78.
Beloved father of Claire (Karel) Ooms, loving pépère of Roger (Donna VanBeers) Ooms and Jackie Ooms, proud great-pépère of Hunter and Joey Ooms, dear brother of Robert (Huguette) Bourdon and Yvon (Claire) Bourdon, and brother-in-law of Juilliette Gagnon. He will be fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by his wife Thérèse Bourdon and his son Rene Houle.
Family and friends are invited to visit at the Westmount Funeral Chapel, 1001 Ottawa Street South (at Westmount Rd.) on Thursday, March 31st, 2011 from 1:30 until 3:30, with a service to follow in the Chapel of the funeral home at 3:30.
As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family and may be arranged by contacting the funeral home at (519) 743-8900.