Jessie Vera "Bunny" Coles

was born in Thorold, Ontario on October 2, 1925 and passed on December 25, 2015 at the Henley House in St. Catharines after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Bunny was predeceased by her husband John (Bud) Coles in 2005, by her brothers Sebert Smith & Ruth of Hanover, Ontario, and Ernest & Alice Smith of St. Catharines, by her sister Winifred Despins & Roger of Pelham, and by her sisters and brothers in-law Mary & Doug Laister, Marge and Cliff Skeoch, Patricia Feere, and Rheal Benard. She is survived by her son Keith (Tracey), daughter Lorraine Aitken (Lynn), grandchildren Jessica (Larry), Sarah (Adis), Colleen (Jerry), John (Lisa), and Michael (Sara), and by her great-grandchildren Thomas, Jacob, Melanie, Scarlett, Katie, and Kelia, as well as her sister-in-law Beverly Benard, brothers-in-law Robert (Maureen) Coles and Frank Feere, and many nieces and nephews. Bunny worked in her younger life at Lightning Fastner and later she greatly enjoyed a number of years at the Walker’s Store in the Pen Center. Many thanks to the Doctors and Staff at the Henley House for their care and support over the last several years.

The family will receive friends at the HULSE & ENGLISH FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL, 75 Church St., St. Catharines, Ontario (905-684-6346) on Monday, December 28, 2015 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Funeral Service will take place on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 11 am in the chapel. Interment to follow at Victoria Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to the Alzheimer’s Society or a charity of your choice would be appreciated. Online tributes may be made at www.hulseandenglish.com