Roy Etherington

Our family is devastated to lose our beautiful husband, father and grandfather. After a long, courageous battle, Roy passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side at the St.Catharines Hospital on June 13th, 2022 at the age of 81. Predeceased by his son David (1972). He will be forever missed by his dearly beloved wife Cathy (Pepin) of 57 years and his children, Royanne (Ken) McRae, Ron (Karen) Etherington, Blaine (Amy) Etherington, Nancy (Pericles) Salassidis, Jason (Sarah) Etherington. Loving grampa to Tori, Taylor, Mackenzie, and Garrett McRae, Kendra (Rheal) Mantha, Roy, Ben, Luke, Callen, and Averly Etherington, PJ, Dimitri, and Matteo Salassidis, Andrew and Ryan Etherington. Great grampa to Amelia, Spencer, Weston and Lincoln Mantha. He will also be missed by his honourary grandchildren Brandon, Kyle and Dylan Vary. Roy is predeceased by his brothers Tom and his wife Kay and Ken Etherington. Also missed by his sister-in-law Margaret and his siblings George (Norma), Lois (the late Daryl) MacDonald, Fred (Pat), Bob (Barbara). Dear brother-in-law to Jacqueline (Bill) Carroll, Margaret (Moe) Fournier, Rita (Dave) Mason, Joseph (Peggy) Pepin, Jeff (Linda) Pepin. He will also be missed by his many nieces and nephews.

Roy worked at General Motors for 32 years. Over the years, he enjoyed summers in Buckhorn with his family and delivering newspapers with his children. He really loved to be out on the dance floor with his wife. He took great pride in his flower gardens and loved to spoil his dog Benji. The family wishes to thank the staff at the St.Catharines Hospital who took excellent care of him during his stay. We will forever treasure all our wonderful memories.

The family will receive friends and family on Monday June 20th 2022 from 2-4pm and 6-8pm at Hulse & English Funeral Home & Chapel, 75 Church Street St.Catharines. A Funeral Service will be held in the chapel on Tuesday June 21st at 11:00am. Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Lung Association, Sick Kid’s Hospital or to a charity of your choice. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.HulseandEnglish.com for the Etherington family.