Gerard Joseph Monaghan

June 23, 1955 - November 29, 2024

Gerard (“Gerry”) Monaghan passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on November 29th, 2024 at the age of 69.

He was the loving husband of 48 years to Linda Monaghan, devoted Dad to daughters Alison Simpson & Catherine Monaghan, father-in-law to Dan Simpson & Matthew van Warmerdam, and proud Papa to grandchildren Leo & Lyla Simpson.

He will also be deeply missed by his sisters Margaret Mary Smith (Andy), Kathleen Cunningham (Gerry), brother-in-law Dennis McIvor, sister-in-law Sheila Monaghan, sister-in-law Sharon Marsland (Willie), and brother-in-law John Berry (Liz). His many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces & great-nephews will also feel the loss of their beloved Uncle Gerard.

Gerry has many special people eager to welcome him, including his parents Leo & Mary Monaghan, his brothers Alistair Monaghan & Joseph Monaghan (sister-in-law Patricia), his sister June McIvor, and brother-in-law David Marsland.

Gerry left a lasting impression on just about everyone he came across. He had many circles of friends, beginning in his hometown of Dumbarton, Scotland, to his chosen home of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. He was a longtime parishioner at St. Mary of the People Parish and served with the Knights of Columbus. Gerry was a faithful member of the Durham Celtic Supporter’s Club. He was also a proud steward of the Power Workers’ Union and 33-year employee of Ontario Power Generation.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 10th from 4-8pm at Oshawa Funeral Home, 847 King Street West, Oshawa.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 11th at 10:30am at St. Mary of the People Parish, 570 Marion Avenue, Oshawa, followed by interment at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, 355 Taunton Road, Whitby.

For our family & friends abroad or unable to attend, the funeral service will be livestreamed. The livestream can be accessed via this link:

https://ipickart.com/stream/GerardMonaghan/

Following the service and interment, Gerry’s family invites you to join them for refreshments from 1-3pm at the Durham Celtic Supporter’s Club, 110 Ash Street, Whitby.

Due to space limitations, we ask that you visit to share a pint and toast Gerry, being mindful of the many others who will wish to do the same.

Our family would like to thank the team at the Durham Regional Cancer Centre for their care and support over the last five years. We would also like to recognize the love and support of friends and family during Gerry’s illness and in our time of grief.

In lieu of flowers, if you would like to honour Gerry’s memory, we kindly request donations to either of two charities dear to his heart.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (www.ssvp.ca) is an organization that provides support and financial assistance to families in need in our community, especially at this time of year. Cheques can be made out to “St. Mary of the People Parish - St. Vincent de Paul Conference” and can be mailed to or dropped off at the parish office.

St. Mary of the People Parish, 570 Marion Ave., Oshawa ON L1J 3B9

Office: 905-728-2212 / St. Vincent de Paul: 905-213-3860

We also have an ongoing fundraiser to the Durham Regional Cancer Centre in Gerry’s name through the Lakeridge Health Foundation (lhfoundation.ca). The DRCC provides top quality cancer care and serves over 100,000 cancer patients and their families with services including prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, & palliative care.

You can join our fundraiser by clicking the following link:

https://give.lhfoundation.ca/ui/lhfpersonalpages/t/0b2f9a4fee294d9c81f2eb415fb0cb82?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2JadG8eQfFY8OYzerHwljotj2G4mkRoq5IyL-gWi-r6PS5SDvISI_KqNQ_aem_QoFJMS7Yo0GPBxOIAZWGYw