Jane Rose Knowlton (nee Petrie)

Passed peacefully on March 8, 2021 in her 99th year with family at her side. She is survived by children Dave (Sandi), Joyce (Chris Daffern) and Jean (Howard Berg), sister Betty Ross and much loved nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Lawrence (2017), parents Jane and Albert Petrie and brother-in-law Dennis Ross. Jane (Jean, Ginny, Jenny) was born in London, England on September 5, 1922 and grew up at 15 Benjamin Street. She attended St. Sepulchre’s school . Mum survived the Blitz while working as a stevedore unloading freight trains, proud to earn a man’s wage for doing a man’s job. She married her husband of 73 years, Lawrence Knowlton, on July 13, 1944. She came to Canada on a ship of war brides, arriving in Oshawa on July 1, 1946 and resided on Wilson Road North for the next 72 years. Mum was a wonderful baker and knitter and enjoyed demonstrating knitting at Oshawa Public Library craft days. She loved to travel home to England and show English guests her new country with pride. She enjoyed spending time at the cottage on Redstone Lake with her dear friends and was an excellent swimmer. Mum had a wonderful smile, a wry English sense of humour and the heartiest of laughs. She taught us to put the kettle on when times get hard, keep smiling through and when life hands you a win you always shout bingo at the top of your lungs.

We’ll meet again.

A private family service will be held at the OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME, 847 King Street West (905-721-1234). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the charity of your choice.

Funeral service will be available for viewing via the livestream link: https://funeraweb.tv/en/diffusions/26284

on Saturday, March 20 at 1:30 p.m..