Helen Miao Yun Woo

With very heavy hearts, we announce the peaceful passing of Helen on June 20, 2018 with close family by her side.

Helen was the beloved and cherished wife of Stanley for over 54 years, loving and devoted mother to Frances (Stanley), Jeffrey (Michelle) and Benjamin (Lucy) and adoring grandmother to Nicholas, Adam, Selene, Ryan and Brayden. She will be sadly missed by her siblings, nephews and nieces, and fondly remembered by her many friends in Canada and abroad.

Helen was our angel on earth - a beautiful, considerate, humble and resilient woman. Born in Guangzhou, China and raised both in China and Taiwan, she came to Canada on her own in her early 20s, not able to speak much English. She worked, toiled, studied nursing and was manager extraordinaire for Stanley (medical office, home and everything else!). Helen loved tennis, singing, gardening, MJ with friends and traveling.

As a wife and mother, Helen was the kindest and gentlest part of us, with a capacity to nurture and love that was boundless. She cared for her own and Stanley’s parents throughout many decades and as the eldest of 10 siblings, helped to look after them when younger. Always graceful and generous of heart, Helen believed in the goodness of people and was an inspiration to all those she touched.

The family invites relatives and friends to share their memories of Helen during visitation, held at the R.S. Kane Funeral Home, 6150 Yonge St. (at Goulding, south of Steeles Ave.) on Friday, July 6 from 5-9 pm. Funeral service is in the Chapel of the funeral home on Saturday, July 7 at 10am, followed by interment at Holy Cross Cemetery (8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill) and reception thereafter at a restaurant close by.

Online condolences, photographs and memories may also be made through rskane.ca

Light of our lives.

Always Loved, Always Remembered