Jean Isabel Moffat Blackman

It is with great sadness that our family wants you to know that Jean died on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 12, 2015. In her 99th year, she was the wife for 72 years of Walter, mother of Kathie, Ann (Ross), and Jim, grandmother of Geniesha (Dan), Nancy (Paul), Emma (Phillip) and Lydia (Mike), and great-grandmother of Sarah, Evie, William, Rejeanne, Mila, Freya, Ayla, Alaia and Aries. Jean was predeceased by her parents, William and Fanny Moffat and her siblings Alan, Douglas and Frances. She was born in Toronto and also lived in the communities of Agincourt, Aurora and Newmarket. Many summers were spent at the cottage on Lake Simcoe. Prior to her marriage Jean was an Elementary School Teacher. She was a member of Knox United Church, Agincourt and Aurora United Church and was active in the United Church Women’s groups there. She volunteered for many years at Southlake Regional Health Centre. Jean will be especially remembered for her smile, her quiet strength, her lemon and pumpkin pies and her love of ice cream. We have been so blessed to have had Jean in our lives. Many thanks go to the staff at Eagle Terrace Long Term Care Centre for their care and compassion, with a special thank you to Jean’s caregiver, Liz Zinn. Jean’s funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2015 at York Pines United Church, 3150 Lloydtown-Aurora Road, Kettleby, with a reception afterwards. Interment will be at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Arrangements made through the Thompson Funeral Home, Aurora.