Valerie Morrison's Celebration of Life Service will no longer be held at Courtice Funeral Chapel, Courtice, Ontario.
Instead, a private ceremony is planned. Please respect our family's decision at this difficult time in our lives. There will not be livestreaming available. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Valerie Evadne Evelyn Morrison passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 in Highland, Maryland. She was 96 years old. Born in St. Andrew, Jamaica to parents Richard and Clarice Ryan, Valerie was the second of eight lovely girls. She was raised in Kingston, the capital city, and met her future husband Leslie Morrison there. In 1956, Val and Les were married in Mandeville and had five beautiful children together. In 1967 the family left the sunny isle of Jamaica for Toronto, Canada and lived on the same street as two of Val’s sisters. After seven wonderful years in that great city, they moved to the ‘burbs’ and became longtime residents of Oshawa, Ontario. Valerie worked as an administrative assistant her entire career while raising her children. Among too many hobbies to list, she enjoyed traveling, gardening, crocheting, scrapbooking, and sewing beautiful items for her family. She is survived by her children Richard (Laura), Shaunielle (Milton), Peter (Barbara), Ellinor (Irving), and Leslie Jr.(Betsy), eleven grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and two of her sisters, Alva and Jean. She is predeceased by her husband Leslie, and her sisters Gloria, Sheila, Dawn, Clarice, and Aurora.
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