Alice Barbara Goodyer Clark Smith

Born in Toronto on March 27, 1930 and passed away peacefully on January 20, 2016 in Peterborough at age 85. Barbara will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 62 years, Albert William Smith. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Isabel Clark of Etobicoke, and is survived by her sister Diane Sythes and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her brother Frederick Lawrence (Larry) Clark, her nephew Todd Sythes, and her brother-in-law George Sythes. Loving mother to Heather (John), Karen (Dan), Angela, Gregory (Laura), Michael (Diane), Barbara Ruth (Larry) and Larry (Colleen). Loving grandmother to April Esson, Elizabeth Esson (Jay), Tony Smith (Tara), Richard Smith (Alison), Ian Shields (Kate), Ryan Shields, Tawnia Milne (Mike), Kelly Crowe (Jeff), Elizabeth and Elliott Carter, Matthew Laffrenier (Kristie), Michelle Courtemanche (Patrick), Kathleen and Gillian Smith. Loving great-grandmother to Jonathon and Jennifer Ranger, Kaitlyn, Madeline, and Julia Esson, Saoirse Jordan-Smith, Sean, Ben, Oliver and Arlo Smith, Rachael Milne, Isabel Courtemanche and predeceased by Jared Gregory and Joshua Robert Milne.

Barbara’s career began in the 1950’s as a legal secretary. She moved on to real estate as a salesperson and then as a Broker with the Toronto Real Estate Board. In 1983 she became ill with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and eventually started a support group for GBS with the assistance of an executive group and five neurologists from across Canada who specialized in the disorder. In 1986 the GBS Support Group of Canada became a chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada, and Barbara was the Charter President for sixteen years. For her extraordinary work in this area she received an award from the Department of Health and Welfare Canada and a Meritorious Service Medal from the Honorable Romeo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada in 1997.

The family would like to thank the nursing and medical staff at Peterborough Regional Health Centre for all of their support and assistance.

Friends are invited for visitation at KAYE FUNERAL HOME ‘MEMORIAL CHAPEL’, 539 George Street North, Peterborough on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

A Funeral Mass will be held at ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1066 Western Avenue, Peterborough on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

A Burial Service will be held at ST. PHILIP’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, 31 St. Phillips Road, Etobicoke, Ontario on Friday, January 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be at the church, one hour prior to the service. Family and friends are invited to share memories in St. Philip’s Church Hall immediately following the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to St. Philip’s Church Building Fund or a charity of your choice.

Online condolences may be made at www.kayefuneralhome.com.