Obituary of Ada Octavia Durant

“The Lord giveth and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord. [Job 1:21] “ For 81 years the Lord loaned us one of his angels known as Ada. On Friday, May 1, 2015 he took his angel home, peacefully, where she is now resting holding hands with her husband of 56 years, John, and loved ones gone before us. Cherished mother to daughters Lydia Williams, Carrie Ann Durant (Paul Schumacher) and son Dale Durant. Beloved Nana to Chloe-Rae and Jamie-Lee Williams, step Nana to Isabelle and Edward Schumacher and Great-Grandmother to her namesake Octavia, Chloe’s daughter. Ada is survived by her sister Edna Quenneville of Hamilton (the late John Hurdell), brother Winston Churchill England (Grace) and brother David England (the late Iona) of Nova Scotia. Ada is predeceased by her parents Robert and Lydia England of Nova Scotia, sister Marie Diggins of Hamilton and brothers Harry, Francis, Ernest, Tom, Berkley and sisters Florence, Hazel, and Phyllis from Nova Scotia. She is survived as well from the large, loving and caring England family of 24 nieces and nephews and 61 grand nieces and nephews across Canada as well as many nieces and nephews from the Durant side. Ada shared her love of the Lord as a member of the Church of the Nativity (formerly St. Mary’s Anglican) for over 50 years near her Rosedale home. She enjoyed being a member of the church ‘Bag Ladies’ who work so hard to raise funds through church events for charities and church support. We all benefited from Ada’s sweet tooth and her passion for baking, a trait passed onto Carrie Ann, Chloe and soon to Octavia. Ada enjoyed country and gospel music with John and many years of camping with a close crowd of friends. Although mostly a quiet woman, Ada could be heard singing the tunes around the campfires and parties that she so loved with the East Coast crowd. The family would like to thank the staff of the 7th floor Nephrology Unit at St. Joseph’s Charlton for their care and compassion of late, the palliative team with Dr.’s Woods, Lamb and Boyle, the wonderful Dialysis team at the St. Joe’s East unit as well as Dr. T. Kouroukis and staff of the Juravinski Cancer Centre who managed mom’s multiple myeloma when diagnosed one and half years ago. A special thank-you to the Walker and Dowling families who watched out for and looked after mom and dad for many years as wonderful neighbors. A special trip by Wayne and Nancy Tompkins of New Brunswick at this time sure helped bring back great memories and a smile on mom’s face. Our comfort is due to all our friends and family, who visited, called, prayed and thought of us through this journey. Friends will be received at the Donald V. Brown Funeral Home, 36 Lake Avenue Drive, Stoney Creek, on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the Church of the Nativity (1831 King St. E., Hamilton) on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 10 a.m. Interment Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Stoney Creek. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice, 277 Stone Church Rd E. Hamilton ON L9B 1B1, would be greatly appreciated by the family. Online condolences can be left at www.donaldvbrown.ca