Obituary of Joyce MacFarlane

MACFARLANE: JOYCE PEACEFULLY IN HER SLEEP ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2005. JOYCE (nee Bailey) IN HER 77TH YEAR AFTER A 15 YEAR COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH LUNG DISEASE. BELOVED WIFE OF RON MACFARLANE FOR 57 YEARS. DEAR MOTHER OF FRANCES HARDING AND HER HUSBAND JOHN, ROSS MACFARLANE AND HIS WIFE KATHY, GILLIAN McCARNEY AND HER HUSBAND NEIL. SADLY MISSED BY GRANDCHILDREN TRICIA, MALCOLM, JENNIFER, CALUM, AND ROSS AND BY GREAT GRANDCHILD ASHLEY. AT JOYCES REQUEST THERE WILL BE A PRIVATE BURIAL SERVICE WITH NO VISITATION. JOYCE WAS A DEVOTED WIFE, MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER �" HER FAMILY ALWAYS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS AN INSPIRATION TO US ALL WHEN SHE PIONEERED OXYGEN THERAPY FOR LUNG DISEASE AND FOUGHT TO STAY WITH US WITH GREAT STRENGTH AND SPIRIT. THE MACFARLANES WISH TO THANK THE PEOPLE OF THE HOMECARE SERVICES WHO WERE SO SUPPORTIVE AND AFFECTIONATE AND THE KIND AND ATTENTIVE STAFF AT TRILLIUM RIDGE RETIREMENT CENTRE. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS MADE TO THE SLAVATION ARMY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.