Obituary of Helen Atkinson

ATKINSON: HELEN EILEEN PEACEFULLY WITH HER FAMILY IN HER 89TH YEAR ON THURSDAY MAY 15, 2003. CHERISHED WIFE OF THE LATE GORDON ATKINSON. PRECIOUS AND DEVOTED MOTHER OF DAVID, DIANE BOTH OF KINGSTON, SUZANNE OF CALGARY. ESTEEMED MOTHER IN LAW OF PHIL LITCHFIELD. MUCH LOVED AND ADMIRED GRANDMOTHER OF NATHAN, SADIE, JEFFREY, AND CHRISTOPHER. WILL BE SADLY MISSED BY HER SISTER IN LAW JOAN WRIGHT. DEAREST FRIEND OF MARYFIL HUNTER. SPECIAL GRANDMOM OF ELLEN AND THOMAS. FONDLY REMEMBERED BY MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND THOSE WHO KNEW HER AS A TEACHER, COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND. PREDECEASED BY LOVING SON IN LAW MIKE WARE. SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HER GENEROSITY OF SELF, HER GENTLE KINDNESS TO ALL WHOSE LIVES SHE TOUCHED, AND HER NEVER ENDING ZEST FOR KNOWLEDGE. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE CARING AND COMPASSIONATE DOCTORS AND NURSES AT THE KGH. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS ON SUNDAY FROM 2-4 AND 7-9 PM. FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD FROM OUR CHAPEL ON MONDAY MAY 19 AT 2:00 PM. INTERNMENT GANANOQUE CEMETERY. DONATIONS TO THE KGH FOUNDATION OR GRACE UNITED CHURCH WOULD BE APPRECIATED BY THE FAMILY.