Velma Woodward

Velma passed away peacefully at Longfield's Manor with loving family members present. She was the last surviving member of her generation of the Woodward family. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Charles ( 1974), her daughter-in-law, Tish ( 1993) , and her son, Ronald Ryan ( 2006). Velma was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was “Ma” to Douglas ( Marena Charron) and Patricia ( Robert) Hursti, Grandma to Nelson ( Sheila) Hursti, Andrew ( Maria) Taylor, Gillian Taylor, and Laura (Bruce)Dawson, and Granny to Steve, Jessica and Claire Hursti, Emma and Alexander Taylor, Rachel and Sydney Dawson.

There will be a memorial service at Bethany Baptist Church, corner of Centre Pointe Drive and Baseline Road, on Saturday, January the 24th, at 2pm, with visitation beginning at 1 pm . A reception will follow the service. There will be a service of interment in the spring in Orono, Ontario. For those wishing, donations to the Gideons, the Arthritis Society, or a charity of their choice would be appreciated by the family.