Lorraine Shirley Shawcross

1936 - 2014

Lorraine Shirley Shawcross obituary, 1936-2014

BORN

1936

DIED

2014

FUNERAL HOME

Westmount Memorial Celebration Centre

1001 Ottawa Street South

Kitchener, Ontario

Lorraine Shawcross Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Oct. 17, 2014.

Passed away peacefully at Grand River Hospital (Freeport Site) on Friday, October 17, 2014 at the age of 78. Beloved wife of Harold Shawcross (2004), and loving mother of Darryl and Bradley (Jean). Also survived by her grandchildren Tia, Terran, Rylan and Hudson. She will also be sadly missed by many other relatives and friends. Lorraine was a long standing member of Forest Hill United Church, and volunteered much of her time to play the organ at many nursing homes in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. Family and friends will be received at the Westmount Funeral Chapel, 1001 Ottawa St. S (519-743-8900) on Monday, October 20, 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday, October 21 at 11 a.m. Interment in White Chapel Memorial Gardens will follow at a later date. As expressions of sympathy donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Diabetes Association or the K-W Humane Society would be greatly appreciated. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.westmountfuneralchapel.com.

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October 20, 2014

Mark Wilhelm

Oh the nights we made them endure with all the guys over. Eating their food and using their home. Those were great times. It really was a second home with the amount of time we spent hanging out over those high school years. But she was always kind. And willing to open their doors to us. I remember shaving heads in the back yard one summer, and cranking the tunes till the wee hours of the morning. She would even drive me home the odd time. Such a kind and giving woman. She had one of the pinkest bathrooms I'd ever seen back at the old place on meadow brook. She will be missed.

October 18, 2014

Reg Shawcross

Darryl, Bradley & grandchildren We have warm memories of your Mom & Dad and the rare visits we had over the years. Although we can not be there for the funeral we pay our respects with a floral tribute. Cousins Reg & Gale; Deborah; Barbara & Brant.

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1001 Ottawa Street South, Kitchener, ON N2E2X5

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