Ron Yanch - Rest in Peace

Sigh ... Ron was in my class, and he was a good friend of mine in high school.  He was a barrel of laughs and really fun to be with. He had an acerbic wit and an easy-going attitude.  He died last Monday.

YANCH, Ronald Maurice 'Ron' Yanch - Passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016.

Beloved husband of Jodi.

Loving father of Steven & Amanda of Bancroft, Joey & Marissa and Tom, all of Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Grandfather of Brody. Beloved son of Loretta and the late James Yanch.

Dear brother of Larry of Oshawa, Natalie LaChappelle of Toronto, Bill & Sue of Salem, Jim & Anne of Oshawa, Joan Foley of Toronto and Cathi Kerr of Belleville.

Ron will be fondly remembered by his many nieces and nephews and their families.

Visitation will be held on Friday, July 22, 2016 from 10:00am - 11:30am at Baragar Funeral Home, Bancroft, ON. The funeral service will take place at Our Lady Of Mercy Catholic Church 96 Bridge St., West Bancroft, ON Friday, July 22, 2016. Rev. Patrick M. Dobec officiating. Interment at Bancroft.

In Pace Requiescat.

Sister Mary Buckley

Sister Mary Buckley, CSJ

Who in the 60th. year of her religious life entered eternal life on Monday, July 11, 2016.

 Visitation at Sisters of St. Joseph’s Residence, 2 O'Connor Drive, Toronto, Ontario Wednesday, July 13, 2016, from 2:30 – 4:30 P.M. with a Prayer Vigil at 7 P.M. 

Mass of Christian BurialThursday, 

July 14, 2016, at 10:30 A.M.Chapel, 2 O'Connor Drive, Toronto, Ontario 
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery 

Sister Mary Buckley, CSJ (formerly Sister M. Clare) died suddenly at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, on Monday, July 11, 2016, in the 60th year of her religious life. She is predeceased by her parents, Vincent Buckley and Margaret Lowe.  She will be dearly missed by her cousins, friends, CSJ Associates and her sisters in community. 

Sister Mary Buckley entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto on September 7, 1956.  Throughout her life, Sister Mary’s primary ministry was in education as a teacher in the Catholic School system. 
 In 1983, she received her Master of Religious Education from Toronto School of Theology.  In 1991 to 2000, Sr. Mary was Circulation Manager of Catholic New Times.

  She shared her gift of teaching through her involvement in RCIA from 2001 to 2009 at St. Basil’s Parish.  She was also coordinator of CSJ Associates, Holy Family community, in Oshawa from 1997 to 2012. 

In 2006, Sister Mary resided at St. Joseph’s Morrow Park, and more recently at Joseph’s Residence, 2 O’Connor Drive, where she prayed for the Congregation and the needs of the world. 

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When I first started at OCHS, she was known as Sister Mary Claire.  She was a survivor of that horrible automobile accident on Taunton Road at Mitchell's Corners that killed two other nuns in June of 1969.

Sister Mary Buckley taught Math and that gave her a lot of street cred with the students.  In pace requiescat.

The Blog of Another OCHS Graduate - Soundings - John Barker

John Barker was in my sister's class - a schoolmate from my old OCHS.  He publishes a blog called Soundings John Barker which can be found here:  https://soundingsjohnbarker.wordpress.com/ 

John has had a eclectic career as a journalist, a fourth estate newspaper editor and sundry other gigs across North America. His career has been geographically diverse and now he resides in Thompson, Manitoba, the Hub of the North marked by a subarctic climate according to Wikipedia.

What is not surprising, considering his foundation education at OCHS, is that John is a hell of a writer and an incredible communicator.  His latest blog entry is a thoughtful, poignant piece that thoroughly resonated with me, now that I have no more ties left to Oshawa.

Here is the link to his piece about Oshawa being home:  https://soundingsjohnbarker.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/is-coming-home-a-geographical-place-or-place-of-the-heart-perhaps-it-is-some-of-both/

This is one online voice that is worth reading.