Obituary of Joyce Weir

WEIR, Joyceof Wiarton, passed away peacefully at Gateway Haven on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 in her 81st year. Joyce and Don Weir enjoyed 50 years of marriage before Don's passing in 1999. Together they farmed in Mar and operated the Ferry View Motel in Tobermory. Family, fun and friends - these were the three pillars of Joyce's life. She was an avid curler, euchre player, traveller and a devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.Dear mother of Brenda Rouse of London and Shirley and Don Johannson of Port Moody, B.C. Cherished grandmother to Amy Rouse (friend Kelly Stewart), Adam Rouse, Ryan Johannson and Keira Johannson. Joyce will be missed by her sisters Mildred Lee and Shirley Bryan, sisters-in-law Edith Matcham and Margaret McMillan, all of Manitoba, sisters-in-law Mildred McArthur of Scarborough and Edna Day of Kingston, and sisters and brothers-in-law Hester & Tom Cunningham, Maisie and Howard Hepburn, Betty and Harvey Weir, Mary and Lorne Weir and Clara and Jack Weir, all of Wiarton, as well as many nieces and nephews. Joyce was predeceased by her husband Don, sons Paul and Ross, parents Belle and Alexander McMillan, sisters Hester (Bert) Churchill and Glenis (Stan) Meggison, brothers Irvine, Jack (Edna), George (Florence) and Don McMillan and sister-in-law Janet (Roy) Barnes.Visitation will be held at the GEORGE FUNERAL HOME, Wiarton on Friday, January 18, 2008 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. A celebration of Joyce's life will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. George Bell officiating. Spring interment Colpoy's Bay Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Friends of Gateway, Wiarton Hospital, the Liver Foundation or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family as expressions of sympathy. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.georgefuneralhome.com. I would like to Send Condolences Back to Notices Home | History | Services | Our Facilities | Notices | Contact Us | Links