Arlene MCINTOSH

TOWNSEND, Arlene McIntosh - 69, of Auburndale, FL passed away at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. Born on July 27, 1938 in Niagara Falls, N.Y., she formerly lived in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, where she worked at the family business, the Niagara Clifton Motel, Restaurant and Gifts shops on Clifton Hill. She moved to West Palm Beach, FL, and later settled in Lake Wales, FL in 1989. Being a very loving and giving person, she spent 30 years as a caregiver and in nursing services. After a stroke in 2001, she spent the last six years as a patient in Auburndale Oaks Healthcare Center in Auburndale. Preceded in death by her parents, Edward Earl and Ethel Lauer McIntosh, her brother Gerald W. McIntosh, her sister Gail E. McIntosh, she is survived by her loving son, Gary R. Townsend and Brenda S. Shattuck of Winter Haven, FL., her devoted brother, Gregory E. McIntosh and his wife Nancy of North Palm Beach, FL. Also, she is survived by two grandchildren, Christopher and Tiffany Townsend, and eight nephews and nieces. A Mass, in celebration of her life, will be at 1 PM , Saturday, Sept. 22nd. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in the Chapel on the south side, across the street from the main Church, 532 Avenue M NW in Winter Haven, FL Memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 105 Arneson Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823. Condolences may be sent to her son, Gary Townsend at 4071 Lake Marianna Drive, Winter Haven, FL 33881. 10834202