Ada Greta MACASKILL

ADA GRETA BALCER (nee MacAskill) Born on 1 October 1920 in Florence, Nova Scotia, Ada Balcer passed away in Ottawa on 30 January 2009. Ada graduated from St. Michael's School of Nursing in Toronto, and excelled within her chosen profession in Montreal, Windsor and Ottawa for over 30 years. Beautiful inside and out, she embraced freedom and responsibility with equal aplomb. After a happy childhood spent on the Atlantic beaches, she enjoyed many family summers at/in Bark Lake, Quebec. Ada was the much loved younger sister of Donald, Anna and Norman MacAskill, and the wife of Robert E. Balcer for over fifty years. She is survived by her sister-in-law Jeannette Balcer (Yvan Roy) of Victoriaville, QC. She leaves heartbroken her daughter Anne (Gavin Macrae-Gibson) and grandsons Rory and Malcolm Macrae-Gibson of New York City, son Robert (Fern) of Singapore and devoted caregiver Roselin Liban. Following her wishes, a simple celebration of her life will be held at the Denbury, 2951 Riverside Drive, Ottawa at 4 pm Sunday February 8, 2009. Published in the Ottawa Citizen from 2/6/2009- 2/7/2009. Published in the Montreal Gazette on 2/6/2009