John Roderick MACDONALD

MacDONALD, John Roderick Passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at the Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, Ontario in his eighty-second year. John, patriarch of the MacDonald family, was predeceased by his beloved wife Joan. Dear mother of Nick (Lindsay), Brian (Laura), Linda (Paul Beauregard), Anne (Spiro Dracopoulos), Tom (Maureen), Gord (Vicky), and Mary-Beth (Kevin Bone). Loving brother of Robert and Mary. John will be forever cherished in the hearts of his eighteen grandchildren. Visitation will be held at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, Ontario on Friday, July 10, 2009 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A funeral mass will follow at 1:30 pm, Friday at St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, 53 Allen St. E., Waterloo. Reception to be held immediately after the mass at Bingemans, Kitchener. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation in John's memory by contacting the funeral home at: www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. Erb & Good Family Funeral Home Ltd. 171 King Street South Waterloo, ON N2J 1P7 Phone: 519-745-8445 Fax: 519-745-9992 www.erbgood.com. Published in the Montreal Gazette on 7/9/2009