Dorothy Agnes BOURQUE

HOLMES, Dorothy Agnes Peacefully, surrounded by peace and love, at Broadview Nursing Centre, in Smiths Falls, on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in her 87th year. Dorothy Agnes Holmes, (nee Bourque), cherished mother of Earl (Sylvia) Holmes of Cargill, Ontario and Claude (Debbie) Holmes of Perth. She was the loving daughter of of the late George and Mary Bourque. Dorothy was preceded in death by her dear husband, the late Allan Samuel Holmes (1986). Dorothy was the dearest grandmother of Richard (Carolyn) Holmes of Balderson, and Lorraine (Morley) Kimmett of Cargill, and will be sadly missed by her great-granddaughter Brooklyn, and her sister Florence (late Art) Martin, of Calgary, and sisters-in-law Addie Bourque and Shirley Poirier. Dorothy was also predeceased by her brothers Hubert (late Violet), Fred (late Jean), Angus (Addie), Emil (late Jacqueline), John, and Donald (Shirley Poirier); as well as sisters Lucy (late Nelson) Juby, Emma (late Claude) Juby, Mabel (late James) Norris, and Nora (late Fred) Warner. Dorothy will be forever remembered as a wonderful wife, a nurturing mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, a dear sibling to her brothers and sisters, and a special friend to all who knew and loved her. Visitation will take place at the O'Dacre Family Funeral Home, 15 Victoria Street, Perth; on Saturday, July 11, 2009 from 7 pm to 9 pm, and Sunday, July 12, from 2 pm until 4 pm and 7 pm until 9 pm. Funeral Service will take place in the O'Dacre Family Funeral Home Chapel, on Monday, July 13, 2009 at 11:00 am, thence to private interment at North Horton Cemetery, Horton Township, Renfrew County. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre or the Great War Memorial Hospital, Perth, would be appreciated. Online condolences available at www.odacrefamily.ca . Dorothy's Funeral Arrangements entrusted to the O'Dacre Family Funeral Home, Perth. 613-267-3082. Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 7/10/2009