Barbara Zaffina

Mrs. Barbara (Isidora) Zaffina age 81 years of 1035 Springfield Drive, Kingston passed away while in hospital on October 19, 2015. Born in Rovito, Province of Cosenza, Italy, she came to Canada in 1955 and settled with her parents and siblings in Port Arthur (Thunder Bay), Ontario. In 1959 she married the late Salvatore Zaffina and became a dedicated mother and grandmother. In 1997, Barbara moved with her husband to Toronto and then Kingston following his passing. She is survived by daughters Joyce Brown and Anna Zaffina, son-in-law, Wayne Brown, grandsons David Brown, Patrick Brown and Micaele Zaffina, brothers Frank, Carmen and Mike Groccia, many nieces and nephews, aunt and uncle, Amelia and Sam Arnone. Predeceased by parents Maria and Pietro Groccia. A heartfelt thanks to the nurses, residents, physicians and support staff at the Kingston General Hospital particularly in the Emergency Room, Davies 4 and Kidd 9 Units for their excellent and professional care and warm support. In keeping with Barbara's wishes cremation will be followed with a Liturgy of the Word service in the Chapel of the James Reid Funeral Home, 1900 John Counter Blvd., Kingston, on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 2:30pm. The family will receive friends from 1:30pm -2:15 pm before the service. For those who wish donations may be made to the U.H.K.F. (Kingston General Hospital) in Barbara's memory.

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