Barbara LARSON

LARSON, Barbara

Passed away peacefully in Kelowna, BC with family by her side on Friday, June 17, 2016, our beautiful Babs/Mum/Gram, Barbara Anne (née Sayers) Larson at the age of 96. Predeceased by her husband, Ed Larson; survived by her son, Geoffrey Gooderham (Miriam Pearlman) of Toronto; daughter, Christine Abougoush (Kamel) of Kelowna; and stepson, John Larson (Phyllis Carroll) of Halifax. Also predeceased by stepdaughter, Helen Doherty (John) of Halifax. Barbara is survived by grandchildren, Andrew (Sandra) Gooderham, Christopher (Erin McGauley) Gooderham, Ryan Abougoush, and Callie Abougoush; stepgranddaughter, Veronica Larson; stepgrandsons, Tom and Jim Doherty; stepgrandchildren, Jennifer Pearlman (Brian Moskowitz) and Shane (Nicole) Pearlman; great-grandchildren, Ellie, Wren, and Owen; step-great- grandchildren, Charlie, James, Sophie, and David. Born in Toronto, raised in Clarkson (Mississauga) Babs/Mum/Gram, always beautiful and elegant, wore many hats throughout her lifetime - devoted daughter, loving mother, stepmother, grandparent, and great-grandparent, family historian, artist, hostess, traveller, pioneer on Raven Lake, and benefactor of Benares Historic House in Mississauga, her ancestral family home. What a long and lively life she had! Her memory will be cherished. May it be for a blessing.
  A Celebration of Barbara's Life will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Benares Museum, 1507 Clarkson Road N., Mississauga, ON. Should family or friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave., Toronto, ON M5G 2M9.
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