Jean Blair Woodburn DEAN

DEAN, Jean Blair Woodburn
Beloved and loving wife of LCol (ret) the Reverend J. Homer Dean, cherished mother of James and his wife Annabel, of Vancouver, Loral and her husband David Cobb, of Toronto, and Tom and his wife Ann, of Toronto. Greatly loved by her grandchildren: Jacqueline and Seumas Graham, Sofia Raginsky, Ginger, Yvonne and Cosmo Dean, and Jamie Dean. Survived by one sister, Marjorie (Woodburn) Mowat of Ottawa, and one brother, Paul Woodburn of Allentown, Pa. Predeceased by one sister Celia (Woodburn) Abra, and four brothers: Emerson, Harry, James (Distinguished Flying Medal, RCAF) and Ralph. Jean was especially close to her large extended family, particularly her nephews and nieces. Jean slipped away peacefully in Toronto at Christie Gardens on 8 September, 2001. She was born in Ottawa on 6 December, 1907. Jean was a ;woman of substance, who served throughout the Thirties at Ottawa Civic Hospital and then St. Paul's Women's Missionary Hospital in the frontier town of Hearst, Ontario. Married in 1940, Jean accompanied her husband Homer to Nobel, Dundalk and Kirkton pastorates in Ontario for ten years, then to Germany and Ottawa during his twenty years with the RCAF, and finally to Toronto for his ten years at United Church Headquarters. Throughout her long life, both before and during her marriage, she was a dedicated and tireless volunteer for her church and her community. The family expresses its particular gratitude for the extraordinary care and love that Jean received over two years at Christie Gardens. The staff's dedication and selflessness are exceptional. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, 14 September and from 1 p.m. Saturday, 15 September, with funeral services at 2:30 p.m.: all at Forest Hill United Church, 2 Wembley Road at Bathurst (one block north of Eglinton Avenue), Toronto. Interment at 11:30 a.m. Monday, 17 September, at the Cemetery in Shelburne, Ontario. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Marshall Funeral Home, 10366 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, 905-844-1062. Contributions may be made to Forest Hill United Church, 2 Wembly Road, M6C 2E9 or to Christie Gardens Residential Care, 600 Melita Crescent, M6G 3Z4.