Obituary of Gloria Anne Purnell

PURNELL, Gloria Anne – Peacefully at St. Joseph's Hospice with her son and loving friends at her side on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at the age of 71. Dear mother of Karl Gilbert-Rolfe (Shelley), Yorkton, Saskatchewan and Kathryn "Kat" Rich, Stroodt, England. Daughter of Kathleen & the late Arthur Lillywhite, Croydon, England. Loving grandmother of Marley "Bob" and Meagan and Georgia. Sister of Peter Lillywhite (Christine), England and Lydia Lennon (David), England. Dear friend of Nancy Boyd and Barb Burdett, Sarnia. The family would like to thank the staffs of Bluewater Health Palliative Care and St. Joseph's Hospice as well as Dr. Monique Dostaler and Dr. Glen Maddison for their kind and compassionate care. Your angelic care will never be forgotten. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the McKENZIE & BLUNDY FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTRE, 519-344-3131. As an expression of sympathy, friends who wish may send memorial donations to St. Joseph's Hospice, 475 N. Christina St., Sarnia, N7T 5W3 and the Sarnia and District Humane Society, 131 Exmouth St., Sarnia, N7T 7W8. Messages of condolence & memories may be left at www.mckenzieblundy.com A tree will be planted in memory of Gloria Purnell in the McKenzie & Blundy Memorial Forest. Dedication service Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wawanosh Wetlands Conservation Area