Obituary of Eileen Dibblee

DIBBLEE, Hilda “Eileen” – At Sumac Lodge, Sarnia, Eileen Dibblee died peacefully on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late Donald . Loving mother of late Linda Astolfi & her husband Leo, Sarnia and Diane Bilger & her partner Doug Evans, Sarnia. Cherished grandmother of Andria McGregor & her husband Bill, Barrie, Dean Astolfi & his wife Shelly Sinclair, London and Lisa Bilger (Mark Jerome), Sarnia. Special great-grandmother of Kierra, Kaitlynn, Isabella, Evangelina and Liliana. Also survived by her extended family Tara Huggins, Amy Churchman and her nieces Jean Bell and Janet Middleton and nephews Paul Amos, Stephen Middleton and Hazen Middleton. Predeceased by her parents, sisters Helen Amos and Bernice Middleton and brother Vernon Middleton. Eileen was a teacher at the New Hope School in Sarnia for many years. She was an avid member of the Strangeway Centre. Eileen was a very active person who loved walking, gardening and playing cards. Visitation will be held at the McKenzie & Blundy Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, 431 N. Christina St., Sarnia, on Monday, July 11, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A cemetery remembrance service will be held immediately follow visitation on Monday at 1:00 p.m. at Resurrection Cemetery, Sarnia. As an expression of sympathy, friends who wish may send memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer society, 556 N. Christina St., Sarnia, N7T 5W6 or the Alzheimer’s Society of Sarnia Lambton, 420 East St., N., Suite 8, Sarnia, ON N7T 6Y5. Messages of condolence and memories may be left at www.mckenzieblundy.com A tree will be planted in memory of Eileen Dibblee in the McKenzie & Blundy Memorial Forest. Dedication service Sunday, September 18th, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wawanosh Wetlands Conservation Area.