Passing Date: 04 Mar 2015
Funeral Date: Sat 06 Jun 2015 02:00 PM
Funeral Location: St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Newcastle
No Visation
Donations / Wishes: St. Andrew’s Anglican Church
Funeral Services: Bell’s Funeral Home
John Douglas Mills, born November 26, 1930 in Hardwicke, NB, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON at the age of 84 years.
John Mills of Pefferlaw, beloved husband of the late Audrey (nee Flett). Loving Father of Doug and his wife Patricia, Susan and her husband Carlos, Jerry, Karen and her husband David; and Steve and his wife Anna-Lee. Loving grandfather of Kim, Doug, Michael (Emma), Melissa (Sean), Jason (Emma), Tyler, Jamie (Jenn), Jessica (Lionel), Lauren (Chris) and Ryan, and great grandfather of RJ, Kristen, Kayla, Katie, Madeleine, Jake, Matthew, Ben, Lucas, Owen, Ella, Jake, Dylan, Jack, Grace, James, Jack and Raymond.
John was an avid sports fan and enjoyed hockey, baseball and golf. He thrived while in the company of his family at his home on the shores of Lake Simcoe.
John and Audrey came home every summer to spend time with family and friends in Newcastle, Hardwicke and Oak Point. As newlyweds, they moved to Ontario where they lived happily together for 64 years first in Windsor, then Oakville, Toronto and then retired in Pefferlaw. In their hearts they remained Maritimers and both have come home to rest in peace within a year of each other.
A celebration of John’s life will be held from St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Newcastle on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 2 PM with Rev. Michael O’Hara officiating. Burial will follow in the family plot in Hardwicke, NB. In John’s memory, donations may be made to the St. Andrew’s Anglican Church.