William E. Donovan

 

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a wonderful Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Uncle, Brother, and Friend of many.
Bill passed into the presence of his Lord and Saviour on November 7, 2021, with his daughter at his side, and awaits his beloved wife of 69 years, Marilyn (Wilson).                                                                                                                 
Dearly missed by his sister Jean Kirby and sister-in-law Donna Leask.  Always remembering brother Bob and his wife Delores (Bertelsen) (predeceased).
Beloved Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather of: daughter Marcia (Ken) Meyer and their family, Jonathan, and Stephanie (Josh) MacLeod and their children Maeve, Leisel, Declan;    son Kim Donovan and his family, Tara (Moses) Towell and their children Revy, Hayden, Avery; and Brittany;    and son Jeff (Amy) Donovan and their family, Kyle (Andie) Donovan and their son Kaje, Alexandria (Frank) Pirrone and their daughter Avie; and Andrew (Jessica), Lillie, Georgia, Aleyiah, Paytyn, Mia, Elliana, Margaret, Evie, Jackson, and Sophia. 

               

In keeping with Bill’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held Thursday December 9, 2021 at 11:30 a.m., at the Tillsonburg Alliance Church, 270 Quarter Town Line, Tillsonburg, Ontario; preceded by a Visitation at 10 a.m.  Masks are mandatory for those attending, and social distancing standards will be adhered to.  We ask that you check Facebook.com/TillsonburgAlliance/ on December 8th for any possible changes on provincial limitations of guests.  For those not able to physically attend, a livestream will be available on the facebook link above.                                         

In honour of Bill’s giving nature and his wishes, please consider memorial donations to
Youth for Christ Tillsonburg https://yfctillsonburg.com/donation/general-account-tillsonburg or to the Alzheimer Society of Oxford https://alzheimer.ca/oxford, or donations may be made (by cheque) through Wareing Cremation Services, 346 Simcoe St., Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 2J8, who have been entrusted with final arrangements.  Your messages of condolence may be shared at wareingcremation.ca