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Glover 2023 résidant dans la province Ontario pour le détail des funérailles
We have lost our storyteller and the centre of our family, John McKinley Glover.
John faced a series of health challenges over the past years with a positivity and an ability to “KBO” that only he could muster. He finally lost his battle on July 24th.
His family now imagines he is somewhere sipping beer with his beloved daughter Meredith (Hope), telling and retelling family stories until she rolls her eyes over his embarrassing details. No doubt he will tell of how very much he loved his wife, her mother, Ginny (Virginia Snyder) with his eyes sparkling when speaking of their first date on Valentine’s Day for he knew that in meeting and loving Ginny he became a better and gentler man. She was his all. His eyes would brighten again when telling Meredith stories of her sister, his daughter “Jules” (Julie Hope Lana), who was the centre of his soul. Perhaps, though, nothing would match how he’d beam when speaking of his grandsons, Max (Lanca) and Sam (Lanca). His pride and love for them will remain beyond match. They will always be the light of his life — he adored them both and he embraced the boys’ dad, Jean Lanca, not only as a son but also as a friend.
John, son of Allen and Doris Glover, was born in Lindsay and grew up in Sunderland, moving to Belleville in 1958. He attended Moira secondary school and graduated proudly with an engineering degree from Queens University. The Sunderland family unit was small. Uncle Keith Rynard and Aunt Iva (Glover Rynard) were very significant in his life. Cousins Joan Down, Bonnie Jackson, and Janice Osborne were loved as close friends who, along with fellow OPG cousin, Pam, were kept tightly in his information loop. John easily played big brother to his sister, Gwen, and brother, Dan, and it is certain they will miss him with a deep void in their lives. His nieces, Katherine and McKinley, and nephews, Sean and Graeme, will remember him as a caring and inspiring uncle. Sisters-in-law Maria Glover (Politano) and Marilyn Turney (Snyder), both intrinsic parts of his family, were loved dearly by him.
The family cannot begin to name and thank the many friends important to John. His hydro/OPG comrades remained part of his life as did his school chums and it is certain that his stories will be remembered by many, for years to come.
John was adored and cherished by his family and friends. He will be lovingly remembered as an honest, hardworking storyteller and the centre of his family.
Above all, John was an honourable man.
The family would like to extend their most sincere gratitude to Dr. Mule and the staff at the Northumberland Hills Hospital Palliative Care Unit. You provided comfort, care and compassion in one of the most difficult times of John’s life. Your kindness and dedication has not gone unnoticed.
A visitation will be held at MacCoubrey Funeral Home chapel 30 King St. E., Cobourg, ON, Friday, August 25, 2023 from 1:00 – 2:00PM followed by a Sharing of Memories Service by John’s family at 2:00 PM. Afterwards, friends and family will be invited to MacCoubrey Funeral Home Reception Lounge for a Celebration of John’s life. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Northumberland Hills Hospital Palliative Care Unit or SickKids Foundation.
2023
Décès pour la Ville:Cobourg, Province: Ontario
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