Eileen Pickard
1926-2020
Eileen Amelia Pickard passed away in her 95th year at Hilltop
Manor Cambridge on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Born in
Brooksby, Saskatchewan to Frank and Edith Solinger, she moved to Galt
(Cambridge) in 1934 with her family. Predeceased by her husband of 68
years, Sidney Pickard, her granddaughter Erin Pickard, her sisters
Julia (Roy) Murphy and Laura (Jim) Cruise, and her brothers Eddie
(Alice) Solinger, Robert (Doris) Solinger, Larry (Veronica) Solinger
and Ralph (Lois) Solinger. She is survived by her children Frank
(Cathy) Pickard, Mary (Mike) Synnott, Sharon (Neil) Parkinson, Charlie
(Laurie) Pickard, Theresa (Rob) Collins, and her grandchildren Megan
(Kris) Pickard, Michelle (Lee-Anne) Clare-Skelding, Alison Care,
Nicole Clare, Elizabeth (Peter) Race, Sarah Parkinson, Carolyn (Jason)
Parkinson, Tracy (Jeremy) Sims, William (Rosanna) Pickard, Charles
(Kylie) Pickard, Jessica (Dave) Collins, and Curtis Collins, her
great-grandchildren Justin Labreche, Noah and Ava Clare, Payton Clare,
Benjamin and Jack Race, Mikayla Pickard, Aria Sims and Ethan Pickard,
and her sister Phil (Tom) Wilson. Her children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren were her pride and joy, and she loved and
cherished them. Eileen was the medical secretary for Dr. John McNicol
and Dr. Cox for many years. She was a member of the Royal Canadian
Legion Galt Branch 121, a member of St. Gregory the Great parish, and
a member of the Durward Centre, where she enjoyed playing cards and
volunteering in the café, including serving coffee to the
choir. Resting at Corbett Funeral Home, 95 Dundas St., Cambridge,
where family and friends will be received on Friday December 4, 2020
from 2-4 & 7-9p.m. A private funeral mass will be
held for family. A public celebration of her life will be held at a
later date. Provincial Guidelines are in place for social
distancing and Masks are mandatory for each person in
attendance. To reserve your 15 minutes to meet with the
family at the Funeral Home, please call the Funeral Home at
519-740-0669, between 9 am and 4:30 pm to register your name and phone
number.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Eileen Pickard 19262020..
Death notice for the town of: Cambridge, Province: Ontario