Obituary of Janet Barbara Waddington
JANET B. WADDINGTON
It is with sadness that the family of Janet Waddington (née Oxley) announces her passing on Friday,
January 3, 2020 at Kensington Hospice in Toronto in her 72 nd year, after a brief struggle with pancreatic
cancer. Janet is survived by Dennis, her husband of 49 years; her children, Andrew (Karyn) and Sarah
(Joseph Ali); her grandchildren, Alex, Addie and Elliot; her sister, Susan and brother, James.
Janet’s busy professional life in museums and their collections included over 40 years in palaeontology
at the Royal Ontario Museum and, since her retirement from the ROM, as a board member of the
Canadian Fire Fighters Museum (Port Hope).
Her family invites well-wishers to visit them between 2:00 – 4:00 or 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January
10th at the Humphrey Funeral Home A.W. Miles – Newbigging Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south
of Davisville), Toronto.
In lieu of flowers, people wishing to acknowledge Janet’s life in a material way may make a donation in
her memory to the Royal Ontario Museum for its Early Life Gallery (www.rom.on.ca), or to the Society
for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (www.spnhc.org). Condolences may be forwarded
through www.humphreymiles.com .
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Janet
Barbara
Waddington 1948 2020..
Death notice for the town of: Toronto, Province: Ontario