Sandra Ann Valliere
1936-2020
Vallière, Sandra (“Sandy”) Ann, née Reidel
September 27, 1936, Preston (Cambridge) Ontario
Sandra Valliere, (aka Sandy V), passed away on Feb 10, 2020, at the
age of 83 at Sterling Heights Long-term Care Home. Sandra grew up in
Preston (now Cambridge), Ontario, where she was an avid reader, a
secret writer, and a lover of horses. Sandra was an independent young
woman: she left school at age 16, went to work and bought her first
horse, all against the recommendations of her parents, Harold and
Doris (nee Palmer) Reidel. She married Stan Easton of Galt, Ontario
and moved to Northern Ontario, eventually settling in Sudbury,
Ontario, where she lived for 43 years and raised her children Shane,
Lee, James Kelly, and Mary Alice, who died after her birth. Returning
to work as a single parent, she eventually became a pharmacy
technician at Sudbury’s Memorial Hospital where for almost 25
years she was well-known for her laughter and inimitable sense of
humor. Sandra was the first president of her OPSEU local representing
pharmacy technicians and other health paraprofessionals at Memorial
Hospital. In 1985, Sandra married Edward Vallière (deceased) and
together they became guardians of their dear grandson Justin. After
Ed’s passing in 1999, Sandra continued to raise Justin as a
single grandparent and moved to Kitchener, Ontario. Eventually James
Kelly joined them and they all lived together until Sandra moved to
Stirling Heights Long Term Care. Sandra was a spirited, resilient
woman always ready to share a laugh. Sandra is survived by her
children Shane (Brendan, deceased) Murphy, Lee (Robert) Easton, James
Kelly Easton, and grandson Justin Coulam-Vallière; her
grandchildren, Chantelle (Andrew) Mensink, Tyler Black, and Darren
Legault; her three great-grandchildren, Liam and Kate Mensink and
Wesley Weileder. Sandra is also survived by her sisters Joanne (Bruce)
Buckingham and Janice Reidel. Her life-long Sudbury friends Roz
(Rosalind) and Harry Fraser will also miss her greatly. Cassie
Flaherty and Kim Dawes, who cared for Sandra, became great friends to
her and the family thanks them both. Sandra was predeceased by both
Stan Easton, her beloved Ed Vallière and by her brother Charles
(Connie) Reidel.
Visitation will be held from 11 AM …Noon on Sunday, February 16,
2020 at CORBETT FUNERAL HOME, 95 Dundas Street N., Cambridge, Ontario.
A funeral service will be in the Funeral Home Chapel at noon with a
reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
Transverse Independence, a charitable organization that provides
services for individuals with acquired brain injuries at
www.traverseindependence.ca/. The family wishes to thank the
staff at Stirling Heights Long-term Care for looking after Sandra with
such generosity of care and spirit.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Sandra Ann Valliere 19362020..
Death notice for the town of: Cambridge, Province: Ontario