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We are saddened to announce that Judith Ellen Rossen has passed away February 15, 2025, at the age of 86. Judith was a native of Simcoe, Ontario, second youngest in the family of Bruce and Ellen Pearce, sister to Dick (d’d 2007), Sally, and Nancy. Her life changed abruptly at age 18 when an automobile accident resulted in a 3+month coma, brain damage, and chronic pain from neuralgia. The accident gave her a permanent aversion to automobiles and she preferred bicycling and walking for the rest of her life. After recovering Judith spent the next few years working in Jasper, Alta. and working and traveling in Europe. Judith met her husband, Uwe, after returning to Ontario. They were married and moved to Vancouver in 1965. Judith remained a teenager in spirit, preferring the company of animals and people under 10 years old. She and Uwe raised two sons, Erik (b.1967) and Mark (b.1969). These preferences perfectly matched her earlier employment as a children’s librarian and a reviewer of schoolbooks. They also helped when her children and the dog arrived and demanded 8-hour reading marathons of her. For many years, life was a quiet routine of walking, playing her organ, collecting books and music, playing cards (and usually cheating), and weekly correspondence with her sister Nancy. Life started to go downhill when Mark was diagnosed with Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease around 2000 and Uwe’s death in 2015. After suffering a bad fall in 2020, Judith accepted the generous offer of her older sister Sally to stay with her in Dundas. Judith’s increasing dementia and loss of equilibrium caused many bad falls culminating in a stroke in 2024 that ended her ability to walk more than a few steps without falling. The family of Judith is particularly grateful to her nephew Bruce and her sister Sally who attended Judith during the last weeks of her life. Judith is survived by her sons Erik and Mark and her granddaughters June and Kinsey.
A celebration of remembrance will be held on Sunday March 2, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Circle of Life Cremation and Burial Centre, 100 King St. E., Dundas, Ontario. Light refreshments at noon; scheduled remarks and opportunity to share thoughts about Judith at 1:00 p.m., which will be livestreamed on the Circle of Life website (www.circleoflifecbc.com); guests are welcome to stay up to 3 p.m. to connect and reminisce. Additional parking at the nearby Air Force Club (model plane on grounds). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made on the website of Parkinson.ca, thinking of Judith’s younger son, Mark. Please choose the “In Memory” option. Condolences may be left at the Circle of Life website (see above).
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2025
Death notice for the town of: Dundas, Province: Ontario
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We offer our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Judith Ellen Rossen 2025 and hope that their memory may be a source of comfort during this difficult time. Your thoughts and kind words are greatly appreciated.