Bernice Elaine Metz, devoted wife and mother, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2025 at the age of 90 after suffering a stroke and complications from other ailments.

Bernice Metz was born in Clarendon, Jamaica in 1935 and immigrated to Canada in 1967. After graduating nursing school at the University of the West Indies, she embarked on a career as a nurse in such places as Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City and the University of Guelph Infirmary, ending her career at Baycrest Home for the Aged in North York.

Nicknamed affectionately as Kitty, she is survived by her husband of 62 years, Bazil, and her children, Marielle and Shaun, as well as siblings Pearl, Ovril, Eda, Ralph, Fay, and Viveen. She is predeceased by siblings Ernie, Evan, Henley, Weston, Effie,
Trevor and Raymond.

Kitty served diligently in all the churches she was involved with. She led children’s ministries over the years. In addition to her love of children she loved sending letters and cards of encouragement to young people away at school or ministries abroad.

In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to give a donation in her honour to any of the following four charities:

Canadian Diabetes association
https://diabetes.ca/your-gifts-at-work

Leukemia and lymphoma society of Canada
https://www.lls.org

Canadian bible society
https://biblesociety.ca/donate/

Youth unlimited
https://www.yugta.ca/