Died peacefully on April 11, 2018 in her 91st year after a long and happy life. Predeceased by her beloved and loving husband Henry Dale, her parents Will and Rachael Drummond and her brothers Arthur and Duncan and sister-in-law Isabel.

Jean will be remembered and missed by her step-daughter Marion Henshaw (David), grandchildren Kevin Henshaw (Amelia) and Scott Henshaw (Andrea) and great grandchildren Sebastian, Ian, Robin and Siena. She will be remembered with love by nephew Bill Drummond (Mary Anne), and nieces Joan Leishman (Tom), Alison Farrell (John) and Tricia McMurtry (Tim) and by her six great-nieces and nephews and eight great-great-nieces and nephews.

Jean was born in 1927 on a farm outside of Peterborough Ontario. Her early life included family time, school in a rural one-room school house, farm dances, McMaster University and always lots of friends. In her early twenties Jean and her friend Olive Mathers embarked on a bus trip across Canada and the U.S. at a time when it wasn’t at all common for young women to be so adventuresome. Jean worked in Calgary and in Peterborough and then moved to Toronto where she pursued her career in the Circulation Department at the Toronto Star. It was at “the Star” that she met Henry and married in 1964. When Henry passed away Jean moved to her condo at 245 The Donway West and met a whole new set of retirement friends who remained special to her, and always at the end of the phone line, until her last days.
The family extends its thanks to the staff at the Chartwell Regency Retirement Home in Mississauga for their care and friendship during the last two years.

Cremation has taken place. A service of remembrance will be held at the Mount Pleasant Funeral Centre, 375 Mt. Pleasant Rd. on Thursday May 3rd 2018 at 11:00am , followed by internment in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Toronto Star Children’s Charities, the CNIB or a charity of your choice