Gladys Rose Westerby (age 84), of Mississauga Ontario, passed away peacefully at Mississauga Trillium Hospital, on July 5, 2017 as a result of her long battle with dementia and cancer.

The funeral service will be held at the Simple Alternative Funeral Centre (1535 South Gateway Road Mississauga, Ontario) on Saturday July 8, 2017. The visitation will start at 11:00 a.m. A gathering of friends and family to commemorate her life will begin around 12 p.m., followed by the burial at St. John’s Dixie Cemetery (737 Dundas St. E. between Haines Rd. and Cawthra Rd.).

Gladys was born in Toronto Ontario on October 18, 1932. She was the youngest of her five siblings (Dorothy, Ruth, Deed, Cliff and Earl). Gladys married George Edward Westerby on May 15, 1954 and they remained husband and wife until George’s untimely death on July 13, 1977. Gladys will be laid to rest next to her husband George.

Gladys will be missed by her daughters Kim and Lori, her grandchildren Katie, Daniel and Kevin, her sons-in-law Pete and Ron, her brother Earl, and her family and friends.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada or the Canadian Cancer Society.

The family extends our deepest gratitude and thanks to the staff at Beechwood, CCAC, and Trillium Hospitals and to Dr. Meharchand and Dr. Schulman for the treatment, care and help they provided.