In memory of

Helen Mary Ray

June 16, 1934 - June 13, 2021

RAY, Helen Mary

Helen Ray (nee Lancaster), passed away on June 13, 2021 at Hillsdale Terraces in Oshawa. Loving wife of Colin Ray for over 65 years. Adored mother of Kevin (Jacqui) and Leslie (David). Cherished grandmother of Sarah, Kristofer and Emma. Helen will be greatly missed by her dear close friends and teacher colleagues from over the decades. She possessed a special passion for life and a particular fondness for her place in the generations of ancestors on the Kawartha lakes. Arrangements entrusted to THORNTON CEMETERY & FUNERAL CENTRE, 1200 Thornton Road North, Oshawa, (South of Taunton Road and off of Dryden Blvd) 905-579-6787. The Ray family wish to extend their heartfelt appreciation to the caring and compassionate staff of Hillsdale Terraces for professionalism shown to Helen and her family. Donations will be gratefully accepted for the Kawartha Land Trust.

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judy wainwright (Jacqui's aunt)

Entered June 16, 2021 from Santa Barbara, CA

I wish I had had the occasion to have met such a lovely woman. Her son, Kevin, reflects her loving nature and kind heart. She lives on in him and we are the recipients
of that love.

Allan and Maria Mitchell (Jacqui's aunt and uncle.)

Entered June 16, 2021 from Cambridge

Dear Kevin,
We are very sorry to hear that your mom passed away. It is hard when our loved ones pass away but we hope that the happy memories you have of your dear mom will give you solace and keep her always close in your heart! May God give you comfort knowing that she is at peace and not suffering anymore.

With our love and heartfelt sympathy for you, Jacqui and your family
Allan & Maria

Mary and Gordon Davis (Friend)

Entered June 16, 2021 from Keene Ontario

Our thoughts and prayers are with you Colin, Kevin and Leslie. 🙏🙏

Rosemary (Martin) O’Connor (former colleague)

Entered June 17, 2021 from Renfrew, ON

Helen and I taught together at TASS in Peterborough. She was a great lady and a good friend to me. I still remember ‘ dessert Fridays’ in the lower staff room and the day that her keen eye discovered my secret. As both she and Colin and my husband and I were sailors, Helen and I took a week- long sailing course off Meaford, on Georgian Bay. Good memories!!

Carol Burrows (A close friend to the Ray family.)

Entered June 17, 2021 from Cambridge

I got to know Helen over the span of the last 10 years she was a joy to be around and to listen the stories of her past. Her teaching years, her life aboard their boat “Cohessence” and living on the boat in Bermuda. Helen was a terrific person: wife, mother, friend, teacher, story teller, extraordinary seamstress, and one of the great persons to have walked this earth. You will be missed.

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