Peacefully on Saturday, October 11, at Sunnybrook Hospital. She was born December 25, 1932, in Thunder Bay, Ontario (then Port Arthur) to William John & Margaret Mary Friday (nee Lynch).

She was the last of eight children: Winston, Russel, Jack, Rosemary (died in infancy), Teresa, Monica, and Ann. She was predeceased by her husband Louis Cluthe Heit in 2005 and is survived by her five children: Joseph (Nancy), Andrew, Sally, Matthew, & Ann Marie. Lovingly remembered by five grandchildren: Scott, Glen (Kayla), Rebecca, Elise, & Nicholas, and great-grandchildren Juniper and Hester.

Noel graduated from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing, Port Arthur, in 1954 & U of T School of Nursing Administration in 1956.

In memory of Noel: donations to Operation Smile or St. Francis Table. Donation links can be found at the top of this page.

Noel loved her nieces & nephews and they greatly enriched her life.