Douglas Bernard Anthony Fortune
Born: May 4th, 1934
Passed on: January 1st, 2009
Guelph, Ont. At the Guelph General Hospital on Jan. 1, 2009, in his 75th year, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by several of his children and all his brothers and sisters. He was fortified by the Last Rites of the Roman Catholic Church. Born May 4, 1934, in Glace Bay, N.S., son of the late Bernard Anthony 'Bernie' Fortune and Anna Matilda 'Tillie' Livingstone. Left Dominion for Ontario with his father in 1951 in preparation for the relocation of the entire family a year later and spent most of his working life with Canada Post. Predeceased by his beloved wife of 50 years, Mary Evelyn Patricia 'Pat' Kerr (2004) and a younger brother, Desmond Lorne (1948). Survived by daughters, Laura (Larry) Clark, Stratford, Barbara (Jim) Clark, Orangeville, Cheryl Anne Oztek, Guelph; and sons, Lorne (Sadie), Hope, B.C., and Michael (Sharon), Cambridge; brothers, Paul (Kathy), Guelph, Redmond (Cheryl), Oakville; and sisters, Ellen Marie (Cesar) Vanneste, Kanata, and Sr. Sheila, SCJ, Hamilton. Devoted grandfather to eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Doug belonged to many organizations in Guelph, too numerous to mention and was honoured on several occasions for his many years of dedicated community service. A longtime parishioner of Church of Our Lady Immaculate, Guelph, adding his wonderful bass voice to the parish choir. Visitation was held at the Gilbert MacIntyre and Son Funeral Home, Guelph, Jan. 3 and 4, 2009. Funeral mass at Church of Our Lady Immaculate, Jan. 5, 2009, with interment at Marymount Cemetery, Guelph. Luncheon served at the Royal Canadian Legion followed burial.
