Elizabeth Jane Bondy, RN BScN, pictured on her 88th birthday in September 2020, died suddenly at home on November 25 in Goderich, ON. She is survived by her beloved husband of 64 years, Dr. Donald Bondy, daughters Anne and Susan, son-in-law Jim De Ferrari, and grandchildren Jack De Ferrari and Samantha Lowe.
Jane was a Registered Nurse and nursing instructor in Boston, Mass, and London, ON, then an employment counsellor with Leeds Employment Services, and was very active in the Garden Club of London for many years. Jane was a lifelong, voracious reader, feeding her keen intelligence and incisive wit. Many of her favourite times were spent at her family cottage in McCosh Grove at Bruce Beach.
Donations can gratefully be made to the AMGH (Alexandra Marine and General Hospital) Foundation in Goderich. A private family service will be held on December 4.
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Jackie Bowez
I am just seeing this now. I worked with Jane for many years. She truly was one of the best. We lost touch after she retired but was never forgotten. Truly a wonderful women.
Michelle Belliveau (Thomas)
I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your Mom. Sending you Blessings
The Thomas Family
Jo Anne and Randy Knight
Uncle Don, Anne, Jim, Jack, Susan, and Samantha, We are so sorry for your loss. We will always have fond memories of Aunt Jane ❤️❤️. Our thoughts are with you.
Jo-Anne and Randy
Judy Ashton
On behalf of the Garden Club of London, I would like to say just how much Elizabeth Jane Bondy was appreciated for all her contribution to our club and for the beautiful person she was. Her friendship and involvement in the club activities were a positive contributing factor towards the club we have today. We are very sorry for her loss and send our heart felt condolences to her family.
Judy Ashton – corresponding secretary for The Garden Club of London
Bryan and Joyce Baer
Thinking of you Anne and your entire family at this difficult time. So very sorry for your loss.
Bryan and Joyce
Alison Hoover
Uncle Don, Anne, Susan, Jim, Jack and Samantha, I am so saddened to hear of Aunt Jane’s death.
I know that technically we were second cousins, twice removed, or some such title, but to me, she will always be Aunt Jane, and you will be Uncle Don and my cousins Anne and Susan. Most of my childhood memories contain the Bondy family, and Aunt Jane was always an important mother figure to me – from the endless sleepovers (even after a bridge game), to the hand-me-downs, trips to Bruce Beach, Boxing Day traditions, and indulgence in foods that didn’t come from the “co-op”.
One memory that will never leave me, is watching A West Side Story on TV with Aunt Jane during one of those many sleepovers. Her enthusiasm for the film was so contagious, that I can’t ever see it without thinking of her. I will miss her dearly, and will never forget the influence that she had on me, and the Cole family.
I hope that once this Covid pandemic ends, and the borders open, that we can celebrate Jane’s life together.
Love Ali and Jim Hoover and family
Mary Lynn Weaver
Thinking of you Anne and your family during this difficult time.
Kelly Stephenson-Tomlinson
I loved her to pieces, and my heart goes out to Don, Anne, Susan and their family. Though we lost touch through the years, Jane will remain at the centre of some of my most treasured memories. We shared a lot of laughs; a lot of food, and the precious silence of reading together, side-by-side. She was a once in lifetime friend.
Bev, Brady & Emily Zinn
Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you cherish all the wonderful memories you have.
doug weldon
I am very sorry for your loss, Don.
I wished I knew her for she must have been an extraordinary person to have so captivated you and to have sustained a 64 year long marriage to such an early-days, nihilistic, spasmodic and wonderful guy as I know you to be.
Sincere regards,
Doug and Estela Weldon