Vida (Hollett)
Tkachenko
1927 - 2013
Vida Emily Tkachenko (nee Hollett) was born March 2,1927 in Corner
Brook Newfoundland and passed away
Sept 29,2013 at SunnySide Adventist
Care Center in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at the age of 86. She came to
Oshawa Missionary College in 1945
and served as vice president of the NSN
and graduated in 1946. She then met
the love of her life William(Bill) and they
were married July 13,1950. Vida was
predeceased by her infant son David
Richard, Father Aubrey, Mother Ethel,
Sister Elizabeth (Betty) and her loving
husband of 62 years Bill. She leaves to
mourn her passing, son Robert, daughter Lillian (Ron) Windels , son Charles(
Shauna) Tkachenko, foster daughter Dixie (Warren) Wood, four grandchildren
and three great grandchildren. We look
forward to being reunited with Mom
when Jesus comes to take us home. You
will always and forever remain in our
hearts our darling Mom.
Andrea (Andi)
King-Ross
1961 - 2014
Andrea King-Ross (affectionately
called Andi) was born on June 6, 1961
in London, England and passed away
on September 14, 2014 in Oshawa, Ontario. She was the third child of a family
of three children born to Veronica and
Norman King. At 5 years old, she emigrated from England to Canada with
her family. Andrea attended Toronto Junior Academy and her highschool years
were spent at Kingsway College. After
graduation, Andi studied at Andrews
University in Michigan where she obtained a Masters degree in Communications. This degree was utilized in the
service of the church where she worked
in Denmark as a teacher and manager
of the radio station there for 3 years,
She also worked briefly in Paris, France
before moving back home to Kingsway
College where she taught Communications. A change in career took her to the
nursing field. She worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Emergency
Dept, Oncology, and as a Post-Operative Home Care Nurse before returning
to the Lakeland Hospital in Michigan
in the Labour and Delivery Unit. She
was married to Gerald Ross on May 14,
1995. They were blessed with two sons,
Llandon and Austin.
Andi is survived by her sons: Llandon
and Austin, Former Husband: Gerald
Ross, Mother: Veronica, Brothers: Ken
and Tony (Anna), numerous uncles,
aunts, and cousins.
Andi went to rest with the blessed
hope that she will rise to meet her Saviour at the sound of the trumpet on
resurrection morning.
IN MEMORIAM
Reginald Ellis
1947 - 2014
Reginald Jordan Ellis of Hamilton,
ON, passed away in his 67th year on
October 11, 2014. Father of Sherri, Lori,
Jason, Scott, and Amy. Grandfather
of Jacob, Michael, Christopher, Emily,
Bailey, Makayla, Marissa, Bella, Lucas,
and Marshall, and great-grandfather
of Chloe and Mackenzie. Son of Merna
Ellis and the late Paul Ellis. Brother of
Charles (Beverly), Ronald (Sandra) and
Bettyanne. Remembered by his nieces
and nephews.
Susie (Murley)
Tessman
August 21, 2014
It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of Susie (Murley)
Tessman. Susie is now sleeping in the
Lord after a brave fight with cancer.
She may have lost her life to an illness,
but she gained life in Jesus Christ,
which is assured to all who believe and
live their lives patterned after God’s
own Son and our Lord and Saviour.
In her last years of life, she lived in
Ajax, ON. She is remembered by many
students from Kingsway College who
visited her home for a time of rest,
food, and comfort.
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