Hogle, Ethel

ETHEL MAY HOGLE, passed away quietly at Sunny South Lodge on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at the age of 99 years.

Ethel is the loving and devoted mother of Lee Ann (Wayne), Michael (Ruth) and Jim (Susan). She will be greatly missed by her much loved seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She will also be missed by her stepchildren Thomas (Patti), Edward (Judy), and Susan (Manuel).

She was predeceased by her loving husband Maurice L. M. Hogle, parents George and Florence McCord, sisters Helen and Florence, brother Robert and grandson Arthur.

As a young woman, Ethel left her hometown of Chapleau, ON to study physiotherapy at the University of Toronto. After a short stint in Edmonton working with sick children, she enlisted and went overseas, tending to the wounded in France near the front line and then England. There, she met her husband-to-be, Maurice on a blind date.

After raising her children in Chapleau and Montreal and working at the Reddy Memorial Hospital, she and Maurice resettled in Balderson, ON, where Ethel continued to work at the Great War Memorial Hospital in Perth. She was a devoted member of Balderson United and St. Paul's United churches and served on the UCW there. She was also an active mentor of the 4-H club and served on the WI.

In 1998, Ethel moved out west again, settling in Lethbridge and Coaldale, AB, to be near her son Michael and his family.

The family thanks in particular, Sunny South Lodge, St. Therese Villa, Dr. J Steed and Dr. J Tupper, her many wonderful friends at Black Rock Terrace in Lethbridge, and back home in Perth, and lifelong friend Eileen Crosthwait.

A Memorial Service will be held at BLAIR AND SON FUNERAL HOME, 15 Gore Street W, Perth, ON, on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 2:00 P.M.

In memory of Ethel, donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Association, #300, 1725 - 10 Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB, T3C 0K1 or to St. Paul's United Church, 25 Gore Street W, Perth, ON, K7H 2L9 would be greatly received.