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It is with sadness that we announce that John (Jack) Henry Ranger passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at the Smiths Falls Hospital at the age of 92. Jack is survived by his loving wife Norma (nee Duncombe). He is also survived by his children Barbara (Peter) Fratesi, Kenneth (Elizabeth) Ranger, Thomas (Elaine) Ranger, Patricia (Peter) Mick, Alan (Elise) Ranger; his stepdaughter Susan (late Larry) Leslie, his grandchildren Bryan, Jeffrey, David, Steven, Alanna, Syreeta, Michael, Kayla, Carly, Nathan and his 7 great-grandchildren. Jack was predeceased by his wife Leona Plue, his infant daughter Baby Ranger and his stepson Philip Price. Jack was a veteran of WWII, serving with the Grey & Simcoe Foresters, the King's Own Calgary & the Ontario regiments of the Canadian Army. He went on to have a lengthy career as a locomotive engineer in Northern Ontario with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Friends are invited to pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Falls on Thursday, July 9, 2015 from 12 noon until the time of the service to celebrate Jack's life in the chapel at 1 o'clock. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Anglican Church, 2 George St. Smiths Falls, or the Canadian Cancer Society.



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