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Bill passed away quietly on July 18, 2014 at the Maison Vale Hospice in his 89th year. He has joined his beloved wife Aura and eldest son William Jr. He will be greatly missed by his surviving children, Lisa (Dan Helsberg, predeceased), Mark (Kris Hall), Paul (Naom) and Anna Gadsby (Tom), his nine grandchildren, Samantha, Lucas, Tonderai (Will), Scott, Jordi, Michael, Christy, Ben, and Nicole Helsberg and one great grandchild, Lucy. He was predeceased by his parents Robert and Florence Stevens, his siblings Robert, Anne Marie and John. He is survived by his brother Tom and his sister Theresa Bouchard and many nieces and nephews. The centre of the family’s life over the past decades was Black Lake. Our family will remember with great fondness the many gatherings for special occasions or just to share time together. Bill and Aura’s presence will always be missed. The family wishes to thank the staff of CCAC, Bayshore Medical, and the Maison Vale Hospice who cared for our father and allowed him to pass with such dignity. Their care allowed us to be his children in his last days. A memorial mass will be celebrated on Saturday July 26, 2014 at 10:00 a.m at St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic church, Balsam Street, Copper Cliff. A celebration of Bill’s life will follow Mass in church hall at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers please give generously the Samaritan Centre or the Maison Vale Hospice. Arrangements entrusted to Jackson & Barnard Funeral Home.

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