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Colette Peirce
March 25, 1943 - February 23, 2019
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<div itemprop="description">Colette Peirce <br>March 25, 1943 – February 23, 2019 <br> <br>Colette died peacefully with family at her side, Saturday night, February 23, 2019. Many who loved her were able to say their goodbyes. Colette’s passing is felt as a deep loss to those who were touched by and had the privilege of knowing and loving this extraordinary Soul. <br> <br>Colette is predeceased by her loving husband Don. She was a beautiful and special mother, adored and beloved by her children whom she leaves behind, Nicole Peirce (Alain Farmer) and Drew Peirce (Chelsea Cobill) as well as her cherished grandsons Ethan Farmer and Logan Peirce. <br> <br>Colette is also survived by her brother Earl McKinnon; sisters Valerie McKinnon, Coreen Stoliar and Sharman Glynn; sisters-in-law Maureen McKinnon and Vera Cameron and brothers-in-law Gordon Cameron and Tony Glynn. <br> <br>Colette is predeceased by her parents Marguerite Merlin and John McKinnon, her younger brother Leroy McKinnon as well as her brothers-in-law George (Butch) Stoliar and Sandy Hickey. Colette leaves behind many nieces and nephews who carried a special place in her heart. <br> <br>Colette was originally from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia and moved to Ottawa from Edmonton where she met her husband Don. Colette was a nun with the Sisters of Charity for nine years in Halifax and Edmonton; she loved singing and dancing and was always on the lookout for fun; she was a lover of learning all of her life, a school teacher, a social worker with the city of Edmonton and a mental health worker with the Ottawa Public School Board. Colette retired with the OCDSB in Ottawa as a school social worker. She loved working with children and families and was healer, protector and teacher for all of us who needed her guidance and help. <br> <br>Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service at the Pinecrest Remembrance Chapel, 2500 Baseline Road, Ottawa on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 11 a.m. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Colette may do so to the Alzheimer’s Society. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br></div>