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Leo Siurna
March 13, 1935 - December 13, 2019
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<div itemprop="description">In hospital, Friday, 13 December 2019, after a brief illness. <br> <br>Beloved husband of 62 years to Lorna (née Monette). Father to Daniel Linas, Donald Patrick (Wendy) and Thomas Earl (Caroline). Grandfather to Chelsea Jasek (Jonathan) and Elena. Great-grandfather to Colton and Georgia. <br> <br>Son of the late Tomas and Elena Šiurna. <br> <br>Brother of Thomas Algirdas (Elena), John Ritas and Bruno Gitas (Beth). <br> <br>Born in Palemonas (Kaunas), Lithuania, 13 March 1935. Following WWII, and after time in a DP camp, arrived in Canada with his nuclear family at Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia in September 1948; then overland by train to Woodstock, Ontario; with final destination the Augustine-family tobacco farm in Tillsonburg, Ontario. <br> <br>With longtime friend Mike Siatras, auto-industry small business owner and employer until retirement in 2003. Cobra/Camaro-Z28/vintage-Ranchero (all-at-once!) owner, sailboat-captain, basketball player and family-man. <br> <br>Remembrance of Life at 10 a.m. Thursday, 19 December followed by a reception at Pinecrest Remembrance, 2500 Baseline Road, Ottawa. <br> <br>The family wishes to thank the staff of the ACE and ICU units at the QCH for their support to Leo during his illness. <br> <br>In lieu of flowers, donations to the QCH or the charity of your choice in Leo’s memory would be greatly appreciated. <br> <br>“He who seeks for a faultless brother, will have to remain brotherless.” <br></div>