Doreen Potter Obituary (2021)
Potter, Doreen Emily (Bowkett)September 27th, 1942- July 13th, 2021It is with the greatest of sadness that we announce the passing of Doreen Potter (Dor), at Carpenter Hospice on July 13th, 2021. Doreen was born in Kidderminster, England on September 27th, 1942 to Kathleen (nee Gittus) and Alfred Bowkett. In 1957 she met her soul mate and the love of her life, Anthony (Tony) Potter and in 1963 they were married. Doreen and Tony came to Canada in 1975, and set up a new life for their family. Doreen was a wonderful, supportive wife, a devoted mother and grandmother and a cherished friend to many. Doreen spent most of her working career at Mappins & Peoples Jewellers starting at Square One and ending her career at Burlington Mall.Doreen will be immensely missed by her husband, Tony, her children Lorraine McLean (Andrew) and Paul Potter (Tracey); her cherished grandchildren, Stephen, Sean, Kaitlyn, Jennie, Sarah and predeceased by her loving grandson Joshie (2017), she will be missed by her loving brother Keith and Wife Ollie in England.A special thank you to our friends and neighbours on Woodcroft Crescent for their condolences and support. A private family service was held at Burlington Memorial Gardens with a Celebration of Life at Smiths Funeral Home on Friday July 16th, 2021. In lieu of flowers, donations to Carpenter Hospice would be greatly appreciated.
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Article content Weddings can survive just about everything, but a global pandemic is a whole different story.
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Article content Like many of us, wedding planner Jodi Gagne didn’t think the pandemic was going to last. But by the first week of April 2020, she quickly realized things weren’t going to be improving anytime soon. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Couples hot to marry after pandemic — study Back to video “The cancellations started coming in, the postponements, and I was soon telling my couples that 2020 is a write-off,” the owner of Simply Perfect, a wedding planning company, told the Toronto Sun. “It wasn’t until August that I started to get asks for 2021.” But then Ontario went into more lockdowns, and businesses were impacted once again. In fact, Gagne has only done one 2021 wedding, so far — and it was for 10 people. Next year, however, is promising to be full of flashy weddings. Signet, the parent company of Peoples Jewellers, conducted a recent study with 327 people that looked at the impact of COVID-19 on people in serious relationships.
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Article content Based on the findings, Canada’s largest jewelry retailer predicts a wedding boom in 2022. Half of the engaged couples (51%) said the pandemic had a positive impact on their relationship and found that 71% reported moving their relationship to the next level — whether by getting engaged or moving in together. Once date nights out and travelling were put on hold, engaged couples spent more quality time together hanging out in their cozy little bubbles, watching movies, and ordering takeout. As for the non-engaged couples, more than half have moved their relationship “to the next level” during the pandemic, with nearly one-third saying COVID expedited the progression of their relationships. According to the study, many couples in relationships are specifically waiting for the pandemic to end before getting married, mainly because of concern over the health and safety of their guests. Of those that are waiting, 72% plan to tie the knot within six months of getting the all-clear.
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tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or But that’s the thing. No one really knows when things are going to get back to what they were before the pandemic. “For those who have very minimal amounts of money invested in a wedding — if any at all — I think that gives them the flexibility to say, ‘Let’s just get married,’” says Gagne. “In terms of the commitment part of it, people are definitely recognizing what weddings are really about, and stripping away all of the extra stuff that a wedding represents in terms of social standards.” Compared to this year and last, there will definitely be more weddings in 2022, but Gagne believes they will likely be on a smaller, more intimate scale. So think more of a wedding whisper. On the other hand, 2023 is where that boom gets loud.
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Article content By 2023, people are going to have missed so many milestones with families and friends that they just want to have a big freakin’ party,” says Gagne. “But the purpose of that party is to reunite, so think of 2023 as more of a reunion.” More On This Topic I do? Oh no, you don’t! Ontario wedding industry hoping for a compromise Wedding industry lost $780 million due to pandemic: Report And this pandemic is the wake-up call weddings needed. “It needed a little shakeup, to realign and get us to focus on what’s really important: that connection,” says Gagne. “A reunion of loved ones coming back together to celebrate, I don’t think it’s going to be so much about the things as much as it is about the people.”
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STEFAN (JACK) STEFANSON
February 8, 1928 - June 19, 2021
Peacefully, on June 19, Jack passed away at the Grace Hospital at the age of 93.Jack will be lovingly remembered by daughter Bonnie Bolt (Kevin); granddaughter Lianne Nosyk (Bohdan) of Vancouver, BC and granddaughter Jennifer Hughes (Dustin); son Douglas Stefanson (Janet) of Indio, California; daughter Louise Lovas of Vancouver, Washington; granddaughter Kirstin Lovas of Melbourne, Australia; great-grandchildren, Mila and Natasha Nosyk, and Hudson and Harper Hughes will miss their “Bumpa”. Jack will also be missed by all the Bolt children and Janet’s children. Jack was predeceased by his beloved wife Elsie on December 15, 2018.Jack spent 42 years with Peoples Jewellers in various managerial positions. He was an avid golfer. Although Macular Degeneration affected his vision in later life he still managed to get not one, but two “holes in one”. Jack was a dedicated and caring husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who was devoted to his family. He will be forever loved and missed.The family would like to thank The Waverley for the care shown to Jack.A private family Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations in Jack’s memory to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 26, 2021