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Sue Booth lit a candle
Thursday, July 27, 2023
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She was always smiling and always positive, remembered with fondness. Condolences to the family.
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Melanie Ward lit a candle
Thursday, July 27, 2023
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Sending condolences to the family. Sandra was such a great lady. I have many memories of her from Prudential.
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terry geary lit a candle
Thursday, July 27, 2023
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My condolences to the family, You were a very nice person to all, RIP Sandra,
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Sandy Simpson lit a candle
Thursday, July 27, 2023
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Dear Scott and family, we are so sorry for your great loss. Your mom was a lovely women and I had the great pleasure of working along side her in Prudential for many years. Her smiling face and caring ways were always a joy, and I count myself lucky that I had the opportunity to knew her. She enriched my life and all the people that new her.
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Joan Endersby posted a condolence
Friday, July 21, 2023
Dear Scott, Mary and family
We were saddened to hear of your Mom's passing. She was always so kind and generous and with that great smile.
We have good memories of times spent together in Keswick and Toronto.
Our sincere condolences on the loss of your Mother.
Joan Endersby and Ken Powell
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Sherry posted a condolence
Thursday, July 20, 2023
To Scott and family, I am so very saddened to read of Sandra's passing. She was just one of those "Mom's" that we all loved growing up in a small town. I dropped by the house unexpectedly last year and was welcomed with her contagious smile and of course a glass of vino. Sending my deepest thoughts and prayers your way.
Love Sherry Timbrell (Stevenson)
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Karen lit a candle
Saturday, July 15, 2023
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Karen Posted Jul 15, 2023 at 7:36 PM
It was with great shock today that I discovered that good friend and neighbour Sandy had passed. I had hoped that she would have pulled through and we could share a glass of wine again on her veranda. She was the last original neighbour on this street from my past. She will be missed.
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Andrea Houston Nedkov posted a condolence
Friday, July 14, 2023
Dear Scott, Mary, Jessica and Stephanie,
Scott, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your mother. I was so blessed and honoured to know your mom while we lived on Havenbrook Blvd. Our parents became close friends and we became a close knit family. Sandy hosted the best dinner parties, with great music and dancing! Her spaghetti dinner with garlic bread was my all time favourite. Sandy always had a beautiful smile and her laugh was so contagious. Your mother will always remain in my heart and memories. Thinking of you and hoping you find peace and strength in the days ahead.
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Denise Blakidis posted a condolence
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Scott, Mary and family,
Our sincerest condolences on the loss of your mom Scott. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. You have a new guardian angel watching over you.
Denise and George Blakidis
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PATRICIA P HOUSTON posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Dear Mary, Scott, Jessica and Stephanie,
So sad to hear of the passing of Sandy, a wonderful person, who lit up the world with her love for life and her family. We were neighbors over 50 years ago and had so many great times together--tennis, shopping, partying, barbeques, hockey trips and just plain coffee breaks.
Our children grew up together and are still close friends. Even though she moved miles away we remained "friends always", exactly as she signed her Christmas cards each year.
Please accept our deepest sympathy and know that our thoughts and prayers are with you!
Love,
Pat Houston
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Paul Lavin posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Scott, the Lavin family is sending thoughts and prayers your way. Our condolences on the passing of your mom. She sounds like a wonderful woman.
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Mike Hagan posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Scott, on behalf of myself, my dad, and my entire family, please accept our sincerest condolences. I have many fond memories of your mom through our time together in hockey, and beyond. Her smile was always contagious. I feel blessed to have known her xo.
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Paul Houston posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
So sad to hear about the passing of Mrs. Beattie. She was a second mother to me from the time I was four years old, our families having lived in the same apartment building in Toronto. I'll always remember Mrs. Beattie as a great friend to my parents, playing tennis, dancing, and socializing while Scott and I developed our lifelong friendship. Her cooking skills were amazing, especially when it came to fondue, and I'll always remember her great taste in music and TV shows. Scott and I could always count on Mrs. Beattie in the stands during our hockey games every season. After moving to Keswick, Mrs. Beattie traded her city life for something more rural--and she loved it. Always the life of the party, she will be sadly missed. Many condolences to Scott, Mary, Jessica, and Stephanie. Love, Paul and Kathryn.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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Debbie Grasby Smith posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
So sorry to hear of your mom’s passing, Scott. Sending my sincere condolences.
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Jessica Beattie posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
My Grandma was always the most positive person I knew. She lit up a room and always knew how to make someone smile. She had a contagious laugh and a story that could relate to any topic you could think of. I remember fondly the times her and I would talk about heartbreak and how cruel life can be. “It will get better,” she would say “it has to.” Those are words I carry with me when life inevitably throws me off track. Her optimism for better days ahead never faded, even in her final days. She inspires me to move forward with gratitude and live life to its fullest.
Grandma had a killer sense of humour and I’ll never forget the many holidays where she would have my family and I falling off our chairs laughing to tears at her ridiculous jokes. You could always rely on her to be the life of the party.
I’ll miss all the times we would talk about love and relationships. She told it to me straight about how silly boys can be and how devastating heartbreak can be… but it only makes you stronger. She would tell me stories about how her and my Grandpa would dance in the living room to their favourite songs… and how remembering those moments brought her to tears when he had passed.
My Grandma has been her authentic, honest, goofy self her whole life. Anyone to ever cross paths with her should feel lucky to have known her. I know I feel lucky to know her. I know I’ll miss her forever.
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Manon LeBlanc-Hill and Nicole LeBlanc donated to SOUTHLAKE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Scott, Mary, Jessica and Stephanie
We are so sorry for your loss. Manon is blessed to have know her aunt Sandy. Although she is very sad right now, all the found memories will make her smile again soon when she thinks of the special moments she spent with Aunt Sandy.
We are thinking of you during these very difficult times.
Manon and Nicole oxox
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Rick Delenardo posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Saddened to hear of ' Beets' passing. We worked together for at least 25 years and shared a lot of good laughs and conversations over those years. Honest, trustworthy and caring, I could depend on her to cover for me when I was able to get away on vacation.
She enjoyed coming to the office and even in the twilight of her Real Estate career, she would come in, sometimes with a cane and climb those ' damn' steps to her office. She liked asking me questions, her favorite one was " can you help me with my computer?"
The office is quieter these days and not as much fun with Beets gone.
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Patti Knuckle posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Who didn’t love Sandra Beattie! She had the gift to put a smile on anybody’s face that she interacted with, including her clients. I was lucky enough to share an office beside her when I just started in ‘98. She put me at ease just like the gentle soul she was and made me laugh at the silliest things. We became instant friends. I did my first deal with Sandra. She was my knight in shining armour, making sure I dotted I’s and crossed T’s. she was intelligent and quick-witted, an exceptional true blue friend. I will miss our phone calls when we would discuss the Y & R and critique the soap on a near daily basis. She always had a joke to tell and would refer to me as “hey kid”. I knew then she has something up her sleeve most likely lunch lol. She loved my daughter Kelly. They had a special bond that would never be broken, same sense of humour I suspect. This remarkable woman will be sorely missed! My condolences go out to her loving family. There will never be another Sandra Beattie, one of a kind! RIP San love Patti and Kelly Knuckle.
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Stephanie Beattie posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
My grandma was always full of life.
The love and pride she carried for our family was like no other. My sister Jess and I were proud to be the granddaughters that she carried pictures of, showing to her friends and coworkers, and plastered on the fridge of their Keswick home.
Alongside her voluminous blond hair, grandma always had long, shiny nails and dressed as fun as she acted. With big jewelry and clothes in different colours and patterns, grandma was an archive of exciting stories and wild ideas that would make you think about how simple and fun the world can be.
Game nights with grandma were always hilarious. We would play games where we had to write out our own answers to fit certain categories, and the things grandma would come up with always had us laughing. She was a strong woman, and the only tears I’ve ever seen her shed were from laughter.
My grandma’s laugh was like no other. She had this hilarious chuckle that was so distinct, you would say just about anything to hear it. It would start with her infamous smirk - anyone who knew her knows that look - and then before you knew it, she’d be giggling with you, mostly over something she came out with.
I wanted to thank you, grandma, for being in my life and teaching me that joy and humour can rise above all hardships.
Also, I love you, but you already knew that.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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Aunt Sandy always knew how to light up a room and make everyone laugh. I will always cherish the amazing memories we made together. Aunt Sandy welcomed my dad (Mike Hill) and I to her home in Keswick with open arms and would take out the deck of cards the second we walked through the door. She was the best card partner anyone could ever ask for and I was lucky enough to play many hands with her! She made sure that we always put on a card clinic for my dad. He would never win, but Sandy made playing cards so much fun that he would keep coming back for more! Her skilled playing and incredible luck was the stuff of legend.
She loved being silly and having a good laugh. Aunt Sandy even dressed up as Anne of Green Gables during one of her visits to the Maritimes. I will always look at that picture and laugh! She had a way of making everything fun and lighthearted.
Aunt Sandy loved her family so much and would always tell the best stories about the shenanigans her siblings Barb, Colleen and Mike got up to when they were young. She loved all her nieces and nephews and she would also enjoy sharing all the amazing things her son Scott, his wife Mary and their two beautiful daughters were accomplishing. She loved her whole family beyond measure and beamed every time she talked about them. We were all lucky to have known her.
I love you so much Aunt Sandy! ❤
Forever your card partner,
Manon
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mike hill posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
My sister was always known to me as 'San', never Sandra, and as a toddler unable to pronounce her name she became 'Sanawa', the Princess of Danforth!
Any musical preference that I adapted was created by San's commitment to me being weaned on the classics, like Elvis, Ricky Nelson, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, The Diamonds, The Del Vikings, and all that the 50's could provide. Dancing with sisters was a joy.
Any culinary cuisine preference was so much a product of San's demand for fine family meals, including my first exposure to a steak house, never a hot dog or hamburger when I was invited, she treated me and spoiled me like a Prince.
Her penchant for irreverent humour was contagious, so many of the birthday cards she sent were a bizarre contribution from my 'twisted sister'!
We would often confide, cajole, judge, dismiss those not worthy of our critique, and find humour at the expense of others, all in good innocent fun.
Her card playing was like a part of her signature. Always a Hill house ritual, we saw how lucky our Mom Eve was at euchre, how good our father Alex was at cribbage, but to be both good and lucky was a powerful combination that San possessed. It was not until my daughter, Manon learned to play cards that I saw that combination again, and good luck to all opponents. San always wanted Manon as a partner and it just wasn't fair to the rest of us.
Older sisters provide such guidance, focus, foundation, a sometimes subtle grounding, and active listening that was as tangible as it was comforting.
San was authentic, and our daily connect was precious. And when she could not reach me she would call my wife Juanita to ensure that I was safe, as she knew that Juanita was always taking care of me.
Some claim that as time goes on the devastating loss of a sister is slowly replaced by the fond memories. We live in hope.
So many more stories to share, our family and friends rally around each other and our genuine warmth radiates. We are indeed fortunate.
San, you died too soon, but your suffering and pain is over now.
I love you Sanawa!
Hugs, Mikey
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Mary Beattie posted a condolence
Monday, July 10, 2023
On behalf of our family, I would like to sincerely thank everyone for their kind words and condolences. Words cannot express the sadness that Scott and I and our girls are feeling after Sandra’s passing. She was an extraordinary woman whose quick wit and sense of humour always made you laugh. Her strength and courage during the past 7 weeks in the hospital was astounding and through most of of it there was still a smile, a giggle and a hilarious comment that she made. Although our hearts are heavy, we are thankful that we had the opportunity to say goodbye and wish her peace on her journey. We’re all quite certain that there is a party going on somewhere up there in heaven!
May you rest in peace San…and have a glass of wine up there for all of us!
We love you and we miss you and we will cherish all the beautiful memories.
Mary ❤️
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Stephannie Phillips posted a condolence
Monday, July 10, 2023
Sandra and I met at Remax where we were agents together and became fast friends despite a 30 year age gap. She always had a smile and a good piece of advice, whether it was real estate related or personal, every time I saw her. More than a few tears were shed by me in her office, with her being a comforting voice for me. I can't tell you how many times I would get a phone call that started with, "Hey kid..." Sometimes it was to ask me to come over and "have a look at something" and that something was usually technical like her cell or laptop. Things I am sure I couldn't have figured out for myself, I figured out for Sandra. Sometimes it was just to say hi and see how I was doing. I was always her call when she had a listing and it wasn't selling. She would call and say, "Hey kid, my listing over on such and such a street isn't selling, can you go have a walk through it?" I would, and within a week, that house would be SOLD. I was her good luck charm and I always gladly went. I would have done anything for Sandra, all she had to do was ask, and I'm so glad she would ask when she needed help. We shared so many laughs before and after her stroke, I'm sure the nurses wondering what the heck was going on in that room with the 2 of us cackling together.
Sanda, I am so sorry we never got to The Corner House for a nice meal as you kept talking about. But I will forever hold dear the memory of us going to Boston Pizza to use up a $50 gift card you had and ending up paying another $50 because we ate until we hurt. We would still laugh about that :-) I will also always remember the 2 of us kicking some serious bootay at euchre, so much so I was never invited back ;-) But I am forever grateful for the 2 times I was invited and could sit in for a friend who couldn't make it that month.
There is most definitely going to be a big hole left in my life without you here. But I will keep our good times and laughter alive by thinking of you often and with great love. And sharing our fun time stories when the opportunities arise. You were one hell of a woman and one I looked up to and aspire to be like one day when I grow up ;-)
Give Heaven some Hell my friend. I'm sure you were reunited with Paul and he's showing you the ropes up there. I will miss you with all my heart ❤️ See ya on the flip side, love you ❤️
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Scott Beattie posted a condolence
Monday, July 10, 2023
Mom was full of life. Always smiling and brightening up people's days around her.
She had a great sense of humour and was a lot of fun to be around.
Some of my fondest memories with her were playing board games and cards. I would always enjoy our intense Scrabble matches late into the evening.
In Mom's early days, she was an avid tennis player and often won many trophies back in Toronto and at Orchard Beach.
When we moved up to Keswick, Mom didn't have a driver's license and often rode her bike to the A & P with the empty pop bottles balanced out on each handle bar. After she got her groceries, Mom would instruct the cashier to carefully package the items to evenly balance out on each handle bar again for a safe trip home.
Once Mom got her driver's licence, groceries were no longer an issue. She was free to go anywhere she liked and often visited her family back in Scarborough. (As long as she was home by 5 pm.)
A few years later, Mom got into the real estate game and her career took off. Many great friendships were established and still remain to this day.
Mom was my biggest fan throughout all of my years in sports and a great supporter through all of the challenges during our lives. She was very proud of all of my successes and my family and was always willing to pull out a photo of one of her granddaughters at any given moment.
As much as Mom enjoyed being around all of her family and friends, she also treasured her solitude. Her favourite moments were spent sitting on the deck overlooking the lake doing her crosswords with a Diet Pepsi. Later in the evenings, she would often return with a glass of wine to enjoy the sunset.
Mom, I will always miss you. I will cherish our memories together and you will forever remain in my heart. I love you.
Rest in peace.
Scott ❤️
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Laurie Carriere posted a condolence
Monday, July 10, 2023
Our sincerest and deepest condolences to all the family. Sandra was an incredible woman who was a blessing to all who knew her. Sandra was kind, caring, hard working and so funny. She will be definitely missed by all. RIP Sandra and God Bless You.
Love Laurie & Mike & Crystal Carriere
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Monday, July 10, 2023
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