Obituary

You have worked so very hard and taught us well, now is your time to rest. We were truly blessed to be able to call such a special lady, Mom. We will miss you for the rest of our days and will keep all our special memories close to our hearts. While you never want to see it end, it both breaks your heart and fills it at the same time when it does. After a life well lived with dignity, grace, love and kindness, and with an unwavering love and resilience, our mother, Beatrice “Bea” Bond slipped away peacefully from our family on Friday, January 6, 2023 to be with her loving husband, Ernie. Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words, and missed beyond measure. Beatrice was born on September 1, 1923 in Mount Forest, Ontario, to Jim and Enid Klein. She was the loving wife of 65 years to the late Ernest Bond. Bea’s family was everything to her. She leaves behind children: Valerie (Digby Sale) and Sandra (Dennis Bolton). Gramma will be especially missed by her loving grandchildren: Rebecca, Nicole, Rachel (Lars), Graham (Rachel); her great-grandson Owen; and fur baby Ozlo. She will be remembered by her sister Ellie (Murray Rae). Bea is predeceased by her sisters Vivian (Bruce Herdman), Ida (Edgar Padfield), Jean (Austin Tott), Gertie (Ted Broughton), Muriel (Harold Greenwood) and brother George Klein. She is also predeceased by her brothers- and sisters-in-law: Ruth (Jed Toop), Nell (Ross Argo), Doris (Tom Hawkins), Herb (Pat Bond), Charles Bond, and Laura (Ron Curry). Bea will be missed by her nieces and nephews. Also her cherished friends, especially Gail and Bob Greenwood, Flo and Carm Noble, and Mary and John Vanderleeuw. Our mother very much loved her home in Northern Ontario. Her passion for outdoor life was evident in how much she enjoyed cross country skiing, snowmobiling, fishing, berry picking, making maple syrup in the spring and working in her gardens. She loved just about all sports, but was particularly fond of her Toronto Blue Jays. In the last year and a half of her life, health care supported Mom and her family making it possible for her to continue living in her own home as she always wished. We are grateful to them for all their care and kindness, especially Lindsay, Kate, Barb, Patricia and Unca. They became a second family to Mom. This final chapter of her life here on earth cannot be understated and as Mom would say frequently to us – “I love you … so much.” Family and friends may call at the England Funeral Home, 294 Main Street South, Mount Forest, on Thursday, January 12th from 11:00am-12:45pm, where the funeral service will be held at 1:00pm. Following the service, all are invited to Mount Forest United Church for refreshments and fellowship. Burial will take place in the spring at Mount Forest Cemetery. If you are unable to attend the service in person, you are invited to view livestream by visiting www.englandfuneralhome.com and clicking on the link below Beatrice’s obituary. Memorial donations to the Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation, Mount Forest, would be appreciated by the family.