Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Guelph in his 90th year. Loving husband of Sharon Kozela of 55 happy years. Father of Erin (Rodney) Oldfield, Paul (Lynda) Kozela, Olivia Kozela (Andrew Vernon). Grandfather of Bethany Oldfield (Adam Gauthier), Grace Oldfield, Brianna Oldfield and Clara Kozela. Great-grandfather of Harper and Lily Gauthier. Brother of Pauline Trebbne. Also survived by his nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his son Frank Stefan Kozela and brother-in-law Frank Trebbne. Frank was a lifelong lover of nature and science which he enjoyed through his careers as a geologist working throughout northern Canada, as a high school math and science teacher in Mount Forest, and as a farmer in the Ayton area. A celebration of Frank’s life will be held in the summer of 2024. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Frank are asked to consider Heart and Stroke Foundation or SickKids. Arrangements entrusted to England Funeral Home, Mount Forest.
