| Obituary |
RONN, Joshua Surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, August 17, 2015, in his one hundred and first year. Devoted husband of the late Lilly Mayer. Beloved father and father-in-law of Chaim (Joe) Ronn and Francine Desjardins, Naomi Ronn and Stephen Hecht. Cherished grandpa of Shira and Jai, David, Ruth, Elliot and Ching-Yi, Gabriel, and Gregory. Proud great-grandfather of Lev. Dear brother of Lizzy Harpman, and predeceased by his other siblings. Special uncle of Joe (Mirko) and Cypora Leb. He will be greatly missed by Yaffa, Alexander, William, Jonathan, Nadia and Isabelle, and by his many nieces, nephews, family and friends. The family would like to thank Camille, Irene, Leon, Mike, and Rocquel, and his exceptional nurses and doctors from the ICU at the Montreal General Hospital. Funeral service from Paperman & Sons, 3888 Jean-Talon St. W., on Wednesday, August 19 at 1 p.m. Burial at the Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem Congregation Cemetery, Beth Yitzchok Section, de la Savane. Shiva at the Waldorf, 7400 ch. de la Cote-Saint-Luc, on Wednesday following burial until 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m., and Thursday to Monday, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. daily. Contributions in his memory may be made to the "Joshua Ronn Memorial Fund" c/o Hebrew Free Loan Association of Montreal, (514) 733-7128, where he served as past president, or to the "Joshua Ronn Endowment Fund in Support of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Care and Research in Endocrinology and Metabolism" c/o Montreal General Hospital Foundation, (514) 934-8230. |
