Ormonde MariaORMONDE, Maria do Espirito Santo  - Passed away peacefully on March 16, 2018 at Lakeside Long-Term Care Centre in Toronto at age 84 with family by her side.

Maria is predeceased by her husband Jorge and will be greatly missed by her children Luiza, Miguel (Maria), Roy, John (Robin) and Sandra (Gary), also by her beloved grandchildren Kyle (Sarah), Ashley, Nicholas (Samantha), Amanda and Michael.

Maria also leaves behind her cherished great-grandchildren Bria, Oliver, Iris, Duncan, Elijah and Zander, her many nieces and nephews whom she loved greatly, and her dear siblings Lourdes, Isaura, Conceicao, Fatima, Judite, Joao and Agnel and their spouses and her dear sisters-in-law Natal, Irene and Conceicao and families.

Maria has predeceased siblings Gabriel, Jose and Mabel. Born in Terceira, Portugal on June 4, 1933, Maria began honing her sewing skills as a young girl and soon became a talented seamstress, bringing her expertise to a long-running home business in Canada after she and her husband immigrated in 1964.

She was a proud mother who deeply loved her large family.

Friends will be received at Ridley Funeral Home, 3080 Lake Shore Blvd. W., on Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service will take place on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel. Cremation to follow.

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