After a brief but courageous battle with a very aggressive return of cancer (mestasticized melanoma), Juanita Bruce died July 15th, 2008 at her family log cabin by Pony Lake, in the bush 45 minutes NW of Fort Frances.
Juanita was the wife of Ian Bruce, of the Bruce Tree Expert Company.
Visitation will be on Thursday, July 17th from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Northridge Funeral Homes, Emo, Ontario.
Juanita will be interred by graveside service at the Finland Cemetery, a small, nicely kept country cemetery on Lampi Rd., within eyesight of her family home on Hwy. 71. The graveside service will be on Friday, July 18th from 2 to 3 p.m. Following the service, everyone is invited to a gathering at her brother, Dan Bragg’s house, just further east down Lampi Rd. from 3 to 5 p.m.
A gathering of friends, neighbours and relatives from Southern Ontario will be planned in the near future.
If you wish to honour Juanita’s life, the family suggests donations to the Salvation Army, Toronto Grace Palliative Care Unit, 650 Church St., Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2G5 in lieu of flowers.
