Jane Alfarero
elevated fxgVW November 23, 1951 – July 18, 2018
elevated fxgVW Visitation
elevated fxgVW Monday July 23, 2018 from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
elevated fxgVW Funeral Mass
Tuesday July 24, 2018 at 11:30 am
elevated fxgVW Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6
elevated fxgVW Cremation
Assumption Catholic Cemetery
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Surrounded by her family, Jane passed away peacefully in the afternoon of Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre at the age of 66.
Born on November 23, 1951 in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, Jane was the daughter of Vicente Corrales and Rosario (Adiong) Corrales. Inspired by her voracious reading and the colourful imagery of her father’s National Geographic magazines, Jane set out to build her career in the then unknown country of Canada, first settling in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1975.
Despite not having family around her during her first years in Canada, she cultivated a tight knit circle of friends that helped make her adopted country home.
Eventually, she made the big leap to Toronto, where she established her career further and built a family of her own. Balancing work and home life, she successfully raised two children with her husband of 37 years, and built a reputation of a compassionate and well- respected hemodialysis nurse, lending her expertise at various nursing conferences, and volunteering her time as the Vice President, Ontario Region for CANNT (Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technologists).
Jane leaves behind her loving family – husband Legorio, her daughter Candace (Bryan) and son Jordan (Stacy). She is survived by her sisters Jocelyn, Marlene and Grace, and her brothers Franklin, Eric and Raul. She is predeceased by her parents and sister Theresa. She will be missed by her extended family and friends, both in Canada and abroad.
Relatives and friends of Jane and her family are invited to the visitation at Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home on Monday July 23, 2018 from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm and the Funeral Mass which will be held in the Chapel of St. Joseph (within Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home) on Tuesday July 24 at 11:30 am.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests an ‘In Memory’ contribution to Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre or Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in recognition of their exemplary care of Jane.
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My sincere condolences to Jane’s amazing and loving family. Jane was more than a patient to me. I loved her dearly and we had a very special relationship. I will miss her dearly. God bless and rest in peace.
Love you Manang Lady Jane. Very thankful for the time that Precy and I have spent with you and family. Toronto will not be the same without you. Godspeed my sweet coz.
To Jane’s loving family
My heartfelt sympathy for your loss she will always have a special place in my heart . I will offer mass for her my regrets for not being able to attend her internment services due to previous commitment. She will always be remembered.
To cousin Jane and her husband and family,
On behalf of the Corrales-Taboada family, we’ll miss you sadly and dearly. Your ever-present smile, laughter, congeniality and sense of humor have defined you. My late mother, Dr. Natividad Corrales-Taboada, along with sister Josephine and her son Marty attended your hosted reception for the Corrales Clan at your house in Toronto in July 2004. You and family prepared a sumptuous feast. Everyone had a grand time and those happy memories will remain with us all. So sorry that you’re leaving us so soon but rest in peace and happiness for eternity in Heaven.
To your husband and family, our deepest sympathy for your heart-breaking loss. Jane is one of a kind among the Corrales cousins. She is tremendous loss to us all.
The Quisumbing-Baybays extend our sincere condolences to cousin Jane’s family.
Jane, I remember your sweet laughter and kindness. You will always be in my heart and mind. May you rest in eternal peace.
From the Villamils and Tanlapcos we extend our heartfelt prayers and condolences to Gojoy, Candace and Bryan, Jordan and Stacy. Jane was ‘family’ to us in Toronto- she was Pipo’s mentor and support. And for this, we will miss a loving and sweet cousin.
To the Corrales and Alfarero families,
May the caring hearts and love of your family and friends carry you through this difficult time. Jane will always be in our hearts through our cherished memories of her. Our deepest condolence.
CHHSN Class ‘73
I never had the chance to meet Jane but through my dear friend Chuchi Luspo Constantino, I felt I knew her & have always kept Jane in my prayers. Please accept my most sincere condolences to the family & may our Lord Jesus grant Jane eternal peace in His Heavenly Kingdom & may His loving mercy be with Jane always & forever. Rest in peace Jane, you now have achieved your most important goal in life & that is achieving your new life in God’s Heavenly Kingdom. Amen.
We love you Jane very much and we are just so blessed that we got to know you!
I’ll always remember all the wonderful gatherings with Jane and Aunt Gillian and friends, you both always made it a wonderful time. And who could forget the fun time we had on the bike on Center Island, Jane could hardly reach the peddles so we peddled for her! 🙂
Jane was one of the most generous, giving and loving people I have ever known, she always gave us gifts from the first time we met! And she was so proud of Cassie and her academic achievements, she said she was like a daughter to her. Jane touched our hearts and everyone around her and she will always be in our hearts <3.
We love you Jane, thank you dearly for being such a dear friend to Aunt Gillian and Betty and other nursing buddies for many years, and thank you for being so wonderful to us! Watch over your family and friends and God bless and comfort the Alfarero family xoxo
Gojoy, Candace&Bryan, Jordan&Stacy, we are with you in spirit especially last Tuesday. Manang Jane. More than a cousin. A true person. We loved you dearly. Even my friends unknown to you who joined you in your journey. We miss you. Our family and Toronto will not be the same without you. Manang (our name to each other albeit I’m older) bestowed to me the great honor calling me her sister. Her last words to me. Jane “broadly has sailed into the wind, ready for what storms may come, carrying on toward some new and wondrous place just beyond the horizon. Heaven. We pray that the Lord grants our Jane eternal peace. May He bless her memory. May He bless her family, and the lives of everyone that she touched.
Gone From My Sight
Henry Van Dyke
I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side,
spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts
for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck
of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.
Then, someone at my side says, “There, she is gone.”
Gone where?
Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast,
hull and spar as she was when she left my side.
And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me — not in her.
And, just at the moment when someone says, “There, she is gone,”
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices
ready to take up the glad shout, “Here she comes!”
And that is dying.
You will always be remembered Ate Jane with your Kindness. May God grant you eternal peace. AMEN.