Judith Flora D’Souza
elevated lAUOz December 15, 1927 ~ March 14, 2025
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Friday, March 21, 2025 from 3 – 5 & 6 – 8 pm
elevated lAUOz Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6
elevated lAUOz Funeral Mass
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 10:30 am
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elevated lAUOz Interment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill, ON, L3T 2C7
elevated lAUOz Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mother Flora D’Souza, who passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the age of 97, on Friday March 14th, 2025. Born in Nairobi, Kenya on December 15th, 1927, she travelled back to her village in Bastora, Goa to finish her schooling. She returned to Dar-es-salaam, East Africa in 1947 to get married and worked at the East African Harbours Commission before retiring back in Goa. She immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1977 along with her husband Reggie and two younger children.
elevated lAUOz Flora will be remembered for her devotion to her family. She is predeceased by her loving husband, Reggie, her dear parents Augustin and Libania D’Souza and her brother Anaclet. She was the sister of Felice (late Francis) and proud mother to Natty (Ivor), Violet (late Edward), Brian (Pearl) and Charlotte (late Neville). She leaves behind eleven grandchildren Joshua (Shelly), Kevin (Maria), Conrad, Ian (Rosa), Julia, Allison, Mark, Aaron, Anastasia, Rachel and Rebecca and eleven great grandchildren Liam, Sage, Tristan, Jasmine, Calvin, Kasiah, Kiarah, Kaiah, Kaiius, Jordan and Laila.
elevated lAUOz Although our loving mother has left this world, her love and kindness continue to guide and inspire us for years to come. She was the matriarch of the family, and she will be deeply missed but never forgotten. Her life was deeply rooted in her abiding Catholic faith, which shaped her principles and guided her every action. Rest in peace Mum.
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Dear Brian and Pearl, please accept my sincere condolences. May the Almighty give you strength to bear the loss. May Flora’s soul rest in peace.
Vivian joins me in your grievance.
Would extend my condolences to the D’Souza family.
Thank you for your condolences, Vivian and Patsy. This is very comforting for us, during this difficult time.
My condolences to you all. May she rest in peace
Dear Violet and all your family members. Accept our sincere condolences on your Mom’s passing away. May her soul rest in peace. Maria and Claude.
We extend our deepest condolences to Natty, Violet, Brian, Charlotte and all the family on Flora’s passing – a soft spoken and gracious lady. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time. May Flora rest in eternal peace. ✝️.
Dear Violet, Natty, Brian, Charlotte and families – may Flora’s soul rest in peace and May you treasure all the wonderful memories you shared. I had the pleasure of standing next to her, to guide me in line dancing at the Kalayan Centre.
Dear Natty, Ivor & Family, Violet & Family, Brian,Pearl & Family, Charlotte & Family.
It is in sorrow, I send this message to you all. Flora,was one who loved life and lived it to the fullest. Our Loving Lord, only takes the best. Please take courage, and may God give you all, strength to bear her loss.
May her precious Soul find peace and rest in Jesus’s Heart.
In Sorrow,
Florence & Vivian.[ ST.Catharine’s].
My sincere sympathies Violet, Natty/Ivor, Charlotte and families.
May fond memories of your dear mother comfort you while you grieve. May her soul rest in eternal peace.
Dear Natty,
Please accept my condolences and grief at the passing away of Flora Judith as she will be missed in this earth but remembered in Life Eternal! She has left memories but the greatest is in her union with Almighty God where there is no more sorrow, pain and sadness but joy and eternal happiness as she awaits God’s final Word at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered daily for her in God’s Love and Mercy!
May that Blessing extend to all members of the living family
Eternal Rest Grant unto her, O Lord
And let Perpetual Light and the Peace of Christ shine on her. Amen
May her soul and the souls of the faithful departed Rest in the Eternal Peace of Christ!
Amen
Dearest Natty & Ivor, Violet, Brian & Pearl, Charlotte and all in your extended family.
We send you our deepest and sincerest heartfelt condolences. We are very saddened to hear of the sad demise of our friend your loving mother/mother-in-law/grandmother Flora.
At this moment we cannot help but think and picture her in the lobby with your dad Reggie whenever we visited Joe Lobo at Brockley drive apartment. She was very joyfully respectable and always loving, friendly and pleasant.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all and your families. We pray to the Almighty Lord to give you all courage, strength and support. God bless her soul. Love and Peace.
Yours in sorrow.
Peter & Irene De Albuquerque and Family
We are very sad to hear about your sweet Mum. We hold her as our Guiding Star in leading us in life and also in Line Dancing. Her fun spirit will live in our hearts forever ♥️ May she rest peacefully in the arms of the Lord.
Our deepest sympathies to her loving family especially Violet, Charlotte, Natty and the rest of the family. 🙏
Dear Charlotte, Brian and Pearl. Our very sincere condolences to you and your entire family on the passing of your mother. Our memory of her is of a gentle, kind and very pleasant person.
Wishing you and your family all strength and solace at this time of grieving.
`Dear Natty,Ivor & Family,Violet & Family, Brian,Pearl &Family,
Charlotte,& Family.
Please accept our sympathy on the passing on your Mum, Flora.
She was a fun loving person,whose charm and warm ☺smile filled
the room with ☀ sunshine.
May her precious Soul find peace and rest in the Arms of Jesus.
And may God grant you all courage & strength to bear her loss.
In sorrow,
Florence & Vivian.[ St.Catharine’s ].
Dear Natty,Ivor & Family,Violet & Family,Brian,Pearl & Family,
Charolette, & Family.
Please accept our sympathy on the passing of your Mum, Flora.
May her soul rest in Peace.
Florence & Vivian { St.Catharine }.
Our sincere and heartfelt sympathies to Natty, Violet, Brian and Charlotte and their families. Your mother was a beautiful and loving lady who will be sadly missed. You are in our thoughts and prayers and may Almighty God grant Flora eternal peace in His Kingdom. Yours in sorrow, Dolly & Ernest
Dear Natty, Violet, Brian and Charlotte: Our sincere condolences to you and your families on the loss of your Mother, Flora.
May her many memories help ease your sorrow at this time and may her soul Rest in Peace.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this difficult time.
God Bless,
Francis & Vicki
Calgary, AB
Dear Charlotte, Violet and Natty and families,
Our deepest condolences on the passing of your Mom.
You were all so close.❤️You are in our thoughts and prayers🙏
God Bless
Dympna and Peter
Please accept our sincere condolences on the passing of your beloved Florrie. May her soul rest in peace.
God Bless & give you comfort.
Raymond & Hyacinth de Mello
(The late Pascoal & Esmeralda de Mello, Anjuna)
RIEP FLORA – condolences & PRAYERS to family and friends GOD BLESS
Dear Brian, Pearl Charlotte Felice, Natty Ivor & Violet.
It is with sadness that we earn of passing away of
of your loving Mother, sister and Grand Mother,
She was a kind hearted person with a radiant smile.
she was Blessed and lived a wonderful life.
We offer you All our deepest condolences as we keep her in our thoughts and Prayers.
We pray that the good Lord will give you the strength and courage at this time to bear of Sad Loss.
May Flora’s soul R.I.P.
Yours sorrowfully,
Hilary & Elsie Fernandes.
To the D’Souza family,
Our deepest sympathies on the passing of Flora who inspired us all. She aged with zest and grace and always amazed us in remembering our names, asking about our girls, wearing lovely dresses and outfits that suited her perfectly and most of all her expertise in line dancing.
May Flora rest in peace.
Love, Chris, Jeannine, Hannah & Maya Pereira
Dear Natty(Ivor), Violet, Brian(Pearl) & Charlotte
It is with great sadness that I read of Judith Flora’s passing away. We knew her at Westend Seniors Club & when we met we talked and joked a lot! Flora always looked young & she was young at heart as well, she dressed elegantly & had a certain smile. I always told her she didn’t look like the Mother of Violet & Natty & Charlotte but looked like their sister. She was a good person inside & out. May her beautiful soul rest in peace& May Jesus & Mother Mary give you all strength to bear this irreplaceable loss of a Mother & Grandma.
You all are in our thoughts & prayers.
Vivienne Fonseca & Family
Violet Natty Charlotte and your families….please accept my deepest sympathies on the loss of your beloved mum Flora……unfortunately I knew this lovely lady for a very short time only and could not help but admire her energy and her love of dancing…..may she rest in eternal peace…and may you all be given peace and comfort at this sad tme
Bertha Carvalho