CARTER, Catherine Ann
After a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She passed suddenly on Friday July 22, 2011 at Trillium Health Centre in Mississauga. Loving wife of Craig. Dearest mother of Jessica, Natasha and Derrick. Grandmother of Makayla. Remembered by her loving family in New Foundland, including her sisters, Doris & Jackie. Brothers , Gerard, Gary & Dwayne. Pre deceased by her parents, Leo & Shirley, as well as her brother Terry. Friends may call at St. John’s Dixie Cemetery and Funeral Chapel, 737 Dundas St. E, Mississauga (Dundas & Cawthra), on Wednesday July 27, 2011 from 1-2 pm. A funeral Service will follow at 2 pm. In the chapel. Cremation to follow.
I only knew Cathy for a very short while. I wanted to remember her for her laughter and how happy she was when she talked about Makayla when I visited her in the motel room. I’ll miss her and yet I really didn’t get to know her.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time.
Cathy was an amazing woman, truly loved by her friends and family. She will be missed by all who knew her.
Too my sister we sared a birtyday you were 2 years older.we had a party togerher never share a cake mom always had two.you were the smart one .you did my homework i knit dads socks. you clean i cookand bake we were different.that way.Iam so glad you meet craig he was you life made you happy for the pass 15 years plus .your soul mate.last week when i show up you were so happy to see me craig call lunch time you told him your sis came to see you i made your day.you didnt have time to talk he understand.iam happy i gotto spend a week with you i will never forget it.God took overit was what he wanted another ANGLE up there.i cry a milllion tears since you left me . Too your family and granddaughter my god heal your pain.
Some may have known her as Cathy; others-mom or ma; also known as Nanna, but I knew her as my mudder. Words cannot express the loss I feel for my family especially my father-a man who provided me with nothing but unconditional love; even if sometimes I was real bad. A man who loved her so much and gave absolutely everything to his family. He gave mom’s life meaning, he saved her. She passed knowing she had found her true love in life, and for this I say thank you for your efforts, devotion and your love.
I am going to miss the smell of her homemade bread made with love and sweat; the hot soup on days when I was sick. I will miss the miracles she made come true every Christmas and special holiday. Most of all, I will miss the small things like picking up the phone to call her.
If tears could build a stairway,and memories a lane,
I’d walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again.
I love you mom and I will forever miss you
I am deeply sadden that I couldn’t be here today, but this is one of the hardest thing I will ever write. This tragic circumstance shocked everyone since she touched the heart of everyone she knew. I have known Cathy since I was 7, and in that time she turned from my best friends mom into my second mom. Cathy was one of the best people I ever knew, with one of the biggest hearts. I could always talk to her about anything or seek her advice when I felt that I had no one else to turn to. Knowing her as long as I did, I accumulated a lot of memories,as I’m sure you all did. Some of my best memories of her are going to Ontario Place, the movies, having sleep overs, a lot of my memories as a kid include Cathy, Craig and Jessica. I will always remember her homemade bread, and her salt beef dinners, also how no matter what, she could always make me smile or laugh. This is just a short glance of the time I have spent with her. She will be truly missed and will be in my heart forever xoxo
[REVISED] On Friday my very worst nightmare had come true; I lost my Mom, the one person who has always been there for me, through thick and thin; the one person who never judged me for the things I enjoy, because she loved to see me happy. She was always willing to open her door and her heart to any and all of my friends, she was non judgmental and loved each person for the goodness she seen in them, and for that they all loved her, and still do. She was such a silly person too, always saying and doing things to make you laugh and loved to tell funny stories. Just like the time she tried to follow through with a bet at work and tried to buzz her hair off, until my dad stopped her. She rocked the reverse mohawk for an entire summer that year (she was so determined with that bet too..)! She was always so personable and outgoing, making friends wherever she went, and always loved to dance and sing and have a good time. This really rubbed off onto people when she would go out.
She loved to feed people, and loved to see people enjoy her food. Her turkey stuffing was my favourite, maybe with a slice of homemade bread.. or pea soup with dough boys, or moose stew.. or her LASAGNA. She knew how to please a crowd when she had them over.
Through many battles in her life, she was a warrior, and she fought til the very end! I have never met a stronger woman in my life, and for that I admire her. She taught me how love, how to live, and how to be strong. This tragedy hurts me so much, but I am going to move forward.. I am going to take the strength she has taught me and I am going to do great things and live a happy life, just as she would have wanted me to do. I will be there for my family and my friends just as she had brought me up to do. I will continue to be a great person with her guidance.. because although her body may be gone she will forever live in my mind, in my heart, and in my soul. I love you Ma, and just like our song says “I will always be there”. May your spirit soar free!
Your Daughter,
Jessica
On Friday my very worst nightmare had come true; I lost my Mom, the one person who has always been there for me through thick and thin; the one person who never judged me for the things I enjoy, because she loved to see me happy. She was always willing to open her door and her heart to any and all of my friends, she was non judgmental and loved each person for the goodness she seen in them, and for that they all loved her, and still do. She was such a silly person too, always saying and doing things to make you laugh and loved to tell funny stories. Just like the time she tried to follow through with a bet at work and tried to buzz her hair off, until my dad stopped her. She rocked the reverse mohawk for an entire summer that year! She was always so personable and outgoing, making friends wherever she went! Through many battles in her life, she was a warrior, and she fought til the very end! I have never met a stronger woman in my life, and for that I admire her. This tragedy hurts me so much, but I am going to move forward.. I am going to do great things and live a happy life, just as she would have wanted me to do. I will be there for my family and my friends just as she had brought me up to do. I will continue to be a great person with her guidance.. because although her body may be gone she will forever live in my mind, in my heart, and in my soul. I love you Ma, and just like our song says “I will always be there”. May your spirit soar free!
Your Daughter,
Jessica
What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch, we may not understand why you left this earth so soon, or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that you died, but that you lived. And that your life give memories too beautiful to forget.
May the peace which comes from the memories of love shared, comfort you now and in the days ahead.
Sam and Maria Alessi
we thank you for your thoughts and prayers