Kathleen DePass (Nee Forbes )
July 21, 1930 to April 24, 2025
Mrs. Kathleen Maria DePass (nee Forbes) passed away peacefully with her family by her side in Cornwall, Ontario, on April 24, 2025, at the age of 94.
Kathleen is predeceased by: her husband of 65 years, Dr. Eric DePass; her mother, Cynthia Leonie (nee Abrahams); her father, Henry Peckover Forbes; her sisters, Ena (USA), Myrtle (Jamaica); and her brothers, Frank (UK) and Horace (USA).
Kathleen worked as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, earning her Bachelor of Nursing after years of study in Jamaica, England, and Canada. She was highly respected by her nursing peers, as well as by her many family members and friends. Kathleen gave back so much to her community, for example, in serving for over 25 years with the Catholic Women’s League. She had a passion for learning new languages, swimming, reading, walking, and was also an Amateur Radio operator.
Kathleen will be lovingly remembered by her three children: Earle (Francine), Karlene (Daryl), and Ian (Amber); her grandchildren: Philippe (Melody), Neil (Monica), Michelle (Ian), Sean (Megan), Erika (Sean), Kathryn (Jared), Brittany (Jordy), Victoria (Ryan), Courtney (George), Benjamin (Alexis), Evan, and Liam; and her great-grandchildren: Raymond, Hannah, Gabrielle, Eli, Charlotte, Lily, Clark, and Harold. She is also survived by several close nieces and nephews in Canada, Jamaica, Trinidad, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
A visitation will take place at Wilson Funeral Home, 822 Pitt Street, Cornwall, Ontario, on May 6, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
Her first funeral will be held on May 7, 2025, at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, St. Andrews West, Ontario, at 11:00 AM (EDT). The Celebrant will be Fr. Louis Groetelaars. The service will be livestreamed.
Kathleen will then be taken to Brandon, Manitoba, where she lived for over 30 years with her husband, Eric. A second visitation will be held at Brockie Donovan Funeral Home on May 12, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM (CDT).
Her second funeral will be held at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, 327-4th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, on May 13, 2025, at 11:00 AM (CDT). The Celebrant will be Fr. John Okosun. Interment will follow at Brandon Cemetery, where Kathleen will be laid to rest next to her husband, Eric.
The family extends their sincere thanks to the Assiniboine Centre, 3rd floor unit of the Brandon Regional Health Centre, the Chartwell McConnell Retirement Residence, and Hospice in Cornwall, Ontario.
Donations may be made to the Canadian Liver Foundation or Canadian Cancer Research.
Messages of condolence may be left at www.wilsonfuneralhome.ca and www.brockiedonovan.com.
July 21, 1930 to April 24, 2025
Mrs. Kathleen Maria DePass (nee Forbes) passed away peacefully with her family by her side in Cornwall, Ontario, on April 24, 2025, at the age of 94.
Kathleen is predeceased by: her husband of 65 years, Dr. Eric DePass; her mother, Cynthia Leonie (nee Abrahams); her father, Henry Peckover Forbes; her sisters, Ena (USA), Myrtle (Jamaica); and her brothers, Frank (UK) and Horace (USA).
Kathleen worked as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, earning her Bachelor of Nursing after years of study in Jamaica, England, and Canada. She was highly respected by her nursing peers, as well as by her many family members and friends. Kathleen gave back so much to her community, for example, in serving for over 25 years with the Catholic Women’s League. She had a passion for learning new languages, swimming, reading, walking, and was also an Amateur Radio operator.
Kathleen will be lovingly remembered by her three children: Earle (Francine), Karlene (Daryl), and Ian (Amber); her grandchildren: Philippe (Melody), Neil (Monica), Michelle (Ian), Sean (Megan), Erika (Sean), Kathryn (Jared), Brittany (Jordy), Victoria (Ryan), Courtney (George), Benjamin (Alexis), Evan, and Liam; and her great-grandchildren: Raymond, Hannah, Gabrielle, Eli, Charlotte, Lily, Clark, and Harold. She is also survived by several close nieces and nephews in Canada, Jamaica, Trinidad, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
A visitation will take place at Wilson Funeral Home, 822 Pitt Street, Cornwall, Ontario, on May 6, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
Her first funeral will be held on May 7, 2025, at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, St. Andrews West, Ontario, at 11:00 AM (EDT). The Celebrant will be Fr. Louis Groetelaars. The service will be livestreamed.
Kathleen will then be taken to Brandon, Manitoba, where she lived for over 30 years with her husband, Eric. A second visitation will be held at Brockie Donovan Funeral Home on May 12, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM (CDT).
Her second funeral will be held at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, 327-4th Street, Brandon, Manitoba, on May 13, 2025, at 11:00 AM (CDT). The Celebrant will be Fr. John Okosun. Interment will follow at Brandon Cemetery, where Kathleen will be laid to rest next to her husband, Eric.
The family extends their sincere thanks to the Assiniboine Centre, 3rd floor unit of the Brandon Regional Health Centre, the Chartwell McConnell Retirement Residence, and Hospice in Cornwall, Ontario.
Donations may be made to the Canadian Liver Foundation or Canadian Cancer Research.
Messages of condolence may be left at www.wilsonfuneralhome.ca and www.brockiedonovan.com.