Whitfield , William Robert

We greatly mourn the loss of William Robert Whitfield (Rob) at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario on August 1, 2011 after a hard fought battle for many years with heart problems. Born March 18, 1951 in Blind River, Ontario. Much loved husband of Marilyn (Wood) and loving father of Ken of Sault Ste. Marie and Tricia Walker (Jordan) of St. Catharines, Ontario and Grandpa to our precious Zachary Walker. Son of Mervyn and the late Jean Whitfield formerly of Thessalon. Much loved and missed brother of Goldie Whitehead (Morris) of Thessalon, John (Diane) of Thunder Bay, Elwood (Shirley) of Little Rock, Arkansas, Charles (Linda) of Sault Ste. Marie, Ruby Ford (Art) of Beamsville, Diamond Rancourt (Jason) of Sault Ste. Marie and Lawrence (Lily) of Beamsville. Loved son-in-law to Irene Wood (late Ken) of Surrey, B.C. Brother-in-law to Shirley Wood of Surrey, B.C., Mitch Wood (Barb)of Kelowna, B.C., Karen Roufosse of Coquitlam, B.C. Uncle to a myriad of nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed by his Pinehill Church of Christ family in Sault Ste. Marie where he was Treasurer for more than 20 years.
Rob spent his whole working career at Algoma Steel (now Essar) and retired in 2007 partly due to ill health. He fought so patiently with his health difficulties for so many years but now he is safe in the arms of God. There will be a memorial service at the Church of Christ in Tintern, Ontario on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 2 pm. led by Art Ford and Guy Stopard. Another service will take place at Pinehill Church of Christ (132 Cunningham Rd., Sault Ste. Marie) on August 9 at 2 pm. led by Phil Bailey and Art Ford. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Great Lakes Christian College (Beamsville, Ontario), the Pinehill Church of Christ building fund, or the Feed the Children fund (through the church). Thanks to the many doctors and nurses on 5th floor and CICU at the Toronto General Hospital for their wonderful care and for the prayers of so many all across Canada and the U.S.