The death has occurred of:
MICHAEL LAVERY
LAVERY, MICHAEL, It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Michael Lavery on Friday, September 7, 2018 at London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada at the age of 88, after a brief illness. Loving and devoted husband of Barbara (nee Hynds) for 66 years. Treasured father of Jennifer Vincent (Keith), Lorraine Lavery (Rick Walsworth) and Jeff Lavery (Judy).
Much loved and will be greatly missed by 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Joe, Joyce, Richard, Samuel and June. Predeceased by his brother Tom. Uncle to many nieces and nephews. Michael was born in Devonport, England on January 3rd, 1930, to Samuel and Susanne Lavery.
He was raised in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Michael worked as a draftsman in the Belfast shipyards where he later met Barbara Hynds. They married on July 5th, 1952, and immigrated to Canada in 1954. He continued his work as a draftsman in Owen Sound, Ontario until 1968. He moved his family to Kitchener, Ontario where he taught Mechanical Engineering at Conestoga College until his retirement in 1993. Michael and Barbara relocated to Ilderton, Ontario in 2000.
Visitation and funeral were held on Friday, September 14, 2018 from Westview Funeral Chapel with interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London.