Obituary of Ida Lee Grespan

Grespan, Ida Lee Passed away peacefully at Sunnyside Home on Friday, December 23, 2016 in her 96th year. Lee was predeceased by her parents, Ernesto and Maria (nee Golla) Grespan, her brothers Monsignor Vito Grespan, Fred Grespan, her sister Adele Angela Grespan, sister-in-law Enes Grespan and niece Claudia Grespan. Lee is survived by her nieces and nephews Rebecca Renwick of Toronto, Paul (JoAnn) Grespan of Kitchener, Sonja Adele Anderson of Cairns Australia, Michele (Alan) Grespan of Toronto, Peter Grespan of Rome Italy, and Janine (David) Sharp of Waterloo as well as great nieces and nephews Erica Renwick (Giancarlo), Lakin, Laura and Sierra Anderson, Ben Shore and Jess and Bram Sharp. Lee will also be missed and remembered with affection by Olivio and Iole Cazzola of Guelph and Dr. Frank Renwick of Sydney River, Nova Scotia. Until her retirement, Lee was employed with the University of Waterloo in the photography department. Many of her works were published and publically exhibited, in particular, her portrait photographs which artfully captured the essence of her subjects. Lee was a fiercely independent woman, and lived her life on her own terms, often expressed through travel, hiking, skiing, and her, photography. In her later years Lee had a passion for gardening which she carried on into her early 90’s. She was particularly proud of her beautiful rose garden in the back yard of her Waterloo home. Lee made many friends in the Catholic community and was an active and faithful parishioner of St. Agnes RC Church, Waterloo. Special thanks to the staff at Sunnyside for their many kindnesses to Lee and the volunteer palliative care workers who so gently and caringly attended to Lee in her last days. Friends are invited to share their memories of Lee with her family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 from 4-6 p.m. Parish Prayers will be held at 6 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Agnes RC Church, 75 Bluevale Street North, Waterloo on Wednesday, January 4 at 10 am. A reception will immediately follow in the Fireside Reception Room at Erb & Good Family Funeral Home. A family interment will take place at Marymount Cemetery, Guelph. Condolences for the family and donations to St. Vincent de Paul may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519.745.8445.