Obituary of Joseph Weinstein

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Joe at the Westmount Nursing Home on December 3, 2012 with his family by his side. He will be remembered by his loving children: John and Debbie, Richard and Diane all of Kitchener, Paul and Lorie of Wellesley, Lori of Kitchener, Mary and Mike Hett of Salem, Gary and Kim Emerson and family of Waterloo, and Ricky Miller of Waterloo. Joe will be sadly missed by his cherished grandchildren Todd and Erin, Chad, Aaron and Natalie, Leanne and Adam, Shelley, Joey and Christa, Josh, Daniel and Arla, as well as his 3 great grandchildren Treyton, Tyson and Kyle. Also missed by his brothers Bernie of Kitchener, Don and Mary of Kelowna B.C. and Joan and Gerry Danner of Waterloo. Joe is predeceased by his wife Betty, his parents Edwin and Eugenia, his 2 brothers Harold and Gilbert, his sister Anne and his grandson Kyle Adam. A very special thank you to Yvonne Burns who loved and took such good care of our Dad. Together Joe and Betty touched the lives of many foster children over 30 years of dedicated service to Family and Children Services. Joe was a long time member of the Waterloo Knights of Columbus where he especially enjoyed the "Friday Night Fish Fry's" and his "Wednesday Night Happy Hour" with Richard and Bernie. The last couple of weeks have been an incredible journey and we have been so lucky to have taken this journey with our Dad. He will always be in our hearts and never far from our thoughts. We will love you always Dad! Friends are invited to share their memories of Joe with his family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 from 7-9pm and Wednesday, December 5, from 2-4pm and 7-9pm. Parish prayers will be held Wednesday at 8:45pm. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Agatha R.C. Church, 1839 Notre Dame Drive, St. Agatha on Thursday, December 6 at 10:30am with the Rev. Daniel Lobsinger, CR as Celebrant. A reception will follow immediately at the Waterloo Knights of Columbus, 145 Dearborn Place, Waterloo. A private family interment will take place at St. Agatha RC Cemetery. Condolences for the family and donations to the Alzheimer's Society or the Canadian Diabetes Association, may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519.745.8445 The Weinstein family wishes to thank all the staff at Pinehaven Retirement Home as well as the Westmount Nursing Home for the excellent care and love Joe received.