Frank Otto Bar

Frank left us peacefully with family present on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at North York General Hospital at the age of 98. Beloved husband of Patricia for 60 years with whom he will be reunited. Devoted father of Francis (Trish), Kevin (Susan), John (Jacqueline), Michael (Suzanne), Paul (Joan), Jim (Joanne) and Mark (Sherry). Cherished “pumpa” to Meghan, Caitlin (Chris), Celidah (Graham), Rebecca (Jason), Brendan (Sam), Luke, Alexander (Aminda), Mathias (Andrea), Ambrose (Mayla), Carolyn (Chris), Jacqueline (James), Kathleen (Nick), Christopher, Elizabeth (Stephen), Claire, Katie and Jack. Loving great-pumpa to Henry, Georgia, Austyn, Declan, Georgina, Eva and Selena. Predeceased by his parents Otto and Marta Bar, his brother James and his grandson Basel. Will be missed by his dear sister-in-law and great friend Mary Eileen. Fond uncle to Peter, Mary Patricia, Cathy and Robert, and their families. The family is appreciative of the love and support of his companion, Petra.

A special thank you to Dr. Berlin and the staff at NYGH for their care and compassion. A warm note of appreciation for the care and dignity shown by Aziz, Leticia and Tess, and the staff at Glynnwood Retirement Home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Chalice, L’Arche Toronto or the charity of your choice.

A visitation for Frank will be on Sunday, June 23, 2024 from 1pm-4pm at Kane-Jerrett Funeral Home (8088 Yonge St. Thornhill). The funeral service for Frank will be on Monday, June 24, 2024 at 11:00am at Blessed Trinity Church (3220 Bayview Ave, North York), burial will follow the funeral service at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Funeral Mass Monday June 24th Livestream starts at approximately 10:45am for Funeral Mass at 11am

To view the livestream please use this link: www.blessedtrinityparish.ca

This will take you to our webpage. When you get there click on the “Live Feed” button at the top right of the page. This will automatically scroll you down to the Live Feed area. Once there, click on "Livestreaming" on the left-hand side. The video will go live about 10 to 15 min before the funeral mass starts. Those who go onto the site and see no livestream are likely there before the 10 to 15min before the feed begins. Simply go back to the “live feed” and click on the button again closer to the start time of the funeral and the feed should come up on your screen.

A few notes:

*When the video launches hover your mouse over the lower left-hand part of the video screen on the webpage … there you will see a small speaker with an X beside it. Click on the speaker to enable the sound (the X will disappear)

* Click on the box on the far-right hand side of the video screen on the webpage (“full screen”) and the picture will fill your entire screen

*The volume of the sound is controlled from the computer/device you are on. You may need to increase the volume on their computer / device to hear things properly.

*A computer is the best way to watch the broadcast. Cell phones and iPad do work - marginally, but (especially) older models can sometimes have limited or outdated technology that doesn’t always manage the sizable data that comes in with both audio and video broadcasting. An old computer can also have these issues…

Also - we are broadcasting this over the internet, a system that has seen an incredible increase in use given the pandemic challenges. Potential streaming delays, frozen frames and so on do happen on occasion and unfortunately, we have no control over these situations. Further there can be delays or challenges with the internet feed in any number of neighbourhoods at any time. Again, we have no control over this. Fortunately, they have been minimal, but we wanted you to be aware.