DERKSEN, Kathleen Iris (Nee Dodd): Passed away on Tuesday January 8, 2013 at the age of 88. She will be lovingly missed by her children Pamela, Heather, Kelly; grandchildren April, Amy, Allison, Jessica, Bryan, Daniel, Tyler, Jake; 5 great grandchildren; family and friends. She is predeceased by her most recent fiancée Ross Gillis, her late grandson Barry; and all siblings. Kathleen was born in Greenwich England, worked in London during the Blitz. Kathleen, well travelled, boarded the Aquitania with her sister Lucy bound for Canada at age 21. She settled down when she married her first husband, the late John Derksen. Public visitation to occur at 10 am on Tuesday January 15, 2013 at Jerrett Funeral Home 660 Kennedy Rd. in Scarborough with a service to follow at noon, prior to interment at Pine Hills Cemetery 625 Birchmount Rd. in Scarborough. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimers Society of Ontario.