Chloe Priscilla Steele

“It is with deep sadness that the family of Chloe Priscilla Steele (nee Keats) shares the news of her passing on May 15, 2020 at the age of 98.

Chloe slipped peacefully away after a short admission to The Scarborough Health Network Hospital.

She was born on ‘The Rock” in Hare Bay, Newfoundland on Wednesday, April 19, 1922. Her parents were Hedley and Leah (Sturge) Keats. Chloe moved to Toronto in the late 1940’s. It was here she met and married her life-long mate, Warren Ellis Steele on April 29, 1950, who has predeceased her.

Chloe worked at Earl Haig and Seneca College for many years in food service area. Warren and Chloe spent many of their vacations travelling by train to visit family in Newfoundland. They both loved to garden and friends and family often shared a cup of tea while enjoying a garden tour. Chloe even kept a thriving windowsill garden, full of colourful African violets, once she moved into her apartment at Shepherd Village after Warren’s death.

Her wicked sense of humour was widely shared and she loved to have a good laugh. She also had a strong willed and stubborn side which we all experienced from time to time.

A memorial service will be held on Monday May 25th, 2020 - 1:30 pm at the Kane-Jerrett Funeral Home, 6191 Yonge Street, Toronto with visitation from 1:00pm. Pastor Ron Matheson from Shepherd Village will officiate.

Due to the evolving Covid-19 situation worldwide, there will be constraints in place for this memorial. Attendees will be restricted to a maximum of ten as we are following the strict pandemic guidelines. Subsequently, we have availed ourselves of the live streaming services offered by Kane-Jerrett Funeral Home to enable others to participate at a distance.

Chloe would have been amazed at this new-fangled technology and all these modern devices! I can just hear her now, saying, ”My Word, who would have believed it! Where is this old world headed next?”

Kane-Jerrett Funeral Home will webcast the funeral ceremony of Chloe Steele on Monday, May 25, 2020 from 1:00 PM EDT to 2:30 PM EDT.

You can view the ceremony live or on replay at https://funeraweb.tv/en/diffusions/14336.

The ceremony will be available to all without a password.

We would be grateful if you shared the link above with your family and friends.

It is possible to acquire a copy of the video on a USB card or as a digital file by contacting the funeral home at:

KANE-JERRETT FUNERAL HOME, "North York Chapel" - 6191 Yonge St, North York, ON, M2M 4K4 - OFFICE (416)223-6050 FAX (416) 223-5921 – website - www.jerrettfuneralhometoronto.ca

Interment will follow the Memorial service at Highland Memory Gardens, 3 Memory Gardens Lane, North York.

Chloe will be affectionately remembered by all who knew her and were honoured to be embraced as family or beloved friend.

Memorial contributions to be made in lieu of flowers to:

Shepherd Village Foundation

https://shepherdvillage.org/donate/

3760 Sheppard Ave. E. Toronto, ON M1T 3K9

The Salvation Army

www.Salvationarmy.ca

The Salvation Army, Territorial Headquarters

2 Overlea Blvd. Toronto, ON M4H 1P4

The Alzheimer Society of Canada

https://alzheimer.ca/en/Home/Get-involved/Ways-to-donate

20 Eglinton Ave. W., 16th Floor, Toronto, ON M4R 1K8