Cecilia Bourget
April 20, 1926 – February 20, 2018
Cecilia Bourget, nee Page, known to all as Cissy, passed away quietly in her sleep on February 20, 2018 aged 91 at St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Center in Sudbury ON. She is survived by daughters Elizabeth McNeill (William Douglas) of Arlington VA, Jane Kivisto (Pentti) of Sudbury, ON and Roberta (John Harold) of Slough England, by grandchildren Victor Kivisto (Christie), Juhani Kivisto (Jenny) and Jacob Fortin (Brenda) and great-granddaughters, Paige, Kahlan and Samara Kivisto, her sister-in-law Ann Luby of Simsbury, CT and numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by Robert Bourget, her husband of 67 years, her parents Frank and Anna Harbison Page, her brothers Shelby Page and Allison Page and granddaughter Kristine Kivisto. Though born in Washington DC, she grew up in New York City, attended Milton Academy, Class of 1944 and Sarah Lawrence College, Class of 1946. After her marriage to Robert in 1947, they lived in in several towns in Quebec: Duhamel, Thurso, Lachute, Shawville, Bryson and Roxboro, until moving to Little Current ON in 2017. After Robert’s passing in 2015, she was in senior homes in Pointe Claire QC and Beaconsfield QC, until moving to Little Current ON in 2017. Most notably she was an active member of the Girl Guides of Canada, Quebec Council since 1960 and latterly of the West Island (Montreal) Trefoil Guild. We will miss her humour, generosity and spirit. Our thanks to St. Joseph’s for their care and compassion in her final days.

A Memorial Service will be held in the Sacred Space of Beechwood, Cemetery and Funeral Services, 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, on Saturday, April 21 at 2 o’clock with interment to follow in the Beechwood Cemetery.

Donations in her memory to Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council, Kristine Kivisto Bursary Fund, 180 Duncan Mills Rd., Ste. 100, Toronto, ON M3B 1Z6 or St. Joseph’s Foundation, 1250 South Bay Rd., Sudbury, ON P3E 6L9, www.sjsudbury.com or a charity of your choice in lieu of flowers.