LITTLE, Sally – Peacefully at University Hospital, London, after a long battle with cancer on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, Charlotte Ann ‘Sally’ Little (nee Merwin) of London age 81. She will be missed by her husband James Henry ‘Kim’; son Ross and his wife Dorothy of Oakville and grandchildren Andrew and Katie; daughter Mary and her husband Richard-Yves Sitoski of Owen Sound and her step-grandson Daniel; and son Michael and his wife Susan of Oakville and grandchildren Marley, Miles and Emily.
Predeceased by her mother Anne Kedey Merwin, father Andrew Charles Merwin, and brother Jack Merwin. Sally also leaves behind her sister-in-law Lynne niece Kathy and nephew Scott Merwin.
Sally spent her early years in Foleyet and Sudbury, Ontario. She studied nursing at Toronto Western Hospital and McGill University. She was actively involved in her community including: as a member of the organizing committee of the program receiving Vietnamese refugees through St John the Evangelist Church, she herself personally hosted a large number of refugees; she was also a puppeteer with the Maycourt Marionettes and a counselor with the Contact Crisis Centre.
Her fondest times were those spent with her husband and family skiing at Moose Manor and Moose Lookout atop Blue Mountain, in the outdoors in Northern Ontario, sailing the North Channel, and exploring the high Arctic. She cherished elegant, formal family get-togethers which were coloured with her unique brand of whimsy.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 10 2-4PM at Harris Funeral Home. The funeral will be held Monday, June 11, 12:00 noon at the Church of St John the Evangelist, London. Memorial donations may be made to St John the Evangelist Endowment Fund or Lakefield College School Foundation.