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Mary Florence Helan Joseph
September 13, 1937 - December 8, 2016
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<div itemprop="description">Mary Florence Nesam Joseph, age 79, passed away in the early hours of December 8th 2016 (the Feast of the Immaculate conception of Blessed Virgin Mary) at Cawthra Gardens Seniors Residence in Mississauga. Mary was born September 13th 1937 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the eldest of four children to gentle Theresa and B.P. Edward. She was educated at Good Shepherd Convent Kotahena and always spoke with fondness of her childhood. On May 2nd 1959 Mary was married to her loving husband, Chrysostom Joseph. Dearest Mary & Chrysostom had five children, Bernadette, Bernard, Benedicta, Bede and Benita. They lived in Colombo until 1968, when they resettled to Jaffna. Shortly after, in 1976, Mary was widowed raising her five loving children alone. In 1991 Mary immigrated to Canada where she spent the rest of her life. Mary is survived by her five children and eleven grand children. She was a devout catholic and a fighter until her last breath.</div>