John B. BONATHAN

died peacefully on November 11, 2001 in his one-hundredth year at the Regency Care Home in Surrey, B.C. Predeceased by his wife Mabel C. Chambers and brothers Harvey and George Bonathan. Born in 1902 at Newcastle, Ontario. Canon Bonathan was educated at Trinity College (University of Toronto) and was ordained priest in June 1927. After serving a short curacy at St. Michael and All Angels Church in Toronto, he went to Montreal where he was curate at St. John the Evangelist Church (1929 to 1935) and rector of St. Mark's Church Longueil from 1935 to 1970. From 1971 to 1991, he served as Honorary Assistant at St. John the Evangelist Church before moving to Surrey, B.C. to be near his daughter Katherine. Canon Bonathan is survived by two daughters Anne Williams of Lethbridge, Alberta and Katherine Bonathan of Vancouver, British Columbia; also by grandchildren Mark Rogers (Toronto, Ontario), Sheila Rogers (Monarch, Alberta) and Christopher Rogers (Lethbridge, Alberta) and great grandchildren David and Jessamy. Funeral service will be held Friday, November 16, 2001 at 2 p.m. at St. Cuthbert's Anglican Church 11601-82 Avenue Delta, British Columbia. Burial in St. George's Cemetery Newcastle, Ontario. Donations to St. Cuthbert's Church. Fraser Heights Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements. The Montreal Gazette, Nov. 15, 2001