<div itemprop="description">It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jacqueline Ezzy on the morning of April 23, 2025, <br>at the age of 90. <br> <br>Jacqueline Carol Marie was born in her grandparents' home in Van Buren, Maine in the United States, <br>the daughter of Maron and Luella (Sites) Ezzy. She was the first of 13 children born to the couple and <br>grew up in Van Buren as well as in East Machias, Maine. Her fondest childhood memories were of the <br>smells and tastes of her grandmother’s cooking. She often recounted watching her grandmother making <br>homemade bread and soup in the kitchen of the two-story shingled house that she and many of her <br>siblings were born in. A home purchased by her grandparents shortly after they arrived from Lebanon in <br>1910 and a home they lived in all the rest of their lives. <br> <br>Jacqueline spent the rest of her adult life in Canada where she married Richard Fitzmaurice and they <br>raised their 5 children. She enjoyed a love of cooking and took great pleasure in sharing her <br>grandmother’s recipes with everyone!! She also created countless new family favorites that have been <br>enjoyed by so many over the years. In addition to a “knack in the kitchen”, she had a “green thumb”. Her <br>ability to nurture plants, flowers and trees was simply natural to her and her gardens were proof of that. <br>If she wasn’t cooking up something in the kitchen, you would likely find her in her garden. In between, <br>she always found time for her family and extended family making thoughtful moments, activities, big <br>events, birthdays and holidays feel special in any little way she could. <br> <br>Jacqueline, “Jackie”, “mom” and “Nanny” will be fondly remembered by her children Rick, Jamie (Joan), <br>Tim, Cynthia (Cliff), and Rob; her grandchildren Bill (Ashley), Joey, Jessica, Nathan, Connor and <br>Samantha; her great-grandchildren Joe and Summer. <br>She also leaves behind her brothers and sisters Greg (Diane), Patricia, Pamela, Marion, Tammy, and Mike as well as many nephews, nieces, great-nephews, great-nieces and extended family and friends. <br> In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her siblings Lou, Mona, Gail, Carol, Kathy and Maron Jr. <br> <br>A private celebration of life and interment service at Rideau Memorial Gardens will be held at a date <br>yet to be determined. <br> <br>Special thanks to her “senior home family” at The Chateau Pierrefonds where Jacqueline spent over 8 <br>wonderful years in the tender care of Monique and Pierre Laplante, a brother and sister duo who have <br>continued in the footsteps of their parents. They are supported by a hand-picked specialized care team <br>who are providing exceptional care and a home-away-from home for our most vulnerable. <br> <br>Special thanks to all her “angels” at the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence: doctors, nurses, PABs, <br>therapists, social workers, kitchen team, housekeeping and administration staff, and the countless <br>volunteers… A seamless team so dedicated to providing quality of life for each and every precious moment spent in palliative care. <br> <br>In lieu of flowers, if friends and family desire, a donation can be made in Jacqueline’s memory to <br>The Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence https://residencesoinspalliatifs.ca/en/ <br></div>
