HARVEY, Donald Wayne Harvey

In our family he was known as Donnie, Uncle, Uncle Donnie, Mr. Donnie. and DW. But his all-time favourite was Funcle, a fun uncle, and he had the T-shirt to prove it.

Donald Wayne Harvey was the eldest child, born in Toronto, on June 24th, 1947. He was predeceased by his father Kenneth, mother Florence, brother Eric and nephew Byron Harvey. He is survived by his sister Jenni/Jane, and brother Scott and his sister-In-law’s Liz, and Georgina (Eric), his nephews, Kyle (Anna) and Aaron, his nieces Elizabeth and Kimberly. Donnie shared a special bond with Cousin Niki and was a close friend to Lori and her daughters, Adrian and Cassandra.

He is survived by his great nephews Nathan, Aiden and Sebastian, great nieces Emilea, Kaitlyn, Alannah, Gracie and a special little girl named Sophia. And his great-great nephew Lucas. Don loved sharing time with his favourite puzzle partner, Kathy. Don was a beloved first cousin to, too many to mention but they know they were loved in return.

Don was a proud member of the Keep It Simple AA group. And they are who kept him grounded for many, many years. He loved hiking, bird watching and all family functions, doing jigsaw puzzles, gardening and swimming… He especially loved hanging with his favourite people, Loni and Mike and going to lacrosse games. These simple words don’t do him justice, but these were his loves and everyone knew.

Don helped to raise his nephew Aiden who sought guidance from Uncle Donnie on a regular basis.

And in Aiden’s words. “I can’t believe he’s gone”.

Rest in peace our beautiful brother, uncle, cousin and friend.

Please join us in celebrating Don on Monday June 1st, St. Dunstan’s of Canterbury. 56 Lawson Rd, Scarborough, ON M1C 2J2.

Visitation with coffee and tea from 11:00 to 12:00. Service 12:00 to 1:00 and luncheon with an opportunity to share stories following.

In honour of all the love, respect, compassion and support provided by Dr. Chandhoke and the team at the Durham Region Cancer Centre, over the last six years and a special thank you to Clinical trial nurse, Marianna Papaleo and the Palliative care unit at Lakeridge Hospital and, in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memory of Don to: The Lakeridge Health Foundation

Memorial Service