WEARNE, David Wearne

Passed peacefully surrounded by his family after a brief illness at the age of 87.
He will be lovingly remembered by his beloved wife Colleen, his cherished daughter Patrice and husband Bill, his dear son Brian and wife Michelle, his sister-in-law Lorrie Murphy and Andy Thornley, brother-in-law Neil Murphy and wife Joan and father-in-law Jim Murphy Also, his very special cousin Beverley Cawood and her children Jaydee, Dawn and Jennifer. He was predeceased by his parents Arthur and Ada (Cissie Smith) Wearne.

He received his basic education in Windsor at John Campbell and Kennedy Collegiate, earning a B.Sc. at Assumption University of Windsor; M.Ed. and Ed.D. degrees at Wayne State University; and L.Th at Laud Hall Seminary. He also graduated from the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College in Kingston. David taught in local secondary schools and the University of Windsor Faculty of Education. He spent 22 years in the Canadian Forces (Reserves) retiring in the rank of Lieutenant-colonel and was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration with bar. David was called to Holy Orders in June 2002 and served as a Deacon at Church of the Ascension, and then as Priest at the Good Shepherd Mission in Plymouth, Michigan. He was a knight of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller, a member of Ambassador Branch #143 of the Royal Canadian Legion, and a life-member of Windsor Masonic Lodge # 403, and Rose Croix.

A Celebration of Life will be at Windsor Chapel Funeral Home- South Chapel, 3048 Dougall Avenue (519-253-7236), on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 2:00 pm.- 4:00pm.
A private family interment in the Memorial Garden at Church of the Ascension will take place at a later date