Barbara(White) SISKIND

SISKIND, Barbara (nee White) – It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Barbara Siskind on Monday, January 30, 2017 at the Kensington Hospice. Beloved wife of Barry. Cherished mother and mother- in-law to Mark and Lynda, Bob and Carol, Cory and Zoë, Jillian and David, and Geoffrey and Suzanne. Devoted Grammie to Aidyn, Zoë, Daniel, Colin, Moses, Charlie, Rachel, Katelin, and Sadie. Barbara was predeceased by her parents and grandparents, Frances Rabinowitch and Albert White, Gertrude and Shimshim Rabinowitch and her brother Steven White. Barbara was also a much loved aunt, daughter- in-law, cousin, niece, and friend. She will be dearly missed by her close friends Ken and Julie Fisher, Fran and Arnold Cohen, Rifky Rosensweig, Carole Krieidstein, Tanis Helliwell, and Gail Siskind. She lived her 75 years with joy and an endless curiosity for life. She had lived with cancer since 2013 and approached that journey with the same mix of stubborn determination and boundless optimism that she brought to everything. At Benjamin’s Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Ave. West (3 lights west of Dufferin) for service on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. Interment Jones Avenue Cemetery. Shiva 10 Delisle Avenue, Deer Park room, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1:00- 7:00 p.m. Donations may be made to the Barbara Siskind Memorial Fund c/o The Benjamin Foundation 416-780-0324, www.benjamins.ca