Obituary of Bryce Alexander Macfarlane

MACFARLANE, Bryce Alexander Stuart, It is with unimaginable sorrow that we announce the passing of Bryce Alexander Stuart Macfarlane on July 6, 2005 as the result of a tragic accident. He had just turned 27 years of age in June. Bryce's journey will allow him to reconnect with his grandfather , David Macfarlane, his uncles Michael and David and his aunt Zillah. He leaves behind his parents: Bunny and her husband Michael Holierhoek and Ron and his wife Sam; his sister Julia and her husband Dr. David Habing and sister Callei and her partner Andy Demoe along with a beloved nephew Drew. His grandparents Zillah Macfarlane (husband Bob Thompson), Terry Schrock and Nick & Gerry Holierhoek will miss him deeply. Bryce will also be sorely missed by his uncles and aunts Jim & Nancy Macfarlane, Bob, Paul, Mike, and Steve White and Pat & Janet Schrock, Brenda & Jim Grierson , Marsha & Jerry Petch and Maureen Daschuk along with many loving cousins. Bryce is resting at the GEORGE DARTE FUNERAL CHAPEL, 585 Carlton Street, St. Catharines where his family will receive visitors on Thursday, July 7th from 7-9pm and Friday, July 8th from 2-4pm and 7-9pm. Vigil prayers at the funeral home Friday evening at 7pm. A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Saturday, July 9th at 11 am at St. Julia's Catholic Church on Glenridge Avenue in St. Catharines. If desired, donations to the Trillium Gift of Life Network, Bryce Macfarlane Scholorship Fund at Humber College or the Canadian Marfan Association would be appreciated by the family. A heartfelt thank you goes to the staff at the Intensive Care Unit of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto. Thank you to Ron, Diane, Toni, Joyce and Cynthia, for supporting us in our time of deep, unrelenting grief.