Obituary for James David Allan Gosling
It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of James David Allan "Jim" Gosling the morning of Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Lakeridge Health in Oshawa, Ontario.
Jim was born in Cornwall Ontario on Sunday, January 28, 1940, to George P. Gosling and Bessie Gosling. Jim lost his mother very young, but later in his youth his father would remarry his stepmother Kaye, whom he would be very close with.
Jim spent his childhood in Cornwall and later, Toronto, with his brothers George, Ray, Jesse, and sister Mary.
Jim will be remembered as one of the kindest sweetest gentlemen the world would ever know. A lover of music and art, soft-spoken and always willing to lend an ear. James was a Ryerson graduate, and was hired straight from school by IBM, where he worked for many years until retirement. It was through his job he would meet his beloved Faye, who was working with Canada Life, a client of IBM; she would catch his eye.
Jim and Faye married in 1971, and soon after they welcomed their first child David. They decided to buy a home in Oshawa, for many reasons, most famously so that Jim would have the sun at his back commuting to and from work. Two more children were to follow, Allan and Elizabeth.
Jim leaves behind his wife of 52 years, Faye; his children David, Allan and wife Liane, and their children Alexander and Abbigaie; Elizabeth and husband Neil; many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Interment to follow at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery.
If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Online condolences may be shared at www.armstrongfh.ca
Jim was born in Cornwall Ontario on Sunday, January 28, 1940, to George P. Gosling and Bessie Gosling. Jim lost his mother very young, but later in his youth his father would remarry his stepmother Kaye, whom he would be very close with.
Jim spent his childhood in Cornwall and later, Toronto, with his brothers George, Ray, Jesse, and sister Mary.
Jim will be remembered as one of the kindest sweetest gentlemen the world would ever know. A lover of music and art, soft-spoken and always willing to lend an ear. James was a Ryerson graduate, and was hired straight from school by IBM, where he worked for many years until retirement. It was through his job he would meet his beloved Faye, who was working with Canada Life, a client of IBM; she would catch his eye.
Jim and Faye married in 1971, and soon after they welcomed their first child David. They decided to buy a home in Oshawa, for many reasons, most famously so that Jim would have the sun at his back commuting to and from work. Two more children were to follow, Allan and Elizabeth.
Jim leaves behind his wife of 52 years, Faye; his children David, Allan and wife Liane, and their children Alexander and Abbigaie; Elizabeth and husband Neil; many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Interment to follow at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery.
If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Online condolences may be shared at www.armstrongfh.ca