Obituary of William Bartlett

And so the adventure ends, Willie Bartlett, a.k.a. Snidley Wiplash has gone to be reunited with his loving wife, Ada. Willie’s journey began on February 28th, 1921 in Newcastle, England. After arriving early into this world a priest was immediately summoned and his parents were told this baby was not going to make it through the night .. in true Willie fashion he chose a different day 99 years later on August 9th, 2020.Willie’s family immigrated to Toronto when he was a young boy. When he became of age he was a proud member of the Sherbrooke Fusiliers and fought overseas. At the end of the war he returned home with an honorable discharge that stated he was “a small wiry man with above average intelligence”. After being stood up by his date, he went roller skating at the Mutual Street Arena where he met his true love Ada Ford. They were married six weeks later on September 18, 1945 and shared 71 happy years together. By 1958 Willie and Ada had built their own home and were the parents of 5 children, Dannie, Bev, Karl, Robin & Terri. Everyone who met Willie will remember his fondness for laughter, silly jokes and a good prank. This attribute does not end with his passing but will live on in his children (5), grandchildren (15) and great grandchildren (22). “Come on let’s all go” was one of Willie’s favorite sayings. But alas, he will be taking this adventure alone until he meets up with Ada, who will fix his collar and ask “What took you so long?”Take care Dad until we meet again, you will always be our sunshine.LIVESTREAMINGJoin the family of Willie Bartlett on Saturday August 22, 2020 at 1:45pm as we livestream the funeral service by opening the following link in a new window.http://distantlink.com/dlm10.htmlThe password to log onto the live stream is: Arbor2020If you log on the the streaming service says "offline", the service has not yet begun.