Bill, Sue, Jennifer, Jason and family. I’m so sorry. Willa was a wonderful woman and we all shared good memories living on the farm. Thinking of you all.
Sandi

My thoughts and prayers are with all the Woodills and the extended families during such a difficult time. Willa left everyone with such beautiful memories. She will be deeply missed.

Take care,

Mallory

Sorry to hear of the passing of Willa . Fond memores of her calling me early in the morning about whether to cancel the school busses.

BERT MOORE
FORMER DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TOWN OFCALEDON

Sorry to hear of the passing of Willa . Fond memores of her calling me early in the morning about whether to cancel the school busses.

BERT MOORE
FORMER DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TOWN OFCALEDON

We were very saddened to hear of Willa’s passing. It seems like just yesterday that we shared many wonderful times on the Cation farm. She will be remembered for her bright spirit and caring nature. She was a lovely woman who left us all feeling better when she was around.We wish we could be there for the funeral but being away will send our condolences to the family and our thoughts are with you.
The Malcolm Wilkinson family,
Florence,Sharon,Ron,and Jim and all

We are saddened to hear of Willa’s death. Willa and I were playmates, first cousins, and we grew up together. On many occasions Willa got a ride with the mailman to come up the road to play with me. She always had a good disposition, and a cherry voice. She was always good company, and kept me up on community news. She will be sorely missed. I am grateful for her friendship. Please accept our love and condolences. She is in our prayers. Sincerely,

Mary Jo (Armstrong) Les and Dan Will

I’m sorry to hear of Willa’s passing. She will be missed by so many.

Sorry to hear of Willa’s passing. I have fond memories of Willa and the times we spent together in our much earlier years. Her mom Annie was my favourite aunt.
Our deepest sympathy to her family at this most difficult time.
Myrna (Giffen) & Eric Goltz

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Woodill and Cation families. Willa was an amazing lady and will be missed in our community!

With our deepest sympathy,
Barb, Mike, Dean and Brett Patten

Our deepest sympathy to the Woodill, Cation relatives whom we did not see often but I remember Willa from the bridal showers of which I do not think she missed many. Mom spoke of Willa as a special first cousin.
Betty (Wanless) Hutchinson’s Family

Willa was a wonderful neighbour and a good friend in the Mayfield community. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Woodill and Cation families.
With deepest sympathy,
Karen & Brian Markham

So sorry to hear about the passing of Willa. My condolences. Willa was a grand lady!

Willa was a kind and gentle lady. She was a great friend, who I will miss dearly. My thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones. May she rest in peace.

I have so many memories of this lovely lady with the wonderful smile. I considered her as a mentor growing up. When i started the teaching profession, I was always proud to say, “I know the lady who gets every child in Peel County to school on time. Willa was a legend when it came to organizing the school bus stops. . What a memory!!!!

In her quiet way, she really made a difference in so many ways,
Fondly,
Norma and Rob Thompson

We were saddened to hear of Willa’s passing. We know she will be greatly missed in the Mayfield community.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time.
Cameron and Donna Dolson.

I was so sorry to hear of Willa’s passing. She was such a special person. I knew her as I taught in Peel for many years. Willa will be missed by all who knew her. My condolences to all her loved ones.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Woodill and Cation famalies. Willa was loved by all and a great mother to all.

Jean and Don Armstrong

I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Willa. I have so many wonderful memories of working with Willa for 4 amazing years at the Kennedy Road Field Office. She was a lovely woman who I had the utmost respect for. She had taught me so much in the time I worked for Willa. She was so knowledgeable when it came to busing and ran the transportation department like no one I knew. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
With deepest Sympathy,
Lisa Everett (Borg)

My deepest condolences to the Cation and Wodill families. She will always hold a special place in my heart.

My Deepest Sympathy. I have fond memories of Willa in the office of Herb Campbell Public School….my very first teaching assignment where I also had David in my class.

So saddened to hear of Willa’s passing. She will be greatly missed. With deepest sympathy to her family.

To: Bill & Family
Sorry to learn of your Mother’s passing. Our thoughts are with your family.
Sincerely,
Jim Bland and Cathy Hickey

Jack and I are in Europe on a river cruise and are sorry to miss Willa’s funeral. We have been friends since high school and have had many good times over the years, outings with “the girls” and many games of bridge. We will miss her terribly and send our thoughts and prayers at this sad time to her family and the Mayfield Community.

My heart goes out to the family. She was a trailblazer and a very dear friend. God has you in his keeping, I have you in my heart.

Robert Lee
My first connection with the Chinguacousy school board and Willa was in the Spring of 1965. When I applied for a principalship at Huttonville public school. I arrived at the board office (house) for an interview with Ray Underhill ( the government inspector) She was so professional and pleasant and I immediately felt good about the job. I stayed in close contact with her all during my career with Chinguacousy and later the peel school board. I moved next to Earnscliffe Public school as principal in 1969 when it opened. I was for a time in the board office and worked closely with Willa.
Willa was part of my career with Peel and I kept in touch with her even when I moved to a superintendency in the south and later to the Personal Department as the superintendent.
I enjoyed her as a strong professional and continued to talk her even when I was appointed director of education. She was a great educator.
Willa was an important part of the Boards operation and she contributed until she retired.
Sincerely
Bob Lee

Please accept our heartfelt sympathy on the passing of your mother.

My sincere sympathy on your hours of bereavement.
Willa was the kindest and most gentle person I have ever met.
I will always remember our tea house lunch dates.

Willa was understanding and supportive of the job her bus drivers did, and we very much appreciated her for that.
Back in my days driving for Laidlaw, Willa agreed to ride on my school bus with me, to check out what we thought was an unsafe area for picking up elementary kids due to the then-ongoing new construction in Heart Lake at that time.
Someone side-swiping my still-empty school bus, with Willa on board that morning, made for an exciting trip, with Willa telling me it was the most interesting morning she’d had at work in ages. Thanks for the memories, Willa. Your bus drivers still remember you.

Willa was a member of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario, Peel North. Although she didn’t come out to many meetings in recent years we made contact through birthday and Christmas cards. Someone would deliver her tin of cookies at Christmas time. It is always sad when we lose one of our members and offer our condolences to the family. Ruth Taylor, Friendship Convenor for Peel North RWTO