Obituary of Jennifer Thakar

It is with great sadness the family of Jennifer Thakar announces her sudden passing on December 15th, 2022. Jennifer passed away in her home surrounded by loved ones.

Her beauty, strength, passion, and love will be remembered and cherished forever by her husband Del, daughter Keisha (Mark), son Jordan, parents Eileen and Harvey, niece and nephew Melissa (Anthony) and Josh (Bonnie), sister in law Sharon, and previously departed sister Marva (Oscar). Jennifer also had endless amounts of love for several of her nieces and nephews, family, and friends.

Jennifer lived a full and passionate life through her travel, gardening, baking, music, and supporting her children to chase their most wild and ambitious dreams. She will be remembered throughout the endless community of people she has brought together, inspired, and loved.

Visitation will be held on Thursday December 29th from 9:00 - 10:00am, A funeral service to celebrate Jennifer’s life will be held at De Stefano Funeral, Celebration and Reception Centre, 1289 Keith Ross Dr, Oshawa, on Thursday December 29th, 2022 at 10:00 AM. All are welcome to attend. 

Jennifer was very passionate about youth poverty issues in Cuba and worked diligently to bring tech and other necessary supplies directly to folks on the ground during her trips there. As such, to honour her passions, we ask you to consider donating to the Roots of Hope foundation dedicated to empowering and connecting Cuban Youth to be authors of their own future:https://www.rootsofhope.org/#act

For those that are unable to attend the service in person, we invite you to join our service via the Livestream by CLICKING HERE just prior to the Service.