Cecily Peters

In addition to the in-person service at Steeles Memorial Chapel, the funeral will also be live-streamed. To view the service virtually, please go to https://smclive.ca/ on Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Following the service at the chapel, the burial will also be live-streamed at Holy Blossom Memorial Park. 

On Saturday, May 31, at 100 years old, Cecily Reta Peters was called home.

Cecily filled her long life with love. She adored her parents, Dave and Dorothy Goodman, and her brother, Eddie, a prominent lawyer. Cecily was married, and then unfortunately, widowed three times to Bernie Mayer, Dave Peters and Vern Tatham.

Now her children, Alan (Tammy), Fred (Eileen) and Sari, and her four grandchildren Bernie, Eli, Mat (Lauren) and Darren (Chandler) are left with big holes in their hearts.

Cecily was afflicted with Alzheimer’s for the last 20 years of her life and never knew her great grandchildren, Kailey, Dylan, Tatum, and great-grandson, Madden, who arrived just days before Cecily left.

Yet it wasn’t only her family she touched but also the thousands of people who were inspired by her leadership and devotion to Judaism and Israel. Cecily served as leader for a number of Jewish organizations, including president of Toronto and then Canada Hadassah-Wizo, as well as chairperson for the women’s division of the UJA Federation of Toronto.

Our hope is that now after such a long journey on Earth, Cecily will be reunited with all those she loved and the countless others who loved her.

Memorial donations may be made to Canadian Hadassah-WIZO http://chw.ca/cards