John Walter Leyden
Retired Professor of Philosophy, Carleton University 1963 – 1998
Proud of his 39 years as a friend of Bill W.
Unexpectedly in Myrtle Beach South Carolina on Sunday April 16, 2023. John Leyden of Pembroke, beloved husband of Susan Donlan. Loved father of Mark Leyden (Alex) Kemptville , Kate Humphreys (Tom) Bristol England and Susan Leyden (Julian Lewis), England. Loving grandfather of Avery, Aiden, Ngaio, Rhiannon, Patrick, Declan, Christian, Connie and Dylan. Second father to Tom Seamont, Ottawa and Jo-Ann Graham (Mike) and their son Jackson of Westmeath. Brother of Mary Prentice (Mike), Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of the late Ernest and Ethel (nee Cuthbert) Leyden of England.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday May 2nd 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Columbkille’s Cathedral, Pembroke. Interment St. Alphonsus Cemetery, Chapeau, QC, at a later date.
In memory of John donations to St. Vincent de Paul Society or the St. Joseph’s Food Bank would be appreciated.
Arrangements entrusted to the Murphy Funeral Home, Pembroke.
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