Sheffer, Lina Fera
SHEFFER, Lina Fera – in her 77th year, after a courageous battle with diabetes, heart, stroke, seizures, cancer, kidney disease, and Alzheimer dementia, entered into rest, peacefully on Tuesday, May 21, 2025 in her husband’s arms at their home in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, where she wanted to be at her end of life.
Lina was a loving wife, to Joseph shortly after they met in Little Italy, Toronto, in 1969. She is predeceased by her parents, Mafalda and Luigi Fera. Lina was the fourth of five children. Her siblings: Rita D’Amico, deceased (husband Vince D’Amico, deceased), Giuseppe Fera, Aldo (deceased), and Anna Maria Fazzari (husband Antonio). She is survived by her daughter Elizabeth (Peter Caryk) and granddaughter Ashley (Mitchell Glover) and great-grandchildren Landon, Peyton, Willow. Cherished zia/aunt of Michelina D’Amico Braham (deceased husband Carl) and son Vincent. Giuseppina D’Amico Smeal and son Jeffrey. Michaelangelo, son of Antonio and Anna, his wife Nicole, children Aaliyah and Alexia. Daniele son of Antonio and Anna, his wife Jamie, children Antonio, Ariana and Francesco. Barbara Fazzari lantosca, daughter of Antonio and Anna, her husband David, children Domenico and Elena. Monica Fera, Jessica Fera Zwanenburg (husband John), daughters of Giuseppe. Aldo and Pileria’s family, Luigi, Roberto and Mafalda Fera Montecalvo (husband Vito), and their children Maria and Veronica.
Lina is survived by many cousins and extended families in Canada, USA and Italia that she loved and tried to keep in touch with. Forever proud of her godchildren, Vincent D’Amico and Alexia Fazzari. And, she was gifted with an abundance of friends and wonderful neighbours.
Lina was born on September 24, 1947 in Cellara, Cosenza, Italia. At the tender age of five and a half years, she moved from family to live with and be educated by Our Lady of Sorrow Nuns in Rome and Coriano, Italia. She immigrated on board the MS Vulcania from Naples, landing at Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 10, 1961, and then travelled by rail to Northland Avenue in Toronto to join her father.
In 1969, when she met Joseph, she was working at three jobs. One of them at Radio City Theatre on Bathurst Street, Toronto with the Tucci family. Lina lived on Porterfield Road, Rexdale, from 1969 until moving to Collingwood in 1975. She then worked at Harding Carpet, LOF Glass and Magna (aka Lemerz, Reynold Aluminum), as a quality assurance inspector.
Lina projected her love through her cooking and flower gardens that were a show place in Trillium Forest. Joseph often said he was blessed with a wife who loved sports: curling, Team Homan; hockey, Leafs; soccer, TFC; football, Argos and Buffalo; baseball, Jays and Baycats; golf; boxing, always cheering the underdog; basketball, Raptors. Music was another passion and always playing in her home. She has met countless famous artists backstage and socially.
Above all of this was her strong Catholic faith, her Church and the gifts of the Lord’s blessings. She was the benefactor of a small Church being built in a remote area of southern Italia. Her husband will see this project to completion on her behalf.
A special thank you to the 46 doctors, plus the medical and nursing staff at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Toronto General, Collingwood, Newmarket, Ontario Home & Health, Saint Elizabeth Health Care and Wasaga IDA, for your loving and compassionate care.
We would be remiss not to mention the expertise and professionalism of Carruthers & Davidson Funeral Home Limited, in Stayner, Ontario.
Friends are invited to join her family at the Carruthers & Davidson Funeral Home – Stayner Chapel, 7313 Highway 26, Stayner, Ontario on Friday, May 30, 2025 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Vigil Prayers at 8:30 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 215 Pine Street, Stayner on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 11 a.m. Interment Stayner Union Cemetery. Reception to follow in the parish hall.
The Mass will be available for live streaming as well as recorded for viewing at another time. The link is available within the Book of Memories on the Carruthers & Davidson website.
If desired, a donation to any of the following would be appreciated by Lina’s family – Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Foundation for the kidney clinic, the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Diabetes Canada, or the Alzheimer’s Society.
To sign Lina’s Book of Memories, please visit www.carruthersdavidson.com
