Frances Arbour Obituary
We bid farewell to Frances Arbour (Ottawa, Ontario), whose journey of life gracefully concluded on March 26, 2025 at the age of 82. Frances touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As Frances departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Frances may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Frances leaves behind.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Francis Stanley Arbour (Stan) and Mary; her husband Robert Carty (Bob); and her siblings, Mary Catherine Edwards (David) and Gregory Arbour (Roxann MacDonald).
She is survived by: her siblings, Thomas Arbour (Helen), Lucia St. Aubin (John), John Arbour (Shirley Dolan), Jane Arbour (George Hack) and Stanley Arbour. She is also survived by many siblings-in-law and nieces and nephews.
As an expression of sympathy, donations in memory of Frances can be made to Our Lady's Missionaries, Inter Pares, Amnesty International Canada or Oxfam Canada.
