Jeanette “Janie” (Moffat) Golding

Jeanette “Janie” (Moffat) Golding of Seaforth passed away peacefully at Huronlea Home for the Aged on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Born on Nov. 27, 1925, she was in her 100th year.

 

The beloved wife of the late Frank Golding (2018) for over 60 years, Janie was the much-loved mother of Elizabeth Scott, and the late Mark Golding (2013). 

 

She was the treasured grandma of Denny (Ashleigh), Tory (Jeff), Marissa (Zack), and Ethan (Desiree) and loving GG of Mary Jane; Evie, Wes, and Rhett; Lily, and Violet; and Wrenley. Janie will also be fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. 
She was predeceased by her sister and brother-in-law Helen and Tom Wilbee, her parents Peter and Mae (Sinclair) Moffat, her in-laws Evelyn and Paddy Perrett, Arthur and Viola Golding, Dorothy and Jim Mark, Marjory and Ross Montgomery.

 

Janie Golding was born on “the Second of Stanley”, on the Sinclair family’s home farm. Athletic from an early age, and always a bit of a tomboy, she loved visiting her relatives on family farms as she grew up, with lots of nooks and crannies to explore, animals to ride and crops to pick.

 

Settling in Seaforth just in time to start school, the family made their home there for many years. Always bright, she accelerated through school, and with her talent for numbers and a gift for rapid calculation, bookkeeping and bank work were natural career fits.

 

After she and Frank married, they lived on several air force bases. The family grew to four, and they eventually settled back in their hometown of Seaforth as Frank was nearing retirement. Janie returned to her job at the “POSO” bank and was active in many charitable groups in the community.

 

Janie was a charter member of the very first junior choir at Northside United Church in Seaforth, and continued to be a choir member at Northside until she retired from senior choir when she was in her eighties. She loved singing, and that gift has found its way to some of her grandchildren.

 

She enjoyed her grandchildren immensely and loved spending time with them, whether in Florida or at home. Most enjoyable were sleepovers. Janie was an excellent cook and was especially adept at baking pies. She and Frank canned and preserved almost everything grown in their garden.

 

Visits from the grandchildren, and then the great-grandchildren were the highlight of her days. She loved to see them as often as they could come. She was never happier than when she was listening to their stories or sharing a cuddle on her lap.

 

Visitation will be held at Northside United Church, Seaforth on Friday, May 30 from 10:30-11:30 a.m., followed by Janie’s memorial service at noon. Cremation will follow with interment at Maitlandbank Cemetery, Seaforth. 

 

Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the charity of choice would be appreciated.