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Major (Ret'd) Susan Groves, CD, CFMS
It is with sadness we advise of the passing of Maj (Ret'd) Susan Groves, who lost her battle with cancer. Susan’s funeral will be at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, on Friday February 5th. We will be prepared to greet guests at noon, there will be a service at one, the interment at two, followed by a reception and refreshments back in the warmth of the funeral home. In lieu of flowers please make donations to any health related charity. Susan’s obituary will be post when available.
Susan was born and raised in Sydney, Nova Scotia. She attended Dalhousie University
in Halifax where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (1982).
Susan joined the Canadian Forces in 1989 as a Pharmacy Officer. She served at CFB Greenwood, NS, CFB Petawawa, ON,
CFB Calgary, AB and National Defence Medical Centre, Ottawa, ON. Highlights of her career
included a UN peacekeeping tour in Bosnia in 1992, serving as Commanding Officer of the Field
Medical Equipment Depot (FMED) in Calgary, and serving for four years as the officer in charge of all Canadian Forces pharmacy
services, holding the Acting Rank of Lieutenant Colonel. She served on many national and international committees, including the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities as the de facto Registrar for the CF and the Military/Emergency
Pharmacy Section (MEPS) of the International Pharmaceutical Federation.
She officially retired from the Canadian Forces in May 2013 and the Public Service of Canada in July 2013.
Funeral will be held at the National Cemetery of Canada, in Ottawa, on Friday
Feb. 5th, 2016. The family will be prepared to greet guests at noon. Service will be at 1pm with Interment at 2pm,
followed by a reception and refreshments. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to any health related charity of your choice.
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RIP. You will be missed by all.
MC
It is with sadness we advise of the passing of Maj (Ret'd) Susan Groves, who lost her battle with cancer. Susan’s funeral will be at Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, on Friday February 5th. We will be prepared to greet guests at noon, there will be a service at one, the interment at two, followed by a reception and refreshments back in the warmth of the funeral home. In lieu of flowers please make donations to any health related charity. Susan’s obituary will be post when available.
Susan was born and raised in Sydney, Nova Scotia. She attended Dalhousie University
in Halifax where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (1982).
Susan joined the Canadian Forces in 1989 as a Pharmacy Officer. She served at CFB Greenwood, NS, CFB Petawawa, ON,
CFB Calgary, AB and National Defence Medical Centre, Ottawa, ON. Highlights of her career
included a UN peacekeeping tour in Bosnia in 1992, serving as Commanding Officer of the Field
Medical Equipment Depot (FMED) in Calgary, and serving for four years as the officer in charge of all Canadian Forces pharmacy
services, holding the Acting Rank of Lieutenant Colonel. She served on many national and international committees, including the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities as the de facto Registrar for the CF and the Military/Emergency
Pharmacy Section (MEPS) of the International Pharmaceutical Federation.
She officially retired from the Canadian Forces in May 2013 and the Public Service of Canada in July 2013.
Funeral will be held at the National Cemetery of Canada, in Ottawa, on Friday
Feb. 5th, 2016. The family will be prepared to greet guests at noon. Service will be at 1pm with Interment at 2pm,
followed by a reception and refreshments. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to any health related charity of your choice.
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RIP. You will be missed by all.
MC
