Obituary of Laurel Victoria Livingston

Laurel Victoria Livingston, age 70, passed on August 1, 2020, at Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from complications due to Sickle Cell Disease. She was born on January 23, 1950, in Duanvale, Trelawny, Jamaica to Charles and Mildred Victoria Campbell. She immigrated to Canada in 1981 to join her sister Theslyn where she later married John Livingston. Laurel was a dedicated mother first and foremost. She treasured her children and embraced every moment with them. She was also known as the lady who could take any simple piece of fabric and turn it into the most beautiful garment. Her hands were not just talented in fashioning garments but held a green thumb which could bring a dead plant back to life. Laurel suffered from the effects of Sickle Cell Disease all her life but through it all, her faith in God kept her spirit strong and her belief in God’s promise of life for “threescore years and ten and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years”, gave her the courage to keep fighting through the years. Laurel is survived by her two daughters, Karen Johnson and Lisa Bailey; her sisters, Evelyn Campbell and Hyacinthia Campbell; her brother, Leeman Campbell; 28 nieces and nephews; along with many great-nieces and nephews. All of whom she loved and touched deeply. She was predeceased by her mother and father; her husband; her sisters, Sylvia Plummer (née Anderson), Theslyn Anderson (née Campbell), and Dorothy Campbell; her brothers, Roy Calvin, Lawrence Calvin, Dermot Campbell, and Ridley Campbell as well as 4 of her nephews. To ensure proper social distancing protocols and effective contact tracing, all guests must pre-register to attend the funeral service. Please copy and paste the link into your web browser: https://bit.ly/31kxnTK OR by calling Marie at (416) 789-2855. Mask will be required for both the church and cemetery. The temperatures of guests will be taken before entry into the church. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Sickle Cell Association of Ontario via https://sicklecellontario.ca/ways-to-give/donate-in-memory-of-a-loved-one/ in memory of Laurel Livingston. Please click the 'Donations' tab to donate. Her daughters are also asking guests, if they have an outfit that was designed/sewed by Laurel, to wear it to the funeral service in celebration of her life (black is not required). Thank you! Please see 'Service Information' for complete details To view the live-stream for service, please copy and paste the link into your web browser: https://youtu.be/E4OW2INdWIo Please be advised there is a 30 per cent capacity maximum permitted in the church (includes children and babies) and a 100 person maximum at the cemetery. (Mandatory: Mask must be worn inside of the church) For further information on directives from the Bereavement Authority of Ontario please click the link below: https://thebao.ca/covid-19-update-links/