Emmanuel (Manny) De Sousa
elevated OVk05 June 19, 1956 ~ October 10, 2024
elevated OVk05 Visitation
Friday, October 18, 2024 from 12:00 – 1:15 pm
elevated OVk05 Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6
elevated OVk05 Funeral Mass
Friday, October 18, 2024 at 1:30 pm
elevated OVk05 Chapel of St. Joseph – Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
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elevated OVk05 Urn Entombment – Family Only
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill, ON, L3T 2C7
elevated OVk05 Obituary
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Emmanuel (Manny) De Sousa on October 10th, 2024, at home in Toronto surrounded by his family.
elevated OVk05 Manny leaves behind his wife Marion of 39 years and his children Madison and Michael. He was a devoted husband and an incredible Father.
elevated OVk05 Manny was born June 19th, 1956 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal to Jose De Sousa and Maria Rosa (Gomes). He came to Canada in 1963. He lived in Toronto attended Central Tech High School and worked at Molson’s Brewery for 35 years where he developed friendships that he cherished.
elevated OVk05 Family was everything to Manny, he enjoyed plenty of memories with his siblings-Tony (predeceased) survived by his wife Fatima and their children Chris and Brian, Joe and his son Adrian, Roy (Peggy) and their children Gabrielle and Joshua, sister Grace (John) and their son Daniel. In-Laws John MacIsaac and his daughter Beth, Alex MacIsaac (Akilah) and their son Gabriel, Cathy Paterson (predeceased) survived by her husband Jim and their children Marc and Neil, Marie MacIsaac (predeceased).
elevated OVk05 Many great nieces, nephews and cousins contributed to his family circle. Manny always wanted to see a smile, he learned to say hello in many languages to make people feel comfortable. He loved gardening, and took pride in his perfect lawn. Special thanks to the palliative care team and the Sunnybrook Hospital for their care and support.
elevated OVk05 Manny will be held dear in the hearts of his family and friends.
elevated OVk05 In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Sunnybrook Hospital. https://sunnybrook.ca/foundation/
Dear Marion, Maddie and Michael,
May your memories of Manny be of great comfort to you always. He was such a good husband, father, uncle, and brother. How much we loved his joy for life! It is hard to imagine this world without him, but easy to imagine seeing him again in Heaven. God bless you all and may God wrap his arms around you and fill your hearts with peace. Love always, Peggy, Roy and all the DeSousa kids
My condolences on your loss. Manny was a great guy to work with and a friend to everyone. He will be missed
Spending Christmas with you and Manny for many, many years is a very cherished memory. I will miss him dearly.
I am so sorry for your loss. I wish you strength and comfort through this difficult time. I will miss Manny’s smile, sense of humour, and differing views. He made the work day fly by and will be greatly missed by all.
Dear Marion my heart breaks for you. I’m so sad for your loss. May the memories you shared with Manny help you through this dark time. Marion, Maddy and Michael he will always be beside you for he he had endless love for you. Sending you much love and a big hug . Prayers up for Manny. He was a great guy. Forever remembered.❤️🙏
Marion, Maddie and Michael my heart and prayers are with you at this time ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
My condolences to the De Sousa family. Manny was a great guy & full of energy. I had the pleasure of working with Manny for many years & enjoyed our conversations everyday.
My condolences to the family on your loss. As a former co-worker, I remember Manny as a fun loving, social, welcoming individual who has a zest for life. He was one of our safety reps, who took his fellow workers wellbeing quite seriously. May his soul RIP 🙏…
Dear Marion, Maddison, Michael and family, we are sending our deepest condolences.
To Uncle Manny, you will always be the hip and cool one in the family. I was blessed to be the oldest nephew, surrounded by uncles, aunts, and cousins in their late teens and early 20s. Things were always fun and raucous. Uncle Manny was always stylish, well dressed, had nice cars, and fun friends. For me, he was the lead character in a disco-era Saturday Night Fever-like movie. I would always want to borrow his stuff. I would try on all of his leather jackets and used his hockey stick to the point that the blade was so thin we called it the banana stick. He was patient with me, even when I trampled his special garden at the side of the garage. I still remember the first time he brought his girlfriend, Marion, for family dinner. Everyone loved her and they would go on to get married and have two wonderful and cool kids of their own.
Uncle Manny, I will miss your stories all the fun times at the old house on Delaware, up at the cottage, and at family events. I take comfort in knowing you and my dad are in heaven and enjoying some fun banter and De Sousa mischief with old family and friends.
Dear Marion, Maddie and Michael so sorry for the lost of Manny.
our prayers are with you and all your family..
love Dina Richard and Andrew
Our deepest condolences to you and your your family,🙏🙏
Marion & Family,
Our most sincere condolences to you all and we wish you strength during these sad days. May your hearts be filled with happy memories of Manny.
Dear Marion & Family
Our deepest sympathy on your loss of your Manny. A loss that happened much too soon.
Wanda & Brian Lawrenson
My condolences to you all.
Dear Marion, Maddie & Michael,
For once I am at a loss of words at this very sad news.
Manny was such a wonderful man that had a larger than life personality & many stories (sometimes way out there, you all know what I mean) funny and serious and always spoke from the heart when speaking of you and his children which he loved more than life. I will miss him dearly and remember I’m just a phone call away if you ever need to talk
Love Dolores & Louise & all the Font family.
My deepest condolences to you and your family
My condolences to the De sousa family.many was very kind and great guy to worked with.Always said hello in my language to made me feel good .
Dear Marion: You must be reeling at how quickly Manny slipped away. I hope you experience the support of your family in the same way that you have been so supportive to others. Am terribly sorry for your loss.
Marion,
My condolences. Is there anything I can do to help? Let me know.
Marion I’m so sorry for your loss. You will miss him …. my deepest condolences.
My Condolences to the family
I’m sorry to hear the passing of Manny, I always enjoyed joking around with at work he will be greatly missed.
I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you.
Condolences to the entire family on the loss of Manny.
Manny was an excellent co worker & a friend.
He was a person who will always be the one who go beyond & above to help if and when needed.
Again, sincere condolences.
Dear Marion, Maddison, and Michael, my family sends our deepest condolences. Words cannot express our true sadness at the loss of “uncle” Manny. I can only take solace in the many awesome memories that I have had with him and with all of you.
God Bless
Sad to hear this sad news he was a dear old friend , we were friends since 1963 when he arrived to Canada I will cherish all of our old memories take care big till we meet again
I’m so sorry for you and your family’s loss. May your many family memories help with your sorrow.
Dearest Marion, Madison, and Michael,
My deepest condolences to you and your family. I am so very sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to all of you during this incredibly difficult time. Please know that I am thinking of you and sending love, strength, and prayers.
Love,
Arshia
Please accept my condolences for the loss of Manny. During my time at the brewery Manny always had a smile and a joke to tell. He will be missed!
My sincere condolences to the family, Manny and I started at Molson’s around the same time. I remember driving through the old neighborhood and Kensington Market in his old car, a great memory for me.