Frederick Bernard Ladly 1930-2015 Frederick (Fred) Bernard Ladly died amongst his loved ones, at the age of 84 on Jan. 5th in Perth, Ontario. Fred was born in Toronto on July 14, 1930, the eldest son of John and Olivia Ladly (nee Fennimore) and brother of Joan, Margaret and Jack. Fred graduated from the University of Toronto, Victoria College, where he majored in Philosophy. While preparing to enter law school in 1951, his father died suddenly. He decided instead to join Canada Packers to support the family. Over a three-decade career, he rose from mail clerk to Executive Vice President. Fred married Lois (Schell) in 1954 and they had four daughters - Martha, Patricia, Elizabeth, and Katherine. The couple later separated, and in 1979 Fred married Sharon Davidson. Their first date was a stopover in Frankfurt, and they never stopped traveling. Fred had two more daughters with Sharon - Sarah and Meghan. Fred was a devoted father who spent much of his time off work in family activities, especially skiing - a sport for which he had a lifelong passion - at the Beaver Valley Ski Club, which he helped to found. In 1984, Fred became the CEO of Extendicare Health Services. He commuted to Toronto when the family moved to Fallbrook Ontario, Sharon's family home, in 1991. Fred quickly became involved with the community as a generous friend and supporter of local projects, and one of the founders of the Perth and District Community Foundation. He continued his work in Toronto until 1997, when he retired as President and CEO of Extendicare Inc. Fred actively pursued both business and pleasure into his 80s. He served on numerous boards, including as Chairman of Extendicare until 2010, and only last year he was swimming in Barbados with his family. He will be remembered for his gregariousness, generosity, youthful sense of mischief, and love of lemon pie. Fred will continue to be loved and missed by his wife Sharon, his six daughters Martha (Dan Solomon), Trish (Robert Wright), Liz (Yves Rebetez), Kath (Ken Fredeen), Sarah (Selena Simmons-Duffin) and Meghan, his nine grandchildren Elizabeth (Heidi Wright), Katie, Alexandra, Rebecca, Connor, Patrick, Shantelle, Dorian, and Ana - with a tenth on the way - and two great grandchildren, Robbie and George, as well as his many relatives, associates and friends. A funeral will be held on Saturday, January 10th, 2015 at 11:00 am at St. Andrew's United Church in Lanark, followed by a reception at Code's Mill in Perth at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Perth and District Community Foundation through Canadahelps.org, or the Alzheimer Society of Canada.