Aston, James Philip February 18th, 1936 ~ October 18th, 2015 Phil passed away peacefully after a courageous battle in hospital, Ottawa on Sunday, October 18, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late James Philip and Hilda (Tyldum) Aston. Phil was the much loved husband to Gisela (Krueger) Aston and cherished father to Janet (Kenneth) McIver, Kimberley (Peter) Aston, David (Annie) Aston and James Aston. He was the very proud grandfather of Katherine (Simon) and Charles McIver of Australia and Kieran and Ethan Aston of Ottawa. Phil was brother to Betty Jane Doyle and brother-in-law to Klaus (Mariam) Krueger. He was predeceased by his sister Edith Pauline Aston McCrimmon, brothers-in-law Gerald Patrick Doyle and Donald McCrimmon. Phil was a loving uncle to Brian (Deborah) Doyle, Karen (Paul) MacDonald, Gerald (Anne) Doyle, Christine (Steve) Heggie and great uncle to Brian Jr. (Linda), Janet, Philip and Garrett Doyle, Tricia, Andrew and Deborah Harper, Devin (Katherine), Shannon and Bradley Doyle and Michael and Kelley-Ann Heggie. He will be sadly missed by his many relatives and friends. Phil was the owner of Elmwood Lodge in Ottawa and the former owner of Perth Manor in Perth. He was a former Perth town councillor and was the Perth Hospital Board Chair. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St., West, Perth on Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral service will be held in the Chapel on Friday at 10:30 A.M. Interment Elmwood Cemetery. In remembrance of Phil, contributions to the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation or the Ottawa Heart Institute would be appreciated. The Aston family would like to thank the medical teams at the Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa and Blekingesjuthus Kariskrona, Sweden for the professional care they provided to Phil.