Husband of Catherine Whelan. Father of Mary Catherine Boon; Maura Colleen and her husband Bruce Gowan; Patrick Whelan Gibbons and his wife Barbara; all of Toronto. Grandfather of Michael, Ryan, Stephen and Cheri Boon; Mark and Jennifer Gowan; Stephanie and Adrian Patrick Gibbons. Brother-in-law of Bernadette Whelan. Funeral mass held at Holy Martyrs of Japan Church, Bradford. Interment at Holy Martyrs Cemetery, Bradford.