Funeral Plans Confirmed For Two Teens Killed In High Speed Crash
Posted June 6, 2007 12:00 pm.
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They did everything together, including their very last outing to a favourite aunt. Now the two best friends who died in a horrific collision at Islington and Finch on the weekend will do one last thing together – find their final rest. The families of Monique McKnight and Aleisha Ashley have decided to hold a funeral for both in the same church at the same time.
The pals will be remembered at the Faith Pentecostal Church on Jane St. next Tuesday at 10am. They’ll be laid to rest at Beechwood Cemetery. The short lives of the girls came to a sudden end early Saturday when a speeding stolen car driven by an underage Chevon Josephs slammed into the taxi they were riding home in. Sixteen-year-old Monique died at the scene. Aleisha’s family made the tough decision to take her off life support on Monday. The S.I.U. is still probing the incident, trying to determine if a police chase played a part in the crash.
The families of the lost teens know the funerals will be a sad affair, but they don’t want to lose the spirit of what the pair represented. They plan to make the event a celebration of the “lives of two peas in a pod.”
Here are the details:
Viewing
DeMarco Funeral Home,
3725 Keele (at Finch)
Sunday June 10, 6-9pm
Monday June 11, 2-4pm and 6-9pm
Funeral
Faith Sanctuary Pentecostal Church
1901 Jane St
Tuesday June 12 10am
Interment
Beechwood Cemetery,
7241 Jane St.
Donations for the families can be made at any Bank of Montreal, Account Number # 03738135-300.
