Barbara Gayle Sargeant (née Johnson)

After a difficult battle with melanoma, Gayle passed away surrounded by the love of her family on March 4, 2026, at Jessica’s House Hospice in Exeter, in her 80th year.

Gayle was the best friend and loving wife of Bob for almost 57 years; proud mother to Corey (Tracy) and Kristi (Jason); and delighted “GG” to the late Carson, Stella, Lily, Miles and Morgan. She will be deeply missed by her extended family and friends, including her girlfriends who truly were like family.

An incredibly hardworking, strong-willed and successful businesswoman, avid shopper, and talented home designer and florist, Gayle was the firstborn daughter of the late Harvey and Barbara Johnson (née Birchard). She spent her childhood largely in Burlington, Ontario, where she met her much-loved “Sarge” at Aldershot High School. After attending Junior College in Port Huron, she earned her degree in social work at Western Michigan University. After returning to Burlington, Bob and Gayle made the brave decision to move their young family, first to Sarnia, Ontario, and then to Exeter, Ontario, where they opened Miles Ford and became part of the tight-knit Exeter community. Gayle avidly volunteered with the Exeter Lioness and local figure skating club, all while spending many happy winter weekends in Ellicottville, New York, where she hosted the best après ski for all her family and friends.

Gayle spent her last, and arguably most successful, 21 years in London, Ontario, where she continued working as a condominium manager and, in true GG fashion, made the courageous decision to start her own condo management business, G3 Property Solutions, at age 60. She also wholeheartedly supported Corey and Kristi when they followed her entrepreneurial spirit, and during her over 30 years as a condo manager and business owner, she mentored countless women in the condo management field with compassion, generosity and kindness. Gayle had an incredible wealth of knowledge and experience and was justifiably proud of her career.

Thank you to the fine physicians, nurses and staff from the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre at the London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ontario.  Thanks also to Dr. Lam and the exceptional nurses, PSWs and staff at Jessica’s House Hospice in Exeter, who treated our beloved GG and our family with such kindness and compassion during her last days.

A Celebration of Life to honour and remember Gayle will be held in the near future. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to donate in memory of Gayle are asked to consider Jessica’s House Hospice in Exeter.