MARY (MAE) BUTTERILL (MACNAB)

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MARY (MAE) BUTTERILL (MACNAB) Mae passed away peacefully in the early morning on Monday, December 26, 2005, at Rosewood Lodge in Stonewall, MB. Mae was born March 3, 1910, in Fort William, ON. She was the eldest daughter of Mary and Donald MacNab. She taught school in rural Ontario and in Fort William. After moving to Winnipeg she taught at Alexander and Greenway schools. Upon her husband's retirement they moved to Stony Mountain, MB. She taught school in Stony Mountain and retired in 1973. She will be remembered by her students and colleagues as a dedicated and understanding teacher. Mae encouraged her students to do their best and was very happy and proud when they achieved their goals. Mae moved to Stonewood Place in Stonewall in 1985. She continued to live there until January of this year when she moved, first to Tudor Home in Selkirk and then to Rosewood Lodge. Mae belonged to Connaught Chapter No. 9 O.E.S. (Thunder Bay), Jepthah Chapter No. 2 O.E.S. Winnipeg, Althea Shrine No. 2 Winnipeg, Stonewood Seniors group, member of Stony Mountain United Church, adherent to Stonewall United Church, member of Stonewall Hospital Auxiliary, member of the Manitoba Teacher's Society, Winnipeg. Mae was predeceased by her husband Ormond Butterill in August 1968; and her special companion Bill Palmer in February 2001. She is survived by her sisters, Donalda Stevenson of Thunder Bay and her family, Fay (Ralph) LeDrew of Edmonton and their family; niece Derrelyn (Otto) Reinfort of Winnipeg, Bob Doiron of St. Adolphe; nephew Ron (Diane) McCaskill of Moncton and their families; and her brother William's family. She is also survived by stepson Gary (Yolande) Butterill of Ontario. Mae is also survived by her extended family in Stonewall, Dorothy and Gerry Palmer and Brian and Bernice Palmer and their families. They were an important part of Mae's life and very special to her, and she loved being grandma Mae to the little ones. Mae was predeceased by her brother William MacNab (1996); her sister Phyllis McCaskill (2001); and her niece Marcia Doiron (2003). Heartfelt thanks to Dorothy and Gerry Palmer for their care and kindness shown to Mae, especially this last year. My Daily Prayer Today I will accept what God has planned And leave tomorrow in His generous Hands A memorial service will be held at a later date. MacKenzie Funeral Home, Stonewall in care of arrangements.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 29, 2005