MARGARET

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MARGARET McMILLAN On Wednesday, February 23, 2000, at her home, following a courageous battle with cancer that she managed with grace and dignity, our beloved wife, mother and grandmother Margaret McMillan joined the dance with a wink and a smile. Our Maggie leaves to mourn her passing her much loved family, husband Earl; children, Donna (Charles Lye), Sandra (Jim McCausland), Dan (Bev), Aleta, Geoff and Gerald (Gwen) grandchildren, Julie McMillan, Val (Campbell) Harland, Chas, Chris and Ally (Chris Mazzaros) Lye; Andrew and David McCausland, Kyle, Brian and Taylor McMillan, Dan, Matt and Genelle McMillan, Jill, Jamie and Kate McMillan; great-grandchildren, Alex and Lally Harland and Kingsley Mezzaros. Also left to mourn Margs passing is her sister Jean Bockus (Coquitlam, BC) brother Cam (Della) McCannel (Saskatoon) sister-in-law Roberta McCannel (Saskatoon) numerous cousins whom she considered her brothers, and her many nieces and nephews who also adored her. Marg was predeceased by her parents, Edith and Sandy McCannel; her brother Jack McCannel and another brother who died in infancy. Marg was born on June 3, 1922 in Doonside, Sask. and grew up in a close-knit extended family. She left home and joined the RCAF where she served from 1942 to 1946. Following her discharge from the service, she met and married Earl. Their partnership extended beyond the marriage and she supported Earl in all his endeavours including his post secondary schooling, providing him with secretarial services and on their retirement, the farm. Marg was fiercely loyal to her family and was devoted to her children. Her love knew no bounds and that lives on in each of her children and grandchildren. Part of this legacy are the things she was passionately delighted about - babies, children, especially her grandchildren, her family, good friends, making everyones birthday a special and memorable day, lotteries, Sunday dinners, laughter, political discussions, blue jays, the colour red, the clean taste of reverse osmosis water, her beloved dog Ernie, her writers group, shopping, her grand-dogs, fresh flowers, history, reading a good book, therapeutic touch, collecting recipes and using the best ones, chocolate, macaroni and tomatoes, Grandmas homemade chili sauce, strawberry jam and fresh picked raspberries, good conversation with those she knew and those she didnt, the farm and fresh McMillan honey, a good cup of tea, homemade apple pie topped with Imperial cheese, walking, travelogues, time shared with her friend Gladys, recycling, bug soup and fresh homemade bread, the beauty of the owl, the fresh air, shrimp dip and chips, family reunions and the inevitable sing songs, Kenosee Lake, her crafts, pictures, English sit-coms and the occasional heated debate. Of equal import, the things she didnt like so much - growing old (its not for sissies you know), ravens, politicians, mice, camping, noseeums, thunderstorms, swimming, the heat, the wind, being away from home for extended periods, computers, junk mail, cheap Kleenex, the farm, and any kind of social injustice. Please join us in celebrating Margs life on Monday, February 28, at 11:00 a.m. at Oxford United Church, Fleet and Oxford. Interment will follow at a later date and will include only immediate family members. The family wishes to extend our thanks to family physician, Dr. Brian Rumbolt for his kindness, compassion and support. In lieu of flowers, Marg has requested that donations can be made in her memory to one of the three charities she held near and dear to her heart; The Canadian Diabetes Association, the Mood Disorder Association of Manitoba or The Canadian Cancer Society. Mom, Well love you forever Well like you for always As long as were living Our Mommy youll be And please remember, Ill give you a daisy a day dear! We love you Mom. THOMSON FUNERAL CHAPELS 783-7211

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 26, 2000