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Hitchcock, Margaret Penner (1926-2005)
(Created page with ""Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2005 Mar 18 p. 28 Birth date: 1926 Sep 11 text of obituary: <center><h3>MARGARET HITCHCOCK</h3></center> Margaret Hitchcock died Jan....") |
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born Sept. 11, 1926 in Saskatchewan to |
born Sept. 11, 1926 in Saskatchewan to |
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David and Agnes Penner. She married David |
David and Agnes Penner. She married David |
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− | Redekop. In 1982, she married Robert |
+ | Redekop. In 1982, she married Robert Hitchcock. The grandchildren appreciated their |
− | cock. The grandchildren appreciated their |
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grandma's zest for life, her humour and her |
grandma's zest for life, her humour and her |
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brown cookies. She had a strong faith in the |
brown cookies. She had a strong faith in the |
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Lord. She organized meals for the church and |
Lord. She organized meals for the church and |
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− | for the youth at Camp Crossroads. She |
+ | for the youth at Camp Crossroads. She retired to Tabor Manor, St. Catharines, enjoying an active social life and organizing |
− | + | lunches with other widows. Her ready wit and irrepressible spirit livened family gatherings. Attention to detail, |
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− | + | the ability to laugh at oneself, a sound inner strength and a penchant |
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− | + | for shopping are part of her legacy. Predeceased by twins in infancy and Robert, she is |
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− | + | mourned by children Clifford, Shirley Perrault, Gordon, Wanda McInnis, Brenda Bullivant; 9 grandchildren; stepdaughter Wendy |
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− | tention to detail, the ability to laugh at one- |
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− | self, a sound inner strength and a penchant |
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− | for shopping are part of her legacy. Pred e- |
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− | ceased by twins in infancy and Robert, she is |
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− | mourned by children Clifford, Shirley Per - |
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− | rault, Gordon, Wanda Mcinnis, Brenda Bu lli- |
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− | vant; 9 grandchildren; stepdaughter Wendy |
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Mand and 2 step-grandchildren. The funeral |
Mand and 2 step-grandchildren. The funeral |
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− | was Jan |
+ | was Jan. 22 in Fairview MB Church, St. |
− | + | Catharines, with Waldo Pauls ministering. |
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 17 July 2023
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2005 Mar 18 p. 28
Birth date: 1926 Sep 11
text of obituary:
MARGARET HITCHCOCK
Margaret Hitchcock died Jan. 19. She was born Sept. 11, 1926 in Saskatchewan to David and Agnes Penner. She married David Redekop. In 1982, she married Robert Hitchcock. The grandchildren appreciated their grandma's zest for life, her humour and her brown cookies. She had a strong faith in the Lord. She organized meals for the church and for the youth at Camp Crossroads. She retired to Tabor Manor, St. Catharines, enjoying an active social life and organizing lunches with other widows. Her ready wit and irrepressible spirit livened family gatherings. Attention to detail, the ability to laugh at oneself, a sound inner strength and a penchant for shopping are part of her legacy. Predeceased by twins in infancy and Robert, she is mourned by children Clifford, Shirley Perrault, Gordon, Wanda McInnis, Brenda Bullivant; 9 grandchildren; stepdaughter Wendy Mand and 2 step-grandchildren. The funeral was Jan. 22 in Fairview MB Church, St. Catharines, with Waldo Pauls ministering.