Peggy Shim nee Lyn Jan 22, 1941 – Oct 2, 2019 Resident of Toronto
After battling with lymphoma, Parkinson’s, and finally lung cancer over the past two decades, Peggy passed away peacefully at the Sunnybrook Palliative Care Unit. Peggy was born in Santa Hill, Jamaica and graduated from Seneca College.
She was the middle child born to the late Charles Lyn and Neuk Keow Chin, along with
her older brother the late Edward Lyn and younger brother Moses Easton Lyn. Peggy will be
forever remembered by her beloved husband Simon Sylvester Shim; adoring children Francis,
Gregory, and Rory; caring and supportive in-laws Don Ryner, Sharon Hunter and Magdalene Furukawa; and loving grandchildren Laila, Erika, Mariko, and Satomi.
Peggy emigrated from Jamaica to Canada in 1974 and worked as a bookkeeper at GRT and Birde Marketing. She sang in her church choir at Epiphany of our Lord and St Thomas the Apostle. She enjoyed reading and doing crossword puzzles.
Friends and family are invited to attend a viewing on Thursday, October 10th, 2019, at 5 PM at
Chapel Ridge Funeral Home, 8911 Woodbine Avenue, Markham, ON and her funeral on Friday, October 11th, 2019, at 10 AM at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church at 14 Highgate Drive, Markham, ON. The interment will be held shortly after at Holy Cross Cemetery at 11:30 AM.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in memory of Peggy be directed to
«The Palliative Care Unit,» in care of The Sunnybrook Foundation, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5. 416-480-4483
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Wednesday October 2nd 2019
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Peggy Shim Wednesday October 2nd 2019..
Décès pour la Ville:Markham, Province: Ontario