« With great sadness and in loving memory of Marguerite Henley we announce her passing on April 3, 2021 at Laurel Place, Surrey from Multiple Myeloma. She also suffered from Alzheimer’s for a number of years but fortunately it had only taken her short term memory and she was still able to remember her family up until the end.
Marguerite was the youngest of twelve children (nine brothers and two sisters) born to Dieudonné and Esther. She is survived by her husband Bob, her daughters Christine (Corrie), Julie (Brian), her granddaughter Alex (Shawn), grandson Kaeden, great-grandson Shawn (SJ), two brothers Ray (Gail) and Guy (Sandy) as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
In 1964 Marguerite fulfilled her dream to become a flight attendant and travel the world while living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She worked for TCA before it became Air Canada and moved to B.C. in 1986 where she retired early in North Delta in 1994 after over 30 years service in order to spend more time with her family. Marguerite met her husband Bob in 1968 while he was stationed in Winnipeg as a Signals Officer with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. They married in 1971 and just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary under the constraints of COVID-19.
Since 2015, thanks to the care provided by her loving husband, we have been blessed to have her with us longer than we initially thought possible… But all good things must come to an end.
This beautiful woman has touched so many of us. Her kindness, humor, forgiveness and selflessness has always shone. Even in the last few moments of energy left to speak, she voiced being more concerned about our well being than her own. Telling us she is sorry, and that we should get rest.
She was a devoted member of her church and has always been grateful for her blessings and offered all her hardships to her Lord. After many years of health issues (which she never liked to acknowledge) she has suffered enough to be ready for Heaven.
Every day, we hope we all try to do what we can to emulate all the beautiful lessons she has taught us. And through these actions, her spirit will live on. She will be dearly missed.
Let us all send her loving thoughts and send her safe and peaceful passage to see her Mother Mary, parents, brothers, sisters and many other family and friends gone before.
We would like to extend a special thanks to Beth Keegan for her prayers and her assistance in helping us to make this all happen the way Marguerite would have wanted.
Funeral service was held at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Delta on Thursday, April 8, 2021 and was followed by interment at the Gardens of Gethsemani in Surrey, BC. »
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Marguerite Henley April 3rd 2021..
Décès pour la Ville: Aldergrove, Province: Colombie britanique