Parcourez la nécrologie de Barbara Anne Morrow Lyon Tuesday May 30th 2023 résidant dans la province Ontario pour le détail des funérailles
Barbara Anne Morrow née Lyon
July 21, 1932 –May 30, 2023
At North York General Hospital, on the morning of May 30th Barbara left this mortal coil.
Predeceased by her husband; Albert Edwin Morrow. Dear Mother of Penelope, Robb (Sherry) and James (Kathleen).
Cherished Nana to Celeste, Grandmother to Jacob (Kelly), Katherine (Sylvain), Emma and Nana to Jack.
GG to Benjamin and Joshua.
In her lifetime Barb wore many hats; that of wife and mother, a dear nana, grandmother and GG. Nursie to those affiliated with the Haliburton Scout Reserve. A friend, confidante and the driving force behind the Haliburton Red Hats.
Barb was born in Toronto, spent her early years in Winnipeg, and then the family moved to Brantford. Wanting to pursue a career in the arts, parental encouragement directed her energies elsewhere. Barb became a graduate from the school of nursing at Brantford General Hospital in 1954. Barbara’s nursing career started in the United States. Looking back at her stint in Boston, she often told the story of subbing in for a Private Duty shift, caring for one of the Kennedy brothers, he with the bad back, and how she took the steak knife from his dinner tray as a souvenir!
Public Health nursing is where Barb and Ab met; he was teaching Industrial Arts in North York. Barb would often say that their romance brought with it a readymade daughter and a new vacuum, Ab would retort that he thought he got the best of the deal! As their family grew, Barb and Ab moved to Kettleby Village in King Township, allowing room for Robb and James to explore the countryside untethered by big city restraints.
Barb’s career spanned the spectrum from infants, emergency, psychiatry to elders in Long Term Care. But the highlight was time spent at Haliburton Scout Reserve, where wilderness camping provided opportunities to expand her nursing skillset and to develop lifelong friendships for both Ab and Barb. Thirty summers spent in the Highlands determined the location for their retirement, and while leaving their home in Kettleby Village was heart wrenching, the call of the loon won out.
Plagued with health challenges throughout the majority her lifetime, Barb mastered computer technology early and maintained online Sorority connections with her Beta Sigma Phi Sisters when her body restricted live attendance at social events. Barbara will be dearly missed by all who loved her, including cousins in Canada, family in the UK and South Africa, and longtime friends in the Netherlands.
Cremation has taken place. Interment to be held on Saturday July 22, 2023 at 2 0’clock, Kettleby Village Cemetery, all are welcome. At her request, a formal reception is not planned.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations may be given in Barbara’s memory.
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