Anna Margaret Maffat
1926-2020
On Thursday evening, March 26th, our world lost one of its brightest
lights. Anna Margaret Moffat was taken to Cambridge Memorial Hospital
earlier in the day suffering from a respiratory condition and passed
away a few hours later at the age of 93.
Born in New York State and adopted at the age of six months by John
and Ethel Moffat, Anna spent many happy years living on farms in and
around Southwestern Ontario. Always eager to please, when she wasn’t
out in the fields helping her Dad, Anna was inside with her Mom
learning how to cook, bake and run a household.
Anna had so many happy memories of country living prior to moving to
the “house in the City” – as she lovingly referred to it.
That house, then, would have been called a country property but was at
the northwest corner of Main and Franklin in Galt which is now
considered one of the busiest intersections in the Region. After her
Dad passed away, Anna and her Mom bought a bungalow on East Street
where Anna lived until 2010 when she moved to a beautiful sixth floor
apartment at the end of Grand Avenue.
In 2017, when her mobility issues increased, she made the difficult
decision to give up her apartment and transition to Long Term Care at
St. Luke’s in Hespeler. From the Maintenance Staff; ladies in
the Laundry Room; Kitchen & Coffee Bar Staff; Hairdressing; PSWs;
RNs; RPNs; and Administrative Staff, Anna had nothing but praise for
the outstanding care she received at St. Luke’s from everyone she came
into contact with. She brightened up everyone’s day with her winning
smile and stylish outfits. If there was an impromptu function in the
works that called for a more dressy outfit, Anna never needed to
change. She was always “party ready”.
Happily single her whole life, Anna lived a life of service. She cared
for her Mum until she died; worked as a domestic and enjoyed her job
as a clerk in a community convenience/grocery store. She taught Sunday
School at the Salvation Army; participated in countless ministries and
groups and used her skills to help prepare meals; work with Family
Services clients; and pack Christmas hampers. In her spare time, she
was always available for babysitting duties when friends called.
Anna’s incredible listening skills and her interest in others drew
people of all ages to her like a magnet. Friends throughout life are a
gift but as one moves from a home to an apartment and then into Long
Term Care, your friends become more than that. They become your
lifeline. In this, Anna was truly blessed. Her many, many close
friends from the Salvation Army; her devoted cousins; former
co-workers; employers, East Street and Grand Avenue friends –
even children of the families she worked for dozens of years ago
– kept in touch. They never let Anna forget how important she
was in their lives.
As a devout Christian and Salvationist, Anna lived her values and
beliefs, and by her example, she inspired us all to do better, be
better. She was warm, kind, compassionate and sensitive to the needs
of others – even when it wasn’t comfortable or convenient to do
so. She never knowingly hurt someone’s feelings and if she thought she
had, she wouldn’t rest until she’d made amends.
You’ve made this world a better place just by being in it, Anna.
Thanks for the joy, laughter and special memories we shared with you
over tea parties in your garage; in the apartment social room; at Army
events; on the road; getting takeout cones and coffee; and from winged
back chairs in cozy nooks. That will have to keep us going until we
meet again.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Corbett Funeral Home. A
Celebration of Anna’s Life will be held at a later date.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Anna Margaret Maffat 19262020..
Death notice for the town of: Cambridge, Province: Ontario