Jean Shirley Speers
1926-2022
SPEERS, Jean Shirley
(McTavish)
Passed away peacefully on April 24, 2022 in her 96th year at
St Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph. She’s off to
join her husband Gordon (1993), daughter Brenda (2020), son Bryan
(2014), cheering and clicking their glasses together with open
arms. She will be dearly missed by her family, Bonnie
(Peter), Barbara Ann (Bob), Barry (Karen), 7 grandchildren Kelly
(Dave), Tracey (Jon), Brett (Colleen), Corey (Johanna), TJ (Alisha),
Nicole (Jake), Courtney (Chris), 11 great grandchildren & 1
great great grandchild she never had the pleasure of cuddling due to
Covid. She loved babies & her 4 legged grandbabies. She loved
her nieces & nephews but had a special bond with Michele,
daughter of sister Lorene (2003), also preceded by brother Stuart
(2019).
Although she didn’t say it often, we could feel her
love for us all. She would do anything for her family. In our younger
days after we went to bed, she found it relaxing sitting in front of
her old Singer sewing machine making us clothes or other projects.
We’d be in the kitchen helping Mom with preserves using the
table-top grinder to make many jars from Dad’s huge
vegetable garden. She enjoyed crocheting while watching TV. A real pro
with word search books while watching TV as well. She never missed
school events and was our biggest cheerleader. She was a busy gal and
she sure loved her family! She was always babysitting the grandkids
& other kids. Although they sure didn’t get away
with much, there were lots of fun times with Grandma
too.
In her later years she remained very active, always on the
go. She drove her little car well into her 90’s and had
something on the go every day of the week. Mom played the piano by
ear, good old country tunes. She played euchre at the Evergreen
Centre, Church of Our Lady or any place she heard of, she’d
be there. For years she joined her friends at the mall for coffee,
chatting and sharing laughs, it was always a fun time. She loved to
dance and used to go to Red Chev & Fergus Legion with her
friends. She was particularly fussy with her hair, it had to be just
right. Geeez!
Mom had her famous lines – “Don’t go to bed
with your motor running”, “isn’t that the
limit”,
“She’s a dear wee soul” and had the
sharpest wit. She always had a quick and clever response that made you
laugh.
Mom was a proud, strong gal with a big smile even when times
were tough. She was truly selfless; she never complained and
didn’t want a fuss made over her. Jean Shirley was one of a
kind. She will be so very missed by her loving family, and we will
forever carry with us our fondest memories. Cremation has
taken place.
A celebration of life service will be held at
GILCHRIST CHAPEL – McIntyre
& Wilkie Funeral Home, One Delhi Street,
Guelph on Sunday May 1st, 2022. at 2:00
p.m. Reception to follow service. Interment will
be held at a later date at Woodlawn Memorial Park. If
desired, contributions to St Joseph’s Health Centre
Foundation would be appreciated. We invite you to leave your
memories and donations online at: www.gilchristchapel.com
and they will be forwarded to the family.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Jean Shirley Speers 19262022..
Death notice for the town of: Guelph, Province: Ontario