Agnes “Nan” McIntosh died Sunday evening, January 7, 2018 in Miller Crossing Care Center in Edmonton. With her in her last hours were her daughter Jean Orchuk and granddaughter Kelly Hanley. She was 96.
Nan was born in Coatbridge, near Glasgow in Scotland on September 6, 1921 to Francis “Fergie” Ferguson and Jane “Jean” Devlin. Her father served in World War I with the Royal Engineers in Gallipoli and Palestine. In 1924 they emigrated to Canada, first to join their extended family working in the coal mines at Cumberland on Vancouver Island, then to the Kerrisdale neighborhood of Vancouver City. Her father worked for the city and played semi-professional soccer for the city team. Always known as Nan, she grew up on a tree-lined street there with her younger brother Frank and sister Mary, finished high school and took a job as a telephone switchboard operator along with her life-long friend Winnie.
In the fall of 1941 she met a handsome young RCAF flight-cadet named Jack McIntosh at a roller-skating rink in Kerrisdale. Young Jack was smitten and managed to get her address. Whether or not they ever had a formal date is not clear in family lore. Nevertheless, they began a correspondence. After earning his wings, Jack was posted overseas. He survived his operational tour of thirty bombing missions over Europe, winning a Distinguished Flying Cross, and was promoted from Sergeant Pilot to commissioned Flying Officer. He then served as a heavy-bomber conversion flight instructor. He was finally shipped back to Canada in December 1944. After three years of inventing themselves in letters, from teenagers to mature young adults, Jack proposed to Nan. He sent her a train ticket from Vancouver to Medicine Hat to meet his family. Nan accepted and they were married in Vancouver with her family on March 9, 1945.
Jack continued to fly search and rescue across the Northwest Territories and Yukon. Finally discharged from the RCAF in October 1945, he returned to the Canadian Bank of Commerce. They set up housekeeping in a government-commandeered fraternity house near the campus of the University of Alberta. Son John was born on January 31, 1946 in Edmonton.
The next bank assignment was in the hamlet of Gleichen; while there the twins Jean and Hugh were born on March 9, 1948, an anniversary present. With each promotion, they were transferred across Alberta to a slightly larger town: Claresholm, Vulcan, then Drumheller. In those days the accountant always lived in the apartment above the bank. In 1954 they were transferred to Camrose where Jack first became a branch manager. A real house came with that promotion. Nan was always active in the community with service organizations and sports. She became a very good golfer and ice curler. In Lethbridge, John went off to university and in Calgary so did Jean and Hugh. With an empty nest, Nan began a career in retail sales with Sears of Canada in the ladies dress department, which she very much enjoyed.
Having begun with the now Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce at age 17, with accrued wartime service counting, Jack retired early from the bank as Alberta Personnel Manager. After a brief period heading the Calgary Real Estate Board, they both retired. Thus began leisurely years of golfing, enjoying their grandchildren, and extensive travel in Europe and North America. Born in the UK, Nan was amused by the privilege of traveling on a British passport.
In their 80s, as health began to deteriorate, they sold their Rocky Mountains view house in Calgary, and moved to a condo in Edmonton near family support. Jack died in December 2004. As she became less independent, Nan moved into a nursing home near her daughter and granddaughter. Although finally bed-bound, she remained alert and delighted to see visitors until near the end.
Nan was predeceased by her younger brother Frank Ferguson and sister Mary Palmer. She is survived by her son and wife, John and Patricia McIntosh of Mesa, Arizona, both retired from Arizona State University; her daughter and husband, Jean and Wayne Orchuk of Edmonton, Alberta, a retired dental hygienist and insurance executive; and son Hugh and Katharine McIntosh of Barrie, Ontario, a retired lawyer and nurse. She is also survived by six grandchildren: Steven and Won McIntosh of New York City, Kelly and Ken Hanley of Edmonton, Sean Orchuk and Lucila Gabrys of Coquitlam, BC, Travis and Rita McIntosh-Wong of Calgary, Kelsey and Ted Kinsinger of Barrie, and Jeff and Heather McIntosh of Oshawa, as well as thirteen great-grandchildren. Surviving nieces are Janet McIntosh, Patricia Gordon, Hazel Bjerrisgaard and Janis Palmer; nephews are Neil Bell, George Bell and Ron Graham.
According to her wishes, no memorial service is planned. A private family interment will take place in the spring at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, 16102 Fort Road, Edmonton, AB. (Access via 153 avenue)
Nan was born in Coatbridge, near Glasgow in Scotland on September 6, 1921 to Francis “Fergie” Ferguson and Jane “Jean” Devlin. Her father served in World War I with the Royal Engineers in Gallipoli and Palestine. In 1924 they emigrated to Canada, first to join their extended family working in the coal mines at Cumberland on Vancouver Island, then to the Kerrisdale neighborhood of Vancouver City. Her father worked for the city and played semi-professional soccer for the city team. Always known as Nan, she grew up on a tree-lined street there with her younger brother Frank and sister Mary, finished high school and took a job as a telephone switchboard operator along with her life-long friend Winnie.
In the fall of 1941 she met a handsome young RCAF flight-cadet named Jack McIntosh at a roller-skating rink in Kerrisdale. Young Jack was smitten and managed to get her address. Whether or not they ever had a formal date is not clear in family lore. Nevertheless, they began a correspondence. After earning his wings, Jack was posted overseas. He survived his operational tour of thirty bombing missions over Europe, winning a Distinguished Flying Cross, and was promoted from Sergeant Pilot to commissioned Flying Officer. He then served as a heavy-bomber conversion flight instructor. He was finally shipped back to Canada in December 1944. After three years of inventing themselves in letters, from teenagers to mature young adults, Jack proposed to Nan. He sent her a train ticket from Vancouver to Medicine Hat to meet his family. Nan accepted and they were married in Vancouver with her family on March 9, 1945.
Jack continued to fly search and rescue across the Northwest Territories and Yukon. Finally discharged from the RCAF in October 1945, he returned to the Canadian Bank of Commerce. They set up housekeeping in a government-commandeered fraternity house near the campus of the University of Alberta. Son John was born on January 31, 1946 in Edmonton.
The next bank assignment was in the hamlet of Gleichen; while there the twins Jean and Hugh were born on March 9, 1948, an anniversary present. With each promotion, they were transferred across Alberta to a slightly larger town: Claresholm, Vulcan, then Drumheller. In those days the accountant always lived in the apartment above the bank. In 1954 they were transferred to Camrose where Jack first became a branch manager. A real house came with that promotion. Nan was always active in the community with service organizations and sports. She became a very good golfer and ice curler. In Lethbridge, John went off to university and in Calgary so did Jean and Hugh. With an empty nest, Nan began a career in retail sales with Sears of Canada in the ladies dress department, which she very much enjoyed.
Having begun with the now Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce at age 17, with accrued wartime service counting, Jack retired early from the bank as Alberta Personnel Manager. After a brief period heading the Calgary Real Estate Board, they both retired. Thus began leisurely years of golfing, enjoying their grandchildren, and extensive travel in Europe and North America. Born in the UK, Nan was amused by the privilege of traveling on a British passport.
In their 80s, as health began to deteriorate, they sold their Rocky Mountains view house in Calgary, and moved to a condo in Edmonton near family support. Jack died in December 2004. As she became less independent, Nan moved into a nursing home near her daughter and granddaughter. Although finally bed-bound, she remained alert and delighted to see visitors until near the end.
Nan was predeceased by her younger brother Frank Ferguson and sister Mary Palmer. She is survived by her son and wife, John and Patricia McIntosh of Mesa, Arizona, both retired from Arizona State University; her daughter and husband, Jean and Wayne Orchuk of Edmonton, Alberta, a retired dental hygienist and insurance executive; and son Hugh and Katharine McIntosh of Barrie, Ontario, a retired lawyer and nurse. She is also survived by six grandchildren: Steven and Won McIntosh of New York City, Kelly and Ken Hanley of Edmonton, Sean Orchuk and Lucila Gabrys of Coquitlam, BC, Travis and Rita McIntosh-Wong of Calgary, Kelsey and Ted Kinsinger of Barrie, and Jeff and Heather McIntosh of Oshawa, as well as thirteen great-grandchildren. Surviving nieces are Janet McIntosh, Patricia Gordon, Hazel Bjerrisgaard and Janis Palmer; nephews are Neil Bell, George Bell and Ron Graham.
According to her wishes, no memorial service is planned. A private family interment will take place in the spring at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, 16102 Fort Road, Edmonton, AB. (Access via 153 avenue)
Agnes “Nan” McIntosh died Sunday evening, January 7, 2018 in Miller Crossing Care Center in Edmonton. With her in her last hours were her daughter Jean Orchuk and granddaughter Kelly Hanley. She was 96.
Nan was born in Coatbridge, near Glasgow in Scotland on September 6, 1921 to Francis “Fergie” Ferguson and Jane “Jean” Devlin. Her father served in World War I with the Royal Engineers in Gallipoli and Palestine. In 1924 they emigrated to Canada, first to join their extended family working in the coal mines at Cumberland on Vancouver Island, then to the Kerrisdale neighborhood of Vancouver City. Her father worked for the city and played semi-professional soccer for the city team. Always known as Nan, she grew up on a tree-lined street there with her younger brother Frank and sister Mary, finished high school and took a job as a telephone switchboard operator along with her life-long friend Winnie.
In the fall of 1941 she met a handsome young RCAF flight-cadet named Jack McIntosh at a roller-skating rink in Kerrisdale. Young Jack was smitten and managed to get her address. Whether or not they ever had a formal date is not clear in family lore. Nevertheless, they began a correspondence. After earning his wings, Jack was posted overseas. He survived his operational tour of thirty bombing missions over Europe, winning a Distinguished Flying Cross, and was promoted from Sergeant Pilot to commissioned Flying Officer. He then served as a heavy-bomber conversion flight instructor. He was finally shipped back to Canada in December 1944. After three years of inventing themselves in letters, from teenagers to mature young adults, Jack proposed to Nan. He sent her a train ticket from Vancouver to Medicine Hat to meet his family. Nan accepted and they were married in Vancouver with her family on March 9, 1945.
Jack continued to fly search and rescue across the Northwest Territories and Yukon. Finally discharged from the RCAF in October 1945, he returned to the Canadian Bank of Commerce. They set up housekeeping in a government-commandeered fraternity house near the campus of the University of Alberta. Son John was born on January 31, 1946 in Edmonton.
The next bank assignment was in the hamlet of Gleichen; while there the twins Jean and Hugh were born on March 9, 1948, an anniversary present. With each promotion, they were transferred across Alberta to a slightly larger town: Claresholm, Vulcan, then Drumheller. In those days the accountant always lived in the apartment above the bank. In 1954 they were transferred to Camrose where Jack first became a branch manager. A real house came with that promotion. Nan was always active in the community with service organizations and sports. She became a very good golfer and ice curler. In Lethbridge, John went off to university and in Calgary so did Jean and Hugh. With an empty nest, Nan began a career in retail sales with Sears of Canada in the ladies dress department, which she very much enjoyed.
Having begun with the now Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce at age 17, with accrued wartime service counting, Jack retired early from the bank as Alberta Personnel Manager. After a brief period heading the Calgary Real Estate Board, they both retired. Thus began leisurely years of golfing, enjoying their grandchildren, and extensive travel in Europe and North America. Born in the UK, Nan was amused by the privilege of traveling on a British passport.
In their 80s, as health began to deteriorate, they sold their Rocky Mountains view house in Calgary, and moved to a condo in Edmonton near family support. Jack died in December 2004. As she became less independent, Nan moved into a nursing home near her daughter and granddaughter. Although finally bed-bound, she remained alert and delighted to see visitors until near the end.
Nan was predeceased by her younger brother Frank Ferguson and sister Mary Palmer. She is survived by her son and wife, John and Patricia McIntosh of Mesa, Arizona, both retired from Arizona State University; her daughter and husband, Jean and Wayne Orchuk of Edmonton, Alberta, a retired dental hygienist and insurance executive; and son Hugh and Katharine McIntosh of Barrie, Ontario, a retired lawyer and nurse. She is also survived by six grandchildren: Steven and Won McIntosh of New York City, Kelly and Ken Hanley of Edmonton, Sean Orchuk and Lucila Gabrys of Coquitlam, BC, Travis and Rita McIntosh-Wong of Calgary, Kelsey and Ted Kinsinger of Barrie, and Jeff and Heather McIntosh of Oshawa, as well as thirteen great-grandchildren. Surviving nieces are Janet McIntosh, Patricia Gordon, Hazel Bjerrisgaard and Janis Palmer; nephews are Neil Bell, George Bell and Ron Graham.
According to her wishes, no memorial service is planned. A private family interment will take place in the spring at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, 16102 Fort Road, Edmonton, AB. (Access via 153 avenue)
Nan was born in Coatbridge, near Glasgow in Scotland on September 6, 1921 to Francis “Fergie” Ferguson and Jane “Jean” Devlin. Her father served in World War I with the Royal Engineers in Gallipoli and Palestine. In 1924 they emigrated to Canada, first to join their extended family working in the coal mines at Cumberland on Vancouver Island, then to the Kerrisdale neighborhood of Vancouver City. Her father worked for the city and played semi-professional soccer for the city team. Always known as Nan, she grew up on a tree-lined street there with her younger brother Frank and sister Mary, finished high school and took a job as a telephone switchboard operator along with her life-long friend Winnie.
In the fall of 1941 she met a handsome young RCAF flight-cadet named Jack McIntosh at a roller-skating rink in Kerrisdale. Young Jack was smitten and managed to get her address. Whether or not they ever had a formal date is not clear in family lore. Nevertheless, they began a correspondence. After earning his wings, Jack was posted overseas. He survived his operational tour of thirty bombing missions over Europe, winning a Distinguished Flying Cross, and was promoted from Sergeant Pilot to commissioned Flying Officer. He then served as a heavy-bomber conversion flight instructor. He was finally shipped back to Canada in December 1944. After three years of inventing themselves in letters, from teenagers to mature young adults, Jack proposed to Nan. He sent her a train ticket from Vancouver to Medicine Hat to meet his family. Nan accepted and they were married in Vancouver with her family on March 9, 1945.
Jack continued to fly search and rescue across the Northwest Territories and Yukon. Finally discharged from the RCAF in October 1945, he returned to the Canadian Bank of Commerce. They set up housekeeping in a government-commandeered fraternity house near the campus of the University of Alberta. Son John was born on January 31, 1946 in Edmonton.
The next bank assignment was in the hamlet of Gleichen; while there the twins Jean and Hugh were born on March 9, 1948, an anniversary present. With each promotion, they were transferred across Alberta to a slightly larger town: Claresholm, Vulcan, then Drumheller. In those days the accountant always lived in the apartment above the bank. In 1954 they were transferred to Camrose where Jack first became a branch manager. A real house came with that promotion. Nan was always active in the community with service organizations and sports. She became a very good golfer and ice curler. In Lethbridge, John went off to university and in Calgary so did Jean and Hugh. With an empty nest, Nan began a career in retail sales with Sears of Canada in the ladies dress department, which she very much enjoyed.
Having begun with the now Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce at age 17, with accrued wartime service counting, Jack retired early from the bank as Alberta Personnel Manager. After a brief period heading the Calgary Real Estate Board, they both retired. Thus began leisurely years of golfing, enjoying their grandchildren, and extensive travel in Europe and North America. Born in the UK, Nan was amused by the privilege of traveling on a British passport.
In their 80s, as health began to deteriorate, they sold their Rocky Mountains view house in Calgary, and moved to a condo in Edmonton near family support. Jack died in December 2004. As she became less independent, Nan moved into a nursing home near her daughter and granddaughter. Although finally bed-bound, she remained alert and delighted to see visitors until near the end.
Nan was predeceased by her younger brother Frank Ferguson and sister Mary Palmer. She is survived by her son and wife, John and Patricia McIntosh of Mesa, Arizona, both retired from Arizona State University; her daughter and husband, Jean and Wayne Orchuk of Edmonton, Alberta, a retired dental hygienist and insurance executive; and son Hugh and Katharine McIntosh of Barrie, Ontario, a retired lawyer and nurse. She is also survived by six grandchildren: Steven and Won McIntosh of New York City, Kelly and Ken Hanley of Edmonton, Sean Orchuk and Lucila Gabrys of Coquitlam, BC, Travis and Rita McIntosh-Wong of Calgary, Kelsey and Ted Kinsinger of Barrie, and Jeff and Heather McIntosh of Oshawa, as well as thirteen great-grandchildren. Surviving nieces are Janet McIntosh, Patricia Gordon, Hazel Bjerrisgaard and Janis Palmer; nephews are Neil Bell, George Bell and Ron Graham.
According to her wishes, no memorial service is planned. A private family interment will take place in the spring at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, 16102 Fort Road, Edmonton, AB. (Access via 153 avenue)
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