VANCE, Margaret Diana (née Starr)
Peacefully on 15 July 2018, Margaret Diana Vance (née Starr) of Waterdown, in her 87th year. Predeceased by Peter, her dearly loved husband of nearly 60 years. Beloved mother of Valerie and Ralph (Carpenter) of Kent, England, and Jonathan and Cheryl (Hemstreet) of London, Ontario. Loving Gran to Gordon and Julia Vance. Fondly missed by her brothers William F. Starr of Hamilton and John Starr of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and her cousin Christine Berryman (Graves) of Hamilton. Predeceased by her parents William T. and Ellen (Graves).
Margaret was a proud product of the east end of Hamilton (Garside Avenue), and a graduate of Delta High School. She was an enthusiastic member of the Class of ’55 at McMaster University; in 2015 Margaret and Peter were honoured with the Distinguished Service Award from the McMaster Alumni Association. Margaret worked as a title searcher after completing her BA, but soon began a fifty-year career as a full-time volunteer. She was one of a group of remarkable Waterdown women who made things happen in the village – the Canadian Red Cross Society, Arts Flamborough, Animal Aid, the Waterdown-East Flamborough Heritage Society, the Waterdown Centennial, strawberry socials, walkathons, fashion shows, and a host of activities through Grace Anglican Church. She was also active in the Anglican Diocese of Niagara, and was a past chair of the Wentworth Library Board. Margaret was a passionate knitter, a life-long cat lover, a discerning art collector, an avid spectator of curling, and a patient fan of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Peacefully on 15 July 2018, Margaret Diana Vance (née Starr) of Waterdown, in her 87th year. Predeceased by Peter, her dearly loved husband of nearly 60 years. Beloved mother of Valerie and Ralph (Carpenter) of Kent, England, and Jonathan and Cheryl (Hemstreet) of London, Ontario. Loving Gran to Gordon and Julia Vance. Fondly missed by her brothers William F. Starr of Hamilton and John Starr of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and her cousin Christine Berryman (Graves) of Hamilton. Predeceased by her parents William T. and Ellen (Graves).
Margaret was a proud product of the east end of Hamilton (Garside Avenue), and a graduate of Delta High School. She was an enthusiastic member of the Class of ’55 at McMaster University; in 2015 Margaret and Peter were honoured with the Distinguished Service Award from the McMaster Alumni Association. Margaret worked as a title searcher after completing her BA, but soon began a fifty-year career as a full-time volunteer. She was one of a group of remarkable Waterdown women who made things happen in the village – the Canadian Red Cross Society, Arts Flamborough, Animal Aid, the Waterdown-East Flamborough Heritage Society, the Waterdown Centennial, strawberry socials, walkathons, fashion shows, and a host of activities through Grace Anglican Church. She was also active in the Anglican Diocese of Niagara, and was a past chair of the Wentworth Library Board. Margaret was a passionate knitter, a life-long cat lover, a discerning art collector, an avid spectator of curling, and a patient fan of the Toronto Blue Jays.
VANCE, Margaret Diana (née Starr)
Peacefully on 15 July 2018, Margaret Diana Vance (née Starr) of Waterdown, in her 87th year. Predeceased by Peter, her dearly loved husband of nearly 60 years. Beloved mother of Valerie and Ralph (Carpenter) of Kent, England, and Jonathan and Cheryl (Hemstreet) of London, Ontario. Loving Gran to Gordon and Julia Vance. Fondly missed by her brothers William F. Starr of Hamilton and John Starr of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and her cousin Christine Berryman (Graves) of Hamilton. Predeceased by her parents William T. and Ellen (Graves).
Margaret was a proud product of the east end of Hamilton (Garside Avenue), and a graduate of Delta High School. She was an enthusiastic member of the Class of ’55 at McMaster University; in 2015 Margaret and Peter were honoured with the Distinguished Service Award from the McMaster Alumni Association. Margaret worked as a title searcher after completing her BA, but soon began a fifty-year career as a full-time volunteer. She was one of a group of remarkable Waterdown women who made things happen in the village – the Canadian Red Cross Society, Arts Flamborough, Animal Aid, the Waterdown-East Flamborough Heritage Society, the Waterdown Centennial, strawberry socials, walkathons, fashion shows, and a host of activities through Grace Anglican Church. She was also active in the Anglican Diocese of Niagara, and was a past chair of the Wentworth Library Board. Margaret was a passionate knitter, a life-long cat lover, a discerning art collector, an avid spectator of curling, and a patient fan of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Peacefully on 15 July 2018, Margaret Diana Vance (née Starr) of Waterdown, in her 87th year. Predeceased by Peter, her dearly loved husband of nearly 60 years. Beloved mother of Valerie and Ralph (Carpenter) of Kent, England, and Jonathan and Cheryl (Hemstreet) of London, Ontario. Loving Gran to Gordon and Julia Vance. Fondly missed by her brothers William F. Starr of Hamilton and John Starr of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and her cousin Christine Berryman (Graves) of Hamilton. Predeceased by her parents William T. and Ellen (Graves).
Margaret was a proud product of the east end of Hamilton (Garside Avenue), and a graduate of Delta High School. She was an enthusiastic member of the Class of ’55 at McMaster University; in 2015 Margaret and Peter were honoured with the Distinguished Service Award from the McMaster Alumni Association. Margaret worked as a title searcher after completing her BA, but soon began a fifty-year career as a full-time volunteer. She was one of a group of remarkable Waterdown women who made things happen in the village – the Canadian Red Cross Society, Arts Flamborough, Animal Aid, the Waterdown-East Flamborough Heritage Society, the Waterdown Centennial, strawberry socials, walkathons, fashion shows, and a host of activities through Grace Anglican Church. She was also active in the Anglican Diocese of Niagara, and was a past chair of the Wentworth Library Board. Margaret was a passionate knitter, a life-long cat lover, a discerning art collector, an avid spectator of curling, and a patient fan of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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