Died at Humber Heights Retirement Home in Etobicoke, Ontario, in her 92nd year. Beloved wife of the late Dr Alan William Conn (1925 – 2010), eldest child of Alexandra Victoria (nee Hoard) and Douglas Hamilton Hart. Dear sister of Isobel (Hart) Davey and predeceased by brother Don Hart (2014). Proud mother of four daughters, Nancy Heather (Doug Grant) of Toronto; Mary Ann (Dr Robert Brody) of Shaker Heights, Ohio; Wendy Elizabeth (Bruce Weir) of West Bolton, Quebec; Heather Victoria (Frank McElroy) of Roberts Creek, BC. Cherished grandmother of Elizabeth (Ahlgren) Matejka, Julia (Benton Foster) and Heather Ahlgren (Alex Jones), Matthew Hutchinson, Hartley and Ian Brody, Cameron and Corcoran Conn-Grant; great-grandmother of James and Claire Matejka of Cranbrook, BC.

Born in Woodstock, Ontario, Marian graduated in Household Economics from Victoria College, University of Toronto, in 1947. She worked for two years at the Women’s Institute, Department of Agriculture, in Northumberland and Victoria Counties, Ontario. After her marriage in 1948, she volunteered at the Women’s Auxiliary (Hospital for Sick Children) for over 25 years, sewing and crafting items for sale in their 555 Shop. She was a lifelong member of the United Church of Canada and the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada.

She followed Al when his career took him to the northern Ontario town of Chapleau in 1949, to England in 1952-53, and then to the Toronto suburb of Mimico where they lived for 46 years. They moved to the Village by the Arboretum in Guelph in 1999. Since 2013 she lived at Wellington Park Terrace, Guelph and Humber Heights, Toronto.

With her interest in history, art, old houses and antique furniture, Marian was always very proud of her Scottish and Loyalist heritage. As a child she took piano lessons, passed her Grade VIII Royal Conservatory exam and appreciated classical music. She loved gardening, flower arranging, cooking, reading and sewing. CBC radio was the background of her daily routine, especially Morningside with Peter Gzowski. She taught herself to spin wool and to type, sending Christmas cards and letters to over 350 people. She also enjoyed foreign travel and journeyed with Al to five continents.

Memorial service on Saturday, November 12 at 9:30 a.m. at Turner & Porter, Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor Street West (at Windermere, east of Jane), Toronto. Private interment at Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto. In lieu of flowers, dontations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Canada or the Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging.