Muriel Buttrick Turner was born on March 28, 1933 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
Muriel was the eldest of four. Her two brothers (Leslie and Malcolm) being two years
apart from herself and each other, while her sister (Carolyn) was welcomed when Muriel was seventeen.

Muriel was sent to live with her Nanny at the start of WWII in another part of Sheffield.
This move began Muriel’s interest in her family’s history, and opened up the start of her
future career when her Nanny initiated Muriel’s entrance into Gregg Business College to
train as a Secretary.

Muriel had an eventful childhood sometimes. She was shot by a school mate in the eye
with an arrow (the sclera, fortunately); she survived Scarlett Fever, Whooping Cough
and Yellow Jaundice. She remembered with vivid detail, much of what it was to grow up
during a war, and it shaped and influenced her for the rest of her life. Throughout all,
though, and throughout her life, she was very active, and adored walking and exploring.
Muriel moved to London at age eighteen to work as a Secretary and shared a flat with
several girls. She remained great friends with four of the girls, for many, many years.
On her holidays, she would travel with a friend or two, and on one such holiday to
Austria, she met the man she would later marry. Thus began a forty-two year marriage
until her husband Richard’s (Dick) untimely death in 1998.

Muriel and Richard were married in 1956 and she became Muriel Buttrick Casey. Muriel
loved adventure and seeing new places. For many of her younger years, and the odd
time when she was a parent, she would join her husband in acting as Tour Guides in
various parts of the world.

The newly married couple emigrated to Canada in 1957. Muriel and Richard waited a
few years to settle in their new country before having children. In 1961, they welcomed with joy their son, Stephen. A few years later they chose to adopt a child, and welcomed in 1967, their daughter, Susan. In 1969, they welcomed their third child,
Sarah. When Sarah was in junior kindergarten, Muriel returned to work part-time until
the early 1980s. At this time, Muriel entered into and won a competition resulting in her
new permanent job with the Ontario government, as Secretary to a Deputy Minister
which she held until her retirement in 1998.

She was a devoted member of St. Olaves Anglican Church. She was part of the Mary
and Martha as well as serving as the head of the Church Altar Guild for many years.
She shared her love of gardening as a member and oft-times President of the Swansea
Horticultural Society. She was proud of her community and volunteered for many years
in various ways. She loved attending the Swansea Historical Society’s meetings and
walks, and learning more about the history of her area. She was proud of achieving her
Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies after successfully completing a certificate in the
new Bridging Program. She attended the Toronto School of Homeopathic Medicine in
1997 and appreciated the learning she attained about the uses of her beloved plants.

An avid world traveller, she experienced life to the fullest. She adored meeting new
people and seeing new sights. After the passing of her husband, Muriel continued to
travel extensively, either solo, with a friend, or with her daughter, Sarah. Muriel
explored Australia/New Zealand/Tasmania, Japan, Cruises to Alaska and cruises down
the Eastern Seaboard; her many return trips home to England; she explored the Isles of
Scilly, and Scotland and the Hebrideans. Some of Muriel’s well-remembered solo trips,
were her Jaunt to Norway, and her long wished-for Private Jet tour of South America.

Muriel was a teacher, through act and implementation. She taught her children how to
grow food, preserve it and prepare it. She would make jams and freeze homegrown
peaches in old plaster buckets for use in the Winter. She would knit, sew and
needlepoint. She would dry herbs that came from her beloved garden. She was always
happy when she could “get out in the garden”.

Muriel’s independence and zest were an inspiration to many who knew her. She
appreciated each person being an individual, with the myriad possibilities of talents,
hopes and dreams available to each. She appreciated the trials, errors and successes
of others in the quest of their dreams. She was always ready to show encouragement
and offer advice or suggestions, or just be a listener.

So, after a full and eventful life, albeit marred at the end by Dementia, our dear mother,
sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend passed peacefully at home at
the age of 92. She is survived by her children Stephen (Christiane), Susan
(Christopher) and Sarah (Gino). She is sister to Leslie (Rita), the late Malcolm (Fliss),
and Lyn (the late Vic). She is aunt to Steven, Andrew (Bee) and Michael. She is
grandmother to Alexander (Solange), Mitchell, Casey and Seamus. She is great-grandmother to Juliette, Jaxon and William. She is friend to many. Born in England;
became Canadian with her husband Richard Casey, and embraced her new life, while
being connected to the old. She treasured her family and the times she spent learning,
gardening, and travelling the globe. She has embarked on her next Great Adventure
and has returned home to peace and joy.