Margaret was a kind, classy lady. Although we lived on the same floor, I got to know Margaret through my work, a gift store she loved to frequent to buy her Lampe Berger fuel for her Berger lamp. I would bring them home to her,open the bottles and drop them off as I passed her door. She was always so grateful and humble. She had a quick wit and was quick with a comeback. I was complaining about being old and she gave me a look and retorted “Old, take a look at from where I see it, then you can complain about old”. Margaret, heaven is richer because of you and earth has lost a precious soul. Rest In Peace
I befriended Margaret several years back. She lived on the same level as I in the condo where we lived. I found her an intelligent, worldly, and a very interesting friend. Margaret was her own person which I admired. She was a determined lady who knew what she wanted and worked to make them happen. We were interested in politics and had many conversations about the existing pandemic, and how the politicians were reacting to the consequences of it. She and I were living in the era of the Great Depression in the 1930's so we also had experienced many of the same situations. Her accounts about living in Europe during WW!! were extraordinary and she and her family experienced many hardships. Since I had lived in France for 6 years after WW!!, we also talked about what France was like before, and after, the devastation from the War. We always had something to talk about, not only of the past, but also of the current situations.
I am sorry to see her gone from us, but to the end, she did things her way, and I admired her tenacity and bravery for doing so.
She is sadly missed in my life.
Dear Lilllian My deepest sympathies to you on the loss of your sister.Also to both your family and Margaret’s children Matt and Michele. Have mementos albeit distant of their visits to Montmorency. I know she had been ill and knowing her suffering is over will hopefully give you peace. RIP Margaret.
I will never forget you my dear Margaret
Love you
Margaret was a distant cousin of my mother Joyce; both being members of the Coakley family. I always knew her as an ‘aunt’. Margaret stayed with my mother in England on her way back to Canada. She and Lillian very kindly hosted my mother on a wonderful once in a lifetime trip to Canada. Some years later I also stayed with her in her beautiful apartment in Mississauga. I remember her as an independent resilient lady. She was a wonderful cook who made the preparation of a meal seem effortless. She also shared with me the story of the family’s desperate escape from France and journey to England when she was a young child during WWII. I will miss her as a caring aunt . May she rest in peace now free from suffering.