Obituary - Margaret Irwin

Mrs. Margaret E. Irwin, wife of the late Mr. Thomas Irwin, passed away at the Valleyview Care Facility on Monday, October 11, 2004, at the age of 85 years. Margaret was born in Medicine Hat on July 10, 1919, a daughter to John and Edith McCallum. She was raised in Suffield, where her family maintained the local postal outlet in which she worked. She was a Chartered Member of the Eagles Club and was a member of Riverside Presbyterian Church and was previously active with the ladies group. Her interests included gardening in her younger years and watching NHL hockey on television. Marg will be remembered for her strong will and good sense of humor. She leaves to cherish her memory two children, Glenn (Carolyn) Irwin of Redcliff and Myrna (Kent) Owens of Medicine Hat; grandchildren, Tracy (Kevin) Balaneski and their children Kylee and Kiara; step-daughter, Charmaine Williams; one brother Jim McCallum of Medicine Hat and one sister Orpha (Stan) Yankowski of Russell, Manitoba and a niece, Arlene Banard and her family. Those wishing to, paid their respects at Cook Southland Funeral Chapel, 901 - 13th Street S.W., Medicine Hat on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Funeral Service will be held at Cook Southland Funeral Chapel on Thursday, October 14, 2004, at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Robert Cruickshank and Reverend Diane Beach officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery. If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Marg's name may be made directly to the Alzheimer Society of the Palliser Health Region, 631 Prospect Drive S.W., Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 4C2.