A valiant veteran – RCAF(WD), Flight Sgt., Code and Cypher Specialist, Enigma and Ultra Secret: An esteemed educator, nurturer of exceptional children (Ottawa); introducer of Family Life Education (Victoria); and volunteer extraordinaire for the Canadian Club of Victoria, Retired Teachers of Ontario, Canadian Cancer Society, First Metropolitan United Church and many more. A full and good life of 101.5 years has ended.
Left to carry on her legacy are her ever loving daughter, Catherine Ann and ten nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her beloved husband, Donald McDonald and six brothers and sisters including three centenarians.
A Memorial Service will be held at First Metropolitan United Church, 932 Balmoral Road, Victoria on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 1:30PM.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Canadian Club of Victoria’s Camosun College Bursary or the Canadian Cancer Society-BC and Yukon Div. would be greatly appreciated.
Condolences may be offered below.
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I believe I have a photo of Margaret in her RCAF uniform. I wonder if her daughter would like a copy of it. Best, Debbie Marshall, historian
What a profound woman. Her legacy lives on in a her support for family,friends, her church, and her community involvement. I always enjoy her humor and politics, her passion and committment. She will be missed. My condolences to the immediate family and all those she shared so many memories with.
Dear Catherine
We will miss your mother very much as she has been a part of Barefoot Place
as long as we have been here.
A wonderful, interesting and giving lady.
What a privilege it has been to get to know Aunt Irene. She will be dearly missed. Sending lots of love.
The word “remarkable” has been repeatedly used to describe Irene McDonald, and rightly so for the many reasons indicated in previous messages of condolence. She will be greatly missed by relatives, friends, colleagues and especially by her daughter Catherine. I personally will miss her knowledge, her generous spirit, her advice and her wit. Rest peacefully, Irene.
Dear Catherine,
She was an amazing woman! Your in my thoughts during this time.
Don and I met cousin Irene when we moved to Victoria in 1990. She made a point of finding us and informing us we were family. Thus began a kinship that we valued greatly. She was a remarkable person, who accomplished so much during her life. Her clear thinking, great mind and laughter will be missed. We were fortunate to have known her.
Dear Catherine, We have been special friends, as well as cousins, since Ken and I arrived in Ottawa in 1959, on our first wedding anniversary. Irene and Donald had invited us to stay with them when we arrived, and so we did, beginning a friendship that has lasted and deepened over 60 years. I will miss Irene so much. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of her, and miss her good advice in so many situations. She was a marvellous hostess, and generous to a fault. Her ability in the classroom was second to none, as was her advice on teaching – and everything else! My love to you, Catherine, in your great loss. Janet