June 12, 1943 – June 19, 2013
Marguerite passed away suddenly at Cochrane, Alberta on Wednesday June 19, 2013 at 70 years of age. Lovingly remembered by her husband Gerald of 48 years, daughters; Rhonda (Ross) Spence, and Marla (Wayne) Hingley, four grandchildren; Zach, Darby, Devin, and Jake, as well as a circle of other relatives and friends.
Marguerite was born in the prairies of central Alberta, in Cereal, June 12 1943, to Dollie & Clifford McClellan. After losing her father at one year of age, they moved in with her grandparents where they stayed until she began school in Kirriemuir, Alberta.
Growing up, Marguerite loved riding bikes with her sister Dorothy, learned to play piano, and where her love of dancing started at the weekly town hall dances.
She met the love of her life, in 1961 at one of those local dances, while in her last year of high school. After dating for two years, Gerald proposed and they began to plan their life together. In 1965 they married in nearby Consort at the United Church, then set up their first home together in a little house at the Cowley railway station. Shortly thereafter they moved to Calgary and started to plan their future.
A month before their first year anniversary, their daughter Rhonda was born, and where Marguerite’s role as a mother began. Six years later, Marla arrived completing their perfect little family of four. Marguerite instilled confidence and independence in her daughters, with feelings of love and support ever present.
Whether she was filling the house with her beautiful piano playing, organizing camping or family sporting activities, Marguerite was the heart, and spirit of our family. She was the sun that we all revolved around.
In her later years, her grandchildren were a significant part of her life. Marguerite was always buying little toys, coloring books, or crafts for the kids. She’d sit with them for hours, coloring alongside them or playing their favourite games over and over again. ‘Spider’ Grandma, as she was known to her grandchildren, forever created a space in each and every one of their hearts.
Marguerite was a kind and loving women, who was quick to laugh and joke. She was well known by everyone as their ‘Rec’ Director, evident by her full and ever expanding social calendar. She filled her home with pieces of her heart, from pictures of her family, to little trinkets that took the shape of frogs or lizards. All with a story behind them that reminded her of her family or her huge circle of friends. Marguerite didn’t let a day go by without a scheduled event or plan, she lived life to the fullest, and always, thought of others in whatever she was doing.
Goodbye my wife, my mother, my grandmother, my sister, and my friend. You were loved, you were cherished, and you will be missed beyond words. These are the memories you leave behind, thank you for being a part of our lives. I only wish it had been for a little longer. My heart aches, forever. I love you.
A celebration of Marguerite’s life will be held at Cochrane Alliance Church, 902 Glenbow Drive, Cochrane on Wednesday June 26, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.
If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Marguerite’s memory may be made to Calgary Mustard Seed, 102 11 Avenue S.E., Calgary, Alberta T2G 0X5, www.theseed.ca To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Marguerite Elizabeth Irene Price, please visit our flower store.
Marguerite passed away suddenly at Cochrane, Alberta on Wednesday June 19, 2013 at 70 years of age. Lovingly remembered by her husband Gerald of 48 years, daughters; Rhonda (Ross) Spence, and Marla (Wayne) Hingley, four grandchildren; Zach, Darby, Devin, and Jake, as well as a circle of other relatives and friends.
Marguerite was born in the prairies of central Alberta, in Cereal, June 12 1943, to Dollie & Clifford McClellan. After losing her father at one year of age, they moved in with her grandparents where they stayed until she began school in Kirriemuir, Alberta.
Growing up, Marguerite loved riding bikes with her sister Dorothy, learned to play piano, and where her love of dancing started at the weekly town hall dances.
She met the love of her life, in 1961 at one of those local dances, while in her last year of high school. After dating for two years, Gerald proposed and they began to plan their life together. In 1965 they married in nearby Consort at the United Church, then set up their first home together in a little house at the Cowley railway station. Shortly thereafter they moved to Calgary and started to plan their future.
A month before their first year anniversary, their daughter Rhonda was born, and where Marguerite’s role as a mother began. Six years later, Marla arrived completing their perfect little family of four. Marguerite instilled confidence and independence in her daughters, with feelings of love and support ever present.
Whether she was filling the house with her beautiful piano playing, organizing camping or family sporting activities, Marguerite was the heart, and spirit of our family. She was the sun that we all revolved around.
In her later years, her grandchildren were a significant part of her life. Marguerite was always buying little toys, coloring books, or crafts for the kids. She’d sit with them for hours, coloring alongside them or playing their favourite games over and over again. ‘Spider’ Grandma, as she was known to her grandchildren, forever created a space in each and every one of their hearts.
Marguerite was a kind and loving women, who was quick to laugh and joke. She was well known by everyone as their ‘Rec’ Director, evident by her full and ever expanding social calendar. She filled her home with pieces of her heart, from pictures of her family, to little trinkets that took the shape of frogs or lizards. All with a story behind them that reminded her of her family or her huge circle of friends. Marguerite didn’t let a day go by without a scheduled event or plan, she lived life to the fullest, and always, thought of others in whatever she was doing.
Goodbye my wife, my mother, my grandmother, my sister, and my friend. You were loved, you were cherished, and you will be missed beyond words. These are the memories you leave behind, thank you for being a part of our lives. I only wish it had been for a little longer. My heart aches, forever. I love you.
A celebration of Marguerite’s life will be held at Cochrane Alliance Church, 902 Glenbow Drive, Cochrane on Wednesday June 26, 2013 at 1:30 p.m.
If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Marguerite’s memory may be made to Calgary Mustard Seed, 102 11 Avenue S.E., Calgary, Alberta T2G 0X5, www.theseed.ca To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Marguerite Elizabeth Irene Price, please visit our flower store.
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