Obituary of Kathleen Cruikshank

At Braemar Retirement Centre, on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, Mrs. Kay Cruikshank of Wingham, age 93 years. The former Kathleen Wallace wife of the late William B. Cruikshank who predeceased her in 2001. Dear mother of Julie Cruikshank and husband Garry Clarke of Vancouver, and Jane Cruikshank of Regina. Loving grandmother of Lawrence McCandless (Megan Brady) of Vancouver, Anne McCandless of Squamish and Julian Clarke of Vancouver. Great-grandmother of Dawson, Daniel, and James McCandless. Also survived by her niece Kathy (Lawrie) Daub of Arnprior and her nephews Doug Heard (Lesley Elmas) of Ottawa and Allan (Deborah) Heard of Sault Ste. Marie as well as many great-nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Reverend Archer and Mrs. Annie (Bambra) Wallace and her sister Eleanore Heard. Born in Toronto in 1917, she received her B.A. in English and History from the University of Toronto in 1939. She began teaching at the Wingham High School, as it was then known, in 1940. Upon her marriage in 1943, she left full-time teaching, but continued supply teaching until 1958. From 1968 to 1972, she was an assistant librarian at the F.E. Madill Secondary School. She was the librarian at the Wingham Public School from 1972 until her retirement in 1982. Kay was a lifelong member of the United Church and was involved in many activities within the congregation. In 1963 and 1964 she was President of the London Conference of the United Church Women. The family would like to give special thanks to the staff of both the Braemar Retirement Centre and Braemar Nursing Home for the care given to Kay over the past nine years. Visitation at McBurney Funeral Home, Wingham, Ontario on Saturday, from 12:00 noon until the time of funeral services at 1:30 pm. Reverend Wayne Beamer officiating. Interment in Wingham Cemetery, Wingham, Ontario. Memorial donations to Memorial fund of the Wingham United Church or the Ontario Literacy Coalition would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.