Obituary of Margaret Christie

Christie - Margaret Isobel Christie ( nee Smith ) passed away peacefully in the Dr. Cooke Extended Care Centre, Lloydminster on Thursday, June 30th, 2011, at the age of 88 years. Margaret will be sadly missed by her five loving children, Larry Christie ( Lori ) of Kelowna, BC., Dennis Christie ( Norma ) of Red Deer, AB., Connie Ponto of Wetaskiwin, AB., Calvin Christie ( Sharon ) of Mission, BC., Duane Christie of Mission, BC., six grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, sisters Vera, Doris and Shirley as well as numerous other relatives and friends. Margaret was predeceased by her husband, Jim Christie, father and mother, Charles and Agnes Smith, sisters Agnes, Elsie and brother John. Margaret was born on January 24th, 1923 in the Vermilion hospital. Her early years were spent growing up on a farm in the Greenstreet /Hillmond area, and after marrying Jim Christie, lived on the Marshall farm and then in Lloydminster. Margaret met Jim Christie at a Landrose dance and they married in Lloydminster on Nov. 8th, 1945 at the Knox Presbyterian Church. They celebrated their 65th wedding Anniversary on November 8th, 2010 in the Dr. Cooke Extended Care Center. Jim passed away 4 days later. Margaret was a stay at home mother, always there for her children. She was a great cook and her many hobbies included music, dancing, sewing, knitting, crocheting, gardening, playing cards, playing scramble, attending garage sales and collecting owl ornaments. Margaret's second career after raising her children, included volunteer work. She volunteered at the Jubilee Home, the Interval Women's Shelter and then at the Interval Store. She talked highly about all the friends she volunteered with and most of them have remained friends to the end. She was proud of these organizations. Her scrapbook contained a "Certificate of Appreciation" from the Jubilee Home, dated September 29th, 1987 and also an article from the Meridian Booster of an interview with her about her enjoyment of volunteering at the Interval store. Margaret's sister Shirley wrote the following: According to the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms, 'the salt of the earth' is now used to describe a person or persons of great kindness, reliability or honesty; humble and lacking pretension. I can't think of a more apt description of my sister Margaret. The funeral service was conducted from the St. John's Anglican Church, Lloydminster, Sask., on Friday, July 8th at 2:00 PM with the Reverend Michael Stonhouse officiating. The eulogy was given by Larry Christie and a bible reading by granddaughter, Damara Wolter. Pallbearers were Ryan Christie ( grandson ), Jason Christie ( grandson ), Norval Christie, Ron Christie, Tom McKevitt and Gerard McKevitt. Interment was held in the Lloydminster City Cemetery. McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., administered the funeral arrangements. CARD OF THANKS The family of Margaret Christie would like to thank the staff of the Dr. Cooke Home for their wonderful, kind and compassionate care of their mom during her stay there. Thank you to Reverend Stonhouse, Pat Skinner the organist, and members of the St. John's Anglican Church for providing lunch. We extend many thanks to the pallbearers and all the kind people that sent flowers and donations. Donations can be sent to the Dr. Cooke Care Centre Patient Fund. Thank you to Glenn McCaw and the staff of McCaw Funeral Service for their excellent services provided to the Christie Family during this difficult time. We extend a special thank you to a family friend, Alice Huggins for all her kindness to Mom and the Christie family. Donations in memory of Margaret may be made to the Dr. Cooke Patient Comfort Fund.