Obituary of Margaret June Cowan

June 2, 1939 – January 21, 2019. Margaret died peacefully at Columbia Forest Long Term Care, where she was receiving palliative care for cancer.

Margaret was born in Gosport England and immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1952 with her parents and brother. Predeceased by her parents Leonard and Winnifred Short. She is survived by her brother Clifford Short (Ingeburg), her loving husband Don Cowan, her three children John (Shelley), Michael (Beverly) and Christine (Christopher Murray) and her five granddaughters (Sarah, Meghan, Kaitlin, Heidi and Madelyn).

Margaret and Don married in September 1960 and immediately moved from Toronto to Kitchener-Waterloo, where with her brand-new Registered Nursing degree from the Atkinson School of Nursing at Toronto Western Hospital, she joined the nursing staff at KW Hospital (now Grand River). The next year she transferred to St. Mary’s Hospital where she spent the next two years before joining the nursing staff in a local doctor’s office.

In 1965, Marg and Don started their family and Marg focused on childcare while keeping her hand in nursing through many fill-in positions including nursing at Camp Tawingo. Marg also focused on giving back to the community through her active participation in the May Court Club, their Christmas Dreams Fundraiser and the May Court Shop.

There will be no visitation. A celebration of life service will be held at All Saints Anglican Church, 400 Northfield Dr W, Waterloo, Ontario on Saturday February 2, 2019 at 12 noon. A reception will follow the service. Cremation has already taken place with a family interment to occur at a later date at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo.

The Cowan family wants to thank all of our many friends who have supported Margaret during her journey. Special thanks also to Columbia Forest, Lisaard House and Grand River Regional Cancer Centre for their excellent care during Marg’s long battle.

In lieu of flowers, condolences for the family and donations to Lisaard House or The Gies Family Centre, c/o Hospice of Waterloo Region may be arranged through the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445 as well, at the church prior to the service.