Obituary of Myra Burns

Passed away at Emmanuel Village, Kitchener on Monday, May 20, 2013 at the age of 87 years. Beloved wife of the late Reginald Mackay Burns (April 1983) of Bridgetown, Nova Scotia and daughter of the late Robert and Katherine Core of Glasgow Scotland. Myra was born in 1926 in Strathmiglo, Fife and was raised and educated in Glasgow Scotland. She served three years in the Auxiliary Territorial Service as a Driver Mechanic during the Second World War. She came to Canada in 1948 and lived in Montreal for five years working for the CPR. She moved to Toronto where she met her husband. She was a member of St. John's Ambulance and worked for Howden and Parsons of Scarborough. In 1974 they moved to Kitchener and she worked as a Secretary for NCR of Waterloo until her retirement in 1991. A private graveside service will be held at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo Condolences and donations to the Heart and Stroke Association or the Canadian Cancer Society may be arranged by contacting the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.