Margaret Talbot BOTTERELL

BOTTERELL, Margaret Talbot (nee Matheson)
Died February 25, 2006 in her 99th year, at Providence Manor at Kingston, Ontario. Formerly of Winnipeg, Margaret (Maggie) also lived in London, England (1930-35), Toronto (1937-62) and Kingston (1962-2006). Predeceased in 1997 by her beloved husband, Dr. E. Harry Botterell. Daughter of the late Alice E. (Talbot) and the late Most Rev. Samuel P. Matheson, Archbishop of Rupertsland and Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. Mother of Daphne Payne of Hamilton, and Jocelyn Allen and her husband Peter of Toronto. Grandmother of Neil Payne and his wife Pascale of Newmarket; of Jan Malcolm and her husband Peter Brassil of Vancouver; of Gillian Davis and her husband the Rev. Kenneth Davis of Whitby; of Hugh Payne and his wife Christina of Milton; and of Eric Allen of Toronto; of Geoff Allen of Toronto; and Christopher Allen of Hanover, NH. Great-grandmother of Andreanne and Alexander Payne; of Simon, Benjamin and Samuel Davis; and of Cameron Payne. Aunt to many nieces and nephews in Canada and the United States. Predeceased by her sister Mary and by six half-siblings.

Maggie was a truly valiant woman who wrestled most of her life with recurrences of bi-polar disorder. She will be remembered for her great courage, her sparkling gaiety and her love of family, friends and church. We celebrate her life, we grieve her passing, and we rejoice that she is at peace at last.

The family want to thank many people for their compassionate care and support of Maggie: first her devoted caregivers, Kathy Mosier of Wolfe Island and Mae Kane of Kingston; the dedicated medical and nursing staff at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, especially Kathy Heere, RN; and the sensitive staff at Providence Manor; all these people cared for and about Maggie, and we have truly appreciated their support.

Visitation at the Robert J. Reid & Sons Funeral Home, 309 Johnson St. (at Barrie), Kingston, on Monday, March 6th, 2006 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Memorial Service at St. George's Cathedral, corner of Johnson and King St., on Tuesday, March 7th, 2006 at 1 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to one of the following would be very much appreciated: Bipolar Research, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation, 250 College St., Toronto, ON M5T 1R8 or The Indigenous Healing Fund, Anglican Church of Canada, 600 Jarvis Street, Toronto, ON M4Y 2J6.