Margaret Morley CLARKE

MARGARET MORLEY BRODDY CLARKE (Margot) September 13, 1929 - October 18, 2022 Welcomed into the world on Friday, September 13, in Toronto, by her parents, Barbara (Stephen) and Hunter Broddy, Margot died peacefully at age 93 on October 18, 2022. Left to grieve their loss are her children, Andrew (Lucy van Oldenbarneveld), Beth (Laura Cabott) and Jeffrey (Kyla Cousineau); and her granddaughters, Ella, Grace and Anaiya; as well as her honorary granddaughter, Jessica Vallentgoed; and her family, Dino, Parker and Scarlett Koenders. Margot lost her sister, Victoria, in 2010; and Alan, her former husband of 40 years, in 2007. She will be greatly missed by her beloved in-laws, Ed (deceased) and Betty (Noble) Clarke, Mary (Clarke) and Haruo Kawai, Harriet (Clarke) and Jacob (deceased) Enns and Margaret (Clarke) and Sidney Tjepkema; twelve nieces and nephews, their spouses, children and many, many friends. Always an excellent student, Margot attended Allenby Public School and North Toronto Collegiate Institute, before graduating from Victoria College at the University of Toronto with an honours degree in Modern Languages and Literature. Toronto's Teacher's College prepared her for kindergarten classrooms in Toronto, Vancouver, Scarborough, Ottawa and Arnprior. Margot left teaching to raise her three children, returning to school in her late forties to complete a master's degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario. Margot was committed to her community, volunteering with Ottawa West Community Support, River Parkway PreSchool Centre, Dying with Dignity Canada and the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa. In her last weeks she was still checking-in on church members as part of her responsibilities with the congregation's Caring Committee. Margot's most lasting legacy will be the foundation of love and support she provided her family. A memorial service celebrating Margot's life will be held on Sunday, November 6 at 2:00 p.m., at the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa, 30 Cleary Avenue. In lieu of flowers, donations in Margot's name to the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa would be appreciated.