MARY ELAINE PARTRIDGE

(August 11, 1952 - January 13, 2026) Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, she had a spirit, intellect, and joie de vivre that took her on adventures around the world, always returning to her beloved home on Toronto Island. Longtime and loving partner of the late Wayne Lilley; stepmother to Shawn and Jay (Erica); cherished sister of Martin (Carolyn), Katharine, and Vivian (David); sister-in-law to Bunne and Jerry; aunt to Freya (Sean), Kristie (Simon), Erin (Zach), Jacob, James, Andrew (Anna), and Graham (Hailey); grandma to Liv and Grace; honorary sister to Leslie; recent companion of Dave; and admirer of fellow proud Canadians, QCYC members, shared book club readers, excitable Blue Jays fans, reliable bridge partners, avid gardeners, joyful sailors, competent spreadsheet users, lifelong Beatles maniacs, competitive tennis players, quiet sleepers, dedicated volunteers, savvy political writers, unabashed singers, hopeful Maple Leafs diehards, confident joke-tellers, enthusiastic cocktail-party goers, wayfinders and wayfarers, and the Peckerheads, a decades-long group of her dearest friends; she will be missed more than these words can convey. Gratitude for memorial contributions made to Transforming Cleft, an organization in which Mary was actively involved.