Margaret Mary WOOLF

WOOLF, Margaret Mary SRN,
BA (Hons), MA

In Vancouver, on 8 June, after a
lengthy illness, Margaret Woolf,
in her eighty-fifth year.
   Margaret (née Gibson) was born
in Salford, England, on 8 August
1929. At age ten she was sent as
a 'war evacuee' to Canada,
where she remained for five
years. In 1947 she entered
Nursing School, graduating as a
state-registered nurse in 1950
She served as a nursing officer in
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army
Nursing Corps, stationed initially
in Japan, where she cared for
Commonwealth troops serving
in the Korean War. Later she was
transferred to Germany, where
she met her future husband,
who was doing his national
service in the Royal Army
Medical Corps. They married in
England in 1956.
   In 1961, the family emigrated to
Winnipeg. When her younger
son entered school, Margaret
fulfilled a lifelong ambition,
enrolling at the University of
Manitoba to study English
literature. She successfully
completed her BA (Hons) and
MA. She subsequently taught
literature at the University of
Winnipeg for some years, until
forced to retire because of ill
health.
   Margaret was predeceased by
her husband, Cyril Isaac Woolf,
in 2012 and by a daughter,
Caroline, stillborn in 1958. She is
survived by her sons Daniel
(Julie) and Jeremy (Miranda), and
four grandchildren, Sarah, Sam,
David and Bridget.
   Interment will be private. A
memorial service will be held at
a later date for family and
friends. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to the
Department of English at the
University of Manitoba, in
memory of Margaret Woolf, 179
Extended Education Complex,
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2.