Terry, as she was affectionately called, passed peacefully in Ottawa shortly after her 94th birthday. She was always the last one to leave the party. She leaves us now to finally reunite with her husband of 50 years, Captain Philip Chandler, parents Mary (Watt) and Edward Houlahan, her nine brothers and sisters (Helen, Lois, Marge, Eddie, Irene, Neil, Tony, Roy, Mary Ann) daughter Margaret, and beloved grandsons Gavin and Stephen. She will be deeply missed by her children Michael, Kathryn, and Maureen, her eight surviving grandchildren (Meaghan, Kendra, Patrick, Mallory, Rowan, Heather, Caleb and Carson), five great-grandchildren (Liam, Aoife, Lola, Leland, Gabriel), and many beloved nieces and nephews.
Born in Ottawa, Terry worked at the CIBC, and was a longstanding parishioner of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church. She spent her last five years living in community at The Hunt Club Manor - Revera. The family thanks the staff there for taking such good care of her. The family also wishes to thank the nurses, doctors, and staff in palliative care at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, who showed such gentle compassion in her final days.
She will be fondly remembered for her deep love of family, dedication to her faith, and her incredible resilience. Though she will be missed always, her family takes comfort that she is in her eternal home.
The family will receive friends at McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home, 1411 Hunt Club Road (at Albion Road), on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 1:00 - 1:30 pm, 2:00 - 2:30 pm, 3:00 - 3:30 pm, 7:00 - 7:30 pm and 8:00 - 8:30 pm. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Augustine`s Church, Baseline Road. on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 11 am. Due to Covid 19 restrictions, please call the funeral home to schedule a time to attend the visitation or funeral at 613-737-7900. Interment Notre-Dame Cemetery, provincial restrictions are 25 people in attendance. In lieu of flowers, in memoriam donations to World Wildlife Fund or St. Anthony of Padua Missions.
