It is with profound sadness that the family announces the passing of Margaret Jean Chadwick in Toronto on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at the age of 95. She is survived by children David (Georgina), Charlotte (Tim) and Douglas (Seema); grandchildren Tom (Kara), Keith, Peter, Richard (Lucy), Catherine (Greg) and Blaine; and great-grandchildren Sophia, Reid, Henry, and James. She will also be missed by nephews Gordon, Norman (Desiree), and Jim (Sonya) and niece Judy, and other family. Margaret was predeceased by her beloved husband William (Bill) Chadwick, her parents Jean and James Torrie, and her brother Fraser Torrie (Beverly).
Margaret lived a good life on her own terms, and was devoted to her family, friends and community. She was born in 1925 in Toronto, Ontario. Following her graduation from St. Clement’s School, she worked at the Toronto Dominion Bank until she married Bill in 1949. For 61 years she lived in the same home.
Margaret was always energetic and social, hosting family dinners, visiting cottages, and traveling to visit family in Winnipeg, St Paul, and abroad. She enjoyed needlework and produced many beautiful works of tatting, lace work, and crocheting. She belonged to several guilds and enjoyed friendship, travel, teaching, and activities with the groups. From the 1960s, Margaret played bridge weekly with a group of neighbours, and in later years, she belonged to several bridge groups, playing two or three times a week until the pandemic, when she and her friends switched to Zoom calls. For over forty years, Margaret was active in the Georgina Foundation, serving as Allocation Chairperson She was a long-time member of St. John’s York Mills Anglican Church where she was active in many groups since 1960. She enjoyed the music at St. John’s, especially the piano, organ, and handbell concerts.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Georgina Foundation or St. John’s York Mills Anglican Church. A funeral service will be held at St. John’s York Mills Anglican Church on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 11 a.m.
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