Maureen Bernadette Worron-Sauve

What we know for certain is that she moved through the world with a kind of energy that stayed with you long after she left a room.

She had a rare and wonderful gift for making people feel seen and heard whether you met her as family, as a friend, as a mentor, or in one of the many different spaces she helped bring to life. She was a steady presence. Someone that helped anchor people and at the same time helped to give them flight…yet another one of her extraordinary gifts.

Maureen made the world around her kinder, gentler, and more hopeful…not through grand gestures, but through the everyday ways she cared, supported, encouraged, believed, and loved.

She wasn’t simply the roles she held or the accomplishments she collected. She was the warm laugh that made a hard day bearable, the voice of reason when things got messy, and also the one to celebrate the mess in the face of reason. She was someone whose influence often showed up quietly…in the lessons she taught without meaning to, in the values she lived rather than stated.

To some, she was a guide. To others, a safe place. To many, a force of nature. And to all of us, she was loved.

As we gather to celebrate her life, we recognize that each person who comes carries their own version of her, one shaped by years, conversations, shared work, inside jokes, and the small, everyday ways she changed a life. Together, those stories form a tapestry far richer than any single narrative.

Though her time with us ended far too soon, the impact she made continues forward…in the people she lifted, the communities she shaped, and the countless moments of compassion, courage, and generosity she wove into the world.

But even these words feel too small. Her legacy is not held in one summary. It is held in all of us.

Beloved wife of David and cherished mother of Lauren. Maureen is predeceased by her parents Tim and Dorothy Worron. Dear sister of the late Dorothy Brennan (Des), the late Deborah Rice (the late Bill), Thom Worron (Marianne), Darlene Mattiacci (the late Joe), the late Timothy Worron, Kathy Donn (Scott), Diana Shakeshaft (Gary), Kelley Segulic (John), Chris Worron (Terri), and Jason Worron (Tanya).

Cherished aunt of Jennifer Licop (Ben), Patrick Brennan (Leanne), Lisa Spasaro (Jason), Christy Wright (Carl), Mike Rice (Joyce), Mark Rice, Tim Rice (Tracy), Thomas Worron, Robert Worron, the late Joey Mattiacci, Josh Mattiacci, Scotty Donn (Amber), Brian Donn (Alyssa), Cary Nicholson (Brandon), Stephen Shakeshaft (Francis), Cody Shakeshaft (Gabriella), Justin Sweet (Kassaundra), Dylan Sweet (Heather), Brandon Segulic, Sarah Worron (Tyson), Megan Worron, Madison Worron (Blair), and Sydney Worron (Jake). Loving great-aunt of Jack, Kate and Claire Licop; Noah and Carter Brennan; Ava, Luca, and Evan Spasaro; Jacob, Chloe, and Abbey Wright; Iris Rice; Everleigh Rice; Matthew Rice; Miles Worron; Easton and Emmett Donn; and Luna Sweet.

Please gather with us to celebrate her life and her legacy. Family and friends are welcomed for visitation at Markey-Dermody Funeral Home, 1774 King Street East (at Kenilworth) on Wednesday February 4, 2026 from 4 -8 pm and Thursday February 5, 2026 from 3-7 pm. A Funeral Mass will take place on Friday February 6, 2026 at St. Eugene’s Church, 232 Queenston Road at 11:00 am. A celebration of life to follow the funeral mass at the Michelangelo Banquet Centre, 1555 Upper Ottawa Street, Hamilton. In lieu of flowers, a gift to www.scleroderma.ca will help fuel research, programs, support, and hope for those affected by Scleroderma across our communities.