TRAINOR, Margaret Ann – Born on November 26, 1930, after leading a full life and filled with the immense love of all her family, Marg peacefully passed away at Arborstone Enhanced Care in Halifax on Friday, February 12, 2021.
Marg was a proud 90 year resident of Halifax with 60 of those years spent at the family home on Dublin Street. Marg was always on top of the comings and goings of Halifax, a true Haligonian. A graduate of St. Patrick’s High School in 1948, Marg joined the workforce and, over time, worked for the family business (Trainor Auto Service) Trainor GMC, Major Foods and Versa Foods. While working, Marg went back to school as a part-time student, attending Mount St. Vincent University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics to become a very proud, ring wearing, alumnus. St. Theresa’s Church was Marg’s lifelong spiritual home where she was very devote and a generous volunteer, including 60 years with the Catholic Women’s League and a role with the Money Counters. Marg’s greatest achievement though, was while working, maintaining the role of caregiver for her aging mother Muriel, allowing for her mum to stay in the family home as long as she did, for which the family was eternally grateful. We will forever remember Marg for her tremendous generosity, the time she took with you showed you she cared, her laughter, her quick wit and her beautiful smile.
Our beloved Marg will be truly missed by her brother James (Jim) E. (Barbara) Trainor, Halifax and her sister Barbara (Bruce) Jones, Grimsby, ON. Very proud and loving aunt and great
aunt of Patricia (Tony) Munden, Sara and Alex (Kyle); Tom Trainor (Zoe Polymenakos) and Ryan; Robert Trainor (Dr. Mary McNally); Monica (Dan) D’Amico, Stephen, Tim and Claire (Ryan); Cathy (Jim) van der Zalm, Jennifer (Nelson), Anne-Marie (Steve), Michelle (Matt), Allison (Paul), Jimmy (Shannon), Trevor (Lauren), Rebecca and Eric (Jackie); Sheila Jones (Eric Ferguson); David (Karen) Jones, Joseph, Owen and Hanna; Brian (Sofy) Trainor, Julianna and James; Jimmy (Andrea) Trainor, Madeleine, Evan, Matthew and Lauren; Angela Trainor (Sanjay Gopal); Sarah (Will) Greenwood, Abbey, Liam and Ethan and nine and half great, great nieces and nephews, Isabella, Jodi, Madison, Benjamin, Lincoln, Beckham, Gavin, Blake, Nash and baby van der Zalm due in April; who will all dearly miss their Auntie Marg. Marg will now rise with the angels to heaven to join her parents J. Leonard and Muriel (Healy) Trainor; her baby siblings, John and Monica; her eldest brother Thomas (Tom) L. Trainor and his wife Jean.
Cremation has taken place. To celebrate the life of Margaret Ann, a Memorial Mass will be held at St. Theresa’s Church on Saturday, Feb 20th at 10:00am followed by internment, with her family, in the Gates of Heaven Cemetery, Lower Sackville. Due to Covid restrictions pre-registration is required in order to attend the service, please contact the funeral home at (902) 423-7295 before Thursday to do so.
In lieu of floral arrangements, donations in memory of Marg to St. Theresa’s Church or the Walter Callow Foundation, would be truly appreciated. To leave an online condolence please visit www.cruikshankhalifaxfuneralhome.com
To Jim & Barb in Halifax, we cannot thank you enough for your loving dedication, which was above and beyond stellar, as you stepped in to organize and handle the care that Marg required over the last few years. To the wonderful staff of caregivers at Arborstone, for the loving care extended to Marg and especially for connecting Marg, via Skype over the last few months, with her sister Barbara in Ontario, we all extend to you a heartfelt “thank you”.
If you wish to watch the service via live stream please use the following address: https://youtu.be/iA7pgtIV52w
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