Margaret Claire (Allcock) Gale

Marg will be missed dearly by her children Terry and Al, Barb, Greg and Russ; sister Dorothy Wanderer; brothers John and Shirley Dolman and Douglas and Teresa Dolman; 3 grandchildren, their spouses and 5 great-grandchildren; Peggy and Ken Todd, their children and grandchildren; 19 nieces and nephews and their families; also, by many life long and new friends.

Marg was predeceased by her husband Lloyd Gale and son-in-law Michael Olexa.

Mom grew up in Quesnel and Lillooet BC. She moved with her family to Victoria in 1951. There she attended the Victoria Normal School and earned her teaching certificate. After graduation she returned to Quesnel in 1953 to teach at Riverview Elementary, at that time in a one room schoolhouse. Eventually she ended her 30 + year career at Carson Elementary as a learning assistant. She was a very well respected teacher. While in Quesnel Marg met and married Lloyd Gale, the love of her life for over 67 years.

Mom was actively involved in sports in Quesnel, including playing golf and curling, coaching junior girls’ softball and as the Quesnel junior girls golf coordinator for a number of years. She loved swimming, camping, singing, dancing and family. She helped many friends and family with their annual dreaded income taxes.Mom and Dad enjoyed years of dancing with the Old time Fiddlers and many other dances in the area. They travelled Canada many times from coast, to coast, to coast, explored back country B.C., New Zealand and Australia. Mom also had a wonderful hiking adventure in Switzerland with her lifelong friend Beth Trask.

The family would like to thank the wonderful staff of Birchview Residence for their care and support of mom the last 3 years. Also, a thank you to Josee at Quality Time Wellness for the great times spent with Mom while in PG.