Obituary for Muriel Joan Gordon (Macpherson)
GORDON, Muriel Joan
December 3, 1921-July 16, 2020
Joan passed away peacefully in Burlington after a long and courageous fight with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was predeceased by her husband Peter, after 64 years of marriage, and by her brother Doug Macpherson. She is survived by her son Peter, daughter-in-law Judith, daughter Susan Roux, and grandchildren Peter, Jamie (Alyson), Ali and Jacques. She also leaves behind four great-grandchildren Reese, Quinne, Sloane and Jack, and her nieces and nephew Anne Farley, Jane Armstrong, Ann Armstrong and Ian Macpherson.
Joan was a truly wonderful and beautiful lady. She loved a good book, was a gracious and generous host and always enjoyed the company of all her friends and children. She had a smile that would light up any room, and an ability to brighten everyone’s day. Her love for life and her incredible spirit sustained her through her final years.
Joan grew up in Toronto, the daughter of Muriel and Bill Macpherson. Her father had five sisters, all of whom settled in Toronto and Teeswater. There were countless picnics, summer holidays, family gatherings at Jackson’s Point, Teeswater and Kincardine. Fun, love and caring were a true legacy established by this family in her youth. She was truly loved by all those whose life she was a part of. “What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”
There will be a Private Family Service. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in Joan’s name to Central Presbyterian Church, 165 Charlton Avenue West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8P 2C8.
December 3, 1921-July 16, 2020
Joan passed away peacefully in Burlington after a long and courageous fight with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was predeceased by her husband Peter, after 64 years of marriage, and by her brother Doug Macpherson. She is survived by her son Peter, daughter-in-law Judith, daughter Susan Roux, and grandchildren Peter, Jamie (Alyson), Ali and Jacques. She also leaves behind four great-grandchildren Reese, Quinne, Sloane and Jack, and her nieces and nephew Anne Farley, Jane Armstrong, Ann Armstrong and Ian Macpherson.
Joan was a truly wonderful and beautiful lady. She loved a good book, was a gracious and generous host and always enjoyed the company of all her friends and children. She had a smile that would light up any room, and an ability to brighten everyone’s day. Her love for life and her incredible spirit sustained her through her final years.
Joan grew up in Toronto, the daughter of Muriel and Bill Macpherson. Her father had five sisters, all of whom settled in Toronto and Teeswater. There were countless picnics, summer holidays, family gatherings at Jackson’s Point, Teeswater and Kincardine. Fun, love and caring were a true legacy established by this family in her youth. She was truly loved by all those whose life she was a part of. “What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”
There will be a Private Family Service. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in Joan’s name to Central Presbyterian Church, 165 Charlton Avenue West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8P 2C8.