Obituary of Muriel Jean McAfee

Peacefully on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013, in her 93rd year, dearly loved mother of her son Jim (Edyth) of Oakville, ON and grandmother of Andrew (Megan Shram) and Kate (Kevin) Matchett, of Toronto, ON. Born on February 27, 1920 in Glassville, NB, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Hilda (Lamont) Ronald. Ronnie was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Ronald McAfee (1999), her brothers Charles and David (Glassville), her sisters Kathryn Holt (Saint John), Marjorie Brown (Bath) and Ruth McIntosh (Glassville). She is survived by her two great-granddaughters, Kyla Matchett and Charlotte McAfee, her sister Joan Smith (Millidgeville), her sister-in-law, Gladys McAfee (East Saint John), as well as several nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. She completed high school at Florenceville Superior School and graduated from the Saint John General Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1943. Passionately proud of her profession as a nurse, Ronnie conducted herself with a high standard of integrity, compassion and quiet dignity in all aspects of her life. Over the many decades that she lived in Saint John she was an avid gardener. She enjoyed curling and cross-country skiing for several years and her volunteer efforts included the Heart & Stroke Foundation as well as Meals on Wheels. Her greatest joy, however, was her family – both immediate and extended – there was always an assortment of homemade cookies and squares available for any and all visitors to her home. Appreciation and thanks are extended to the staff at Embassy Hall for providing a safe and caring environment in her final years. The funeral service will be held from the chapel at Brenan’s Funeral Home, 111 Paradise Row, on Saturday, February 16th, 2013 at 10:00 am. Interment will take place in Fernhill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, if desired, please make a donation to the Canadian Diabetes Association.