MASCURINE, Margaret Anne Mascurine - Passed away peacefully at the age of 89, surrounded by her family on October 20, 2023 at Rouge Valley Extendicare in Scarborough.
Margaret joins her beloved husband Horace, who passed away in 2017.
Margaret leaves behind her devoted daughter Matilda, and her son-in-law, David Rozario, along with her granddaughter Mandy.
Margaret will be very missed by her sister Teresa, and her other cherished family members including; Hazel, Sandra, Cornel, Dawn, Shaun, Darsha, Baby Mila, Greg, Kandy, Ryan, Tyler, Will, Natasha, and Emily.
A sincere thank you to the devoted staff at Rouge Valley Extendicare, Clark House, who cared for and watched over Margaret for six years.
Margaret came to Canada in 1966 from India, accompanied by her husband Horace, sister Teresa, and daughter Matilda. Margaret was a nurse and would start working almost as soon as she arrived in Canada, first at the NICU in Women's College Hospital and then the NICU at Toronto East General Hospital (now Michael Garron Hospital).
Margaret cared for countless infants before her deteriorating eyesight forced her to retire in 1995.
In 1996 Margaret and Horace left East York, where they had lived for 30 years, and moved to Brechin, Ontario. Having dreamed of having a cottage, they established themselves in Brechin on the Talbot River.
Margaret returned to Toronto in 2016 and lived with her daughter until her progressing immobility and dementia forced her to move to Rouge Valley Extendicare in 2018. Margaret charmed the staff and residents at RVE and though she was a woman of few words (with progressive aphasia), she was always among friends.
Margaret was a special woman, generous and kind until the very end. She is deeply missed.
Visitation will be held at the McEachnie Funeral Home, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax, on Thursday, October 26, 2023 from 9:00 am - 10:30 am. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at St. Martin de Porres Roman Catholic Church, 4179 Lawrence Ave. East, Scarborough at 11:00 am.
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