ANDERSON, Muriel Etta Anderson (née Fullerton) - Died in Toronto, September 13, 2023 at the grand old age of 97.
Born in Long Reach, New Brunswick to Vesta and George Fullerton on June 17, 1926, Muriel was the first daughter of eight children.
Muriel contributed much to the farm chores and after three sons, her mother was glad to have a daughter's help in the domestic sphere.
With her mother's encouragement, she left home at 17 on a Saint John River steamboat to train as a teacher at the Normal School in Fredericton.
After teaching for a few years, Muriel began her BA at Mount Allison in 1946. She met her husband, Rev. John Findlay Anderson and many lifelong friends through the Student Christian Movement (SCM).
Muriel and John were married in 1951.
he was part of the peace movement over the course of seven decades, active in climate justice work in the Beaver Valley, and as an Amnesty International member.
Muriel influenced many with her love and justice-making approach to living; not the least of whom are her two children and their spouses, Betsy (Jim) and Robin (Barbara), and her seven grandchildren and their partners, Mary Ruth, Matthew (Ashley), Madeleine (Steve), Heather, Sarah (Michelle), Julia (Kelly), and Marion (Kurtis).
She was anticipating the arrival of her 10th great-grandchild and is mourned, loved, and admired by great-grandchildren: Abby, Emily, Felicity, Jasper, Norrie, Peggy, Orrin, Hamish, and Arthur. Muriel was predeceased by her husband John (2016) and six of her siblings.
She is remembered with love and gratitude by her sister Audrey, her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, her beloved Fullerton and Anderson families and many close friends. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the staff and community of Christie Gardens where Muriel lived for the last seven years.
We will celebrate Muriel's long and rich life on Friday, November 10, 10:30 a.m. at Trinity-St. Paul's United Church (427 Bloor St. West, Toronto).
Donations to the Student Christian Movement, Project Ploughshares, Amnesty International, or Ontario Nature are welcome and will honour and extend Muriel's lifelong commitments.
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