SCOTT, Marie Helen Scott

Our Mom died peacefully Tuesday February 10, 2026, and we miss her. She was not quite 101 years old.

Mom was born in Sarnia, Ontario on July 18, 1925 and grew up in her parents’ home on Wellington Street in the Mitton Street neighbourhood. Mom was the daughter of John Knight ( Aberdeen, Scotland ) and Mary Winnifred Knight ( Baie des Chaleurs Région, New Brunswick), the youngest of 5, and sister to Eileen, John, Grant, and Margaret, mother to Ann, David (Joanne), Paul (Cyndy), Peter (Carol), and Susan, grandmother to Jason, Kate, Sam, Alex, and Emily, and great-grandmother to Norah and Ethan. Mom attended St. Benedicts Catholic Church in Sarnia throughout her adult life and was a member of the Canadian Catholic Women’s League.

Mom outlived her siblings and is predeceased by her husband Glenn (2015), and her youngest son Peter (2017).

Mom was extremely proud of the house that Glenn built, and with him, created a home that always welcomed visitors. And it smelled good, of lemon Pledge, chocolate chip cookies baking and for many years, sawdust, thanks to Glenn’s many woodworking projects.

Our Mom loved sports. Curling, golf, the Blue Jays, tennis, figure skating, the Olympics. She faithfully tracked teams and players, had her favourites, knew their scores and rankings. Saw a young Kurt Browning perform his magic on ice at the coliseum in Hamilton, attended curling briars there, and saw at least one Blue Jays game under the dome in Toronto.

Each morning Mom started the Sarnia Observer daily crossword puzzle (Dad usually finished it), and most evenings they played scrabble and cribbage. Mom loved to play cards. She had played bridge throughout her adult life, and she treasured the big noisy card games around the dining room table after family dinners. Once the dinner table was cleared, leftover dessert and wine, or beer and chips, appeared. The number of players fluctuated over the years, and from time to time, there was a visitor at the table. Games were noisy, involved trash talking, fierce competition, and some cheating. Mom frequently won, quietly and subversively.

Mom was an accomplished knitter, producing many sweaters and mittens. She often had a jigsaw puzzle in progress on the big table in the basement.

Our Mom lived with grace, charity, and humour. Even during that difficult time when she fell and broke her leg, eventually moving to a Long Term Home in Hamilton, leaving her home on Kensington Blvd. after 65 years, and almost 96 years of age. She had a keen interest in people’s lives, in the future, in what her children and grandchildren were up to, where they had travelled. She loved a good story, and anyone who visited her knew they should be prepared to play cards and bring some stories. She remained feisty, a keen observer, proud, and appreciative of being alive.

We are so grateful to the staff in Rose Court at Wentworth Lodge for how they looked after our Mom, the kitchen staff who valiantly tried to get her to eat and drink more, the folks in recreation who kept her moving, and the PSWs and RPNs who, on a daily basis, were patient, respectful, and knew how to make Mom laugh. And to Dr. Jim McMillan, who provided care to our Mom with respect and kindness.

In lieu of a funeral service a celebration of life will be held in Sarnia in the near future.