McCARTHY, Ann Myfanwy - Ann Myfanwy McCarthy passed away peacefully on April 12, 2021.
Born in Toronto on March 3, 1928, Ann was the third child of Charles and Cecilia McCarthy (nee Flanagan) who immigrated to Canada from Sligo, Ireland, a few years before her birth. She was predeceased by her older brother and sister, Dermot and Geraldine, and is survived by her younger sister, Eileen.
After graduating from Loretto Abbey in Toronto, she attended the University of Toronto, where she received a degree in Occupational Therapy.
Ann’s profession took her to an eclectic assortment of health care facilities and institutions that included Sick Children’s Hospital, the Clarke Institute and, after she retired, volunteer work at St. Michael’s Hospital, Habitat for Humanity, the AGO and the Don Jail. But her fondest memories came from the years that she spent working in New York, the city she fell in love with.
However, first and foremost, Ann was a notorious and irreverent prankster who was affectionately known as ‘the Carol Burnett of Sick Kids Hospital’. She drove a canary yellow Mustang, sported red leather pants and her weapon of choice was a strategically-located whoopee cushion. Hallowe’en was a sacrosanct occasion for her, when she would dress up and terrify little trick or treaters, then fill their bags with candy. There’s even an often-told family story that she was once reprimanded at a not-to-be-mentioned palliative care clinic for mailing out condolence cards to families of patients who had not yet died.
Ann leaves her nieces, Peg, Sheila, Molly [McCarthy] and Lia [Kahnert], as well as nephews Paul, Brian, Michael [Kahnert] and John [McCarthy], and Fern Serrao and her family - all of them remember magical weekends with Ann in the house she shared with her dad and sister. A generation later, her great nieces and nephews - Stephanie, Callum, Charley, Mackenzie, Haley, Samantha, Drew and Riley - also enjoyed sleepovers at Auntie Ann’s, where rules went out the window and bags of candy were always at the ready.
A passionate animal lover, Ann had many pets that she openly doted on and spoiled almost as much as her nieces and nephews. She leaves her dear and devoted friends, Mary Lawless, Dagmar Mills, and Wendy Hynes, to whom our entire family is deeply indebted for the love and affection they showed her.
Ann was the real deal -- a true McCarthy who leaves our family with a treasure trove of fond memories, and we adored her.
In lieu of flowers please donate to Humane Society of Canada. Graveside service planned. Arrangements entrusted with Kane-Jerrett funeral home.
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