Mary Petrie-Peel

PEEL, Mary Mary Peel, 74 of London Ontario passed away peacefully on Friday, August 9, 2019, at home as per her wishes in the presence of her loved ones. Mary was born in New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia on May 29, 1945; the third daughter of James “Francis” Petrie and Mary Margaret MacLean (both deceased). Left to mourn are her husband David (married 1970); son Andrew and granddaughter Miya and daughter Laura (Patrick) Lee & grandsons, Owen & Gabriel. Mary leaves her sisters: Patricia (John) Nearing, Osoyoos, B.C.; Pauline (Gord) MacMaster, Port Hawkesbury, Cape Breton; and Helen (Jack) Brown, Fredericton, NB; her sister in law Susan Peel (Ruth) Niagara Falls, Ontario plus seven nieces and nephews and fifteen grand nieces and nephews plus many cousins. She was also predeceased by her in-laws: Tom and Elsie Peel; one brother, Gerrard and three sisters: Audrey, Lois & Lillian; who all died in infancy; Mary graduated from Saint Agnes High School in New Waterford and St Rita School of Nursing in Sydney, Cape Breton as an RN. From there she moved to Toronto and began her career as a pediatric nurse starting at Toronto East General Hospital (Michael Garron Hospital) in 1967 and followed by positions at : Brampton Memorial Hospital, Belleville General Hospital and finally Child & Parent Research Institute (CPRI) London retiring in 2004 and joined David in working at their own company until finally both of them retired for good in 2015. Mary was an accomplished cook and was at her happiest entertaining family and friends. She was devoted to her family and loved her grandchildren dearly. She thoroughly enjoyed travelling the world and was able to enjoy time spent in various parts of Canada, US, Caribbean, Japan and numerous trips to Europe until pulmonary fibrosis severely confined her activities. As per Mary’s wishes there will be no funeral. The family will be arranging a celebration of life to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis. Mary wishes to thank the numerous individuals who treated her with so much respect, dignity and empathy: Dr. D Cavanaugh, Lisa Biggs, Dr. M Mura, Sheena Jacobs, Jessie Wong & Elsa Thoms, Dr. Achtar, Dr. J MacLean and Jeff and Mark from London Home Respiratory.