Mary passed peacefully on Friday, September 4, 2020 at St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener in her 85th year.
Beloved wife of Lucien Guillaume for 51 years, loving mother of Kevin and Jennifer Daniele (Simon), cherished grandmother of Fiona, and dear sister of Anna Barnum (Kerry) of Waterloo and Susan McLean (Ken) of Sault Ste. Marie.
Mary is predeceased by her parents Scoffield and Norma (Grigg) Watkinson and her sisters Jane Richards (Sault Ste. Marie) and Carol Chadwick (Thunder Bay).
She will be sadly missed by her many loving nieces and nephews and their families both in Canada and in France.
Mary was born and grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. In the mid-sixties she joined Soo Theatre Workshop where she met Lucien. She moved to Montreal in 1969 and returned to Ontario to spend her last 23 years in St. Jacobs and Waterloo region. She was an artist from an early age and continued to pursue her passion for colour, line and composition for her whole life. She mentored and encouraged artistic vision in all its forms. Her long association and commitment with the Uptown Gallery in Waterloo gave her great joy and friendship.
A memorial gathering to celebrate Mary’s life will be held at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Thursday, September 10, 2020 between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, guests must wear facial coverings, observe physical distancing, and RSVP to the funeral home at 519-745-8445.
As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario may be arranged by contacting the funeral home at 519-745-8445.