Obituary of Margaret Muriel Layman

Margaret Muriel Layman, beloved wife of Glen Layman of Calgary, passed away at the Rockyview General Hospital on Saturday, November 27, 2004 at the age of 87 years. Margaret was born on February 18, 1917 in Nokomis, SK. She took her schooling in Nokomis then attended Normal School in Saskatoon in 1937. She taught school at various locations before (and after) her marriage to Glen Layman on May 10, 1942. Following the War, they settled in Stoughton, SK, moving to Weyburn in 1965. She was very active in the United Church and Community Services as long as her health would permit. Margaret was a loving, wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. We will miss her dearly. Besides her loving husband Glen of sixty-two years, Margaret is survived by a daughter Elsie of Calgary; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Jan of Red Deer; three grandchildren, Neil, Colin and Jill of Calgary; and four great-grandchildren, Jessica, Rebecca, Joshua, and Logan. She is also survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Douglas and Lois Kirk of Regina, SK; a sister and brother-in-law, Marion and Ken Fee of Cranbrook, BC; a sister-in-law Shirley Kirk of Nokomis, SK; a sister-in-law and three brothers-in-law, all of Ontario; as well as a number of nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father Robert Kirk on May 6, 1937; her mother Gertrude on March 23, 1994; an infant son Allan; two brothers, Robert (Shirley) and James (Eileen); and two sisters-in-law. Funeral Services will be held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY’S Fish Creek Chapel (14441 Bannister Road S.E., Calgary, AB) on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. Forward condolences through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. In living memory of Margaret Layman, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Fish Creek Chapel, 14441 BANNISTER ROAD S.E., CALGARY. Telephone: (403) 256-9575.