Condolences
Please accept our sincere condolences at this sad time.
We have fond memories of fun times with your Mom and Dad.
Sincerely, Ken and Karen Murdoch
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Marilyn was our neighbour for many years. She always took life in stride, and certainly was up for an adventure. When we saw that the camper was gone outside her garage, we knew Marilyn had hit the rode to gather with friends and family. Circumstance, weather and age never stopped her from enjoying time with others.
Kevin always got a kick out of helping Marilyn with the vehicles and putting up her Christmas lights. It was not Christmas in the neighbourhood unless the Edgar house was decorated with lights, and especially the lit Candy Canes.
As was often the case, when the patio lights were on at Marilyn’s house, it signalled a gathering of family and friends for a time of laughter and memory-making moments, to be sure. We saw the patio lights on at the house last night, and we smiled. A great way to honour Marilyn. She would have been pleased to see them on again.
We will miss this grand lady of Ramsay. Godspeed, Marilyn, onto your next adventure.
Kevin and Sylvia
Marilyn was one of my favorite cousins, and at one point, I had 52 of them! She and I shared a love for genealogy and family history, especially the Luxford family. Marilyn's father and my maternal grandfather were brothers in a family of eight. She always called my mother, "Aunt Bets" but they were actually first cousins.
Ken and I chummed together when he played sax in The Corvairs. I travelled with the band and MC'd and hosted the road performances for the band. We often doubled dated together because he had a car and I didn't! He told me he had a new girlfriend but didn't tell me who it was. On our next double date, "Holy crap on a cracker," it was my cousin! The rest, as they say, is history.
Her dad, Uncle Ted, was a guy who was full of mischief and had a great sense of humor. Her mother, Aunt Mary, was the life of the party and at the family gatherings, my grandfather would play the piano and we would sing all the old British songs. "Knees Up Mother Brown" would have Mary up on her feet doing a saucy dance!
It is sad that we are beginning to lose some of our generation and that for some of us, we are now left with memories. But for most of us, those memories are filled with fun and laughter.
When my daughter passed several years ago, my mother sent a letter to me that offered some comfort. Perhaps it will be of comfort to Dani, Jolie, and Tom at this difficult time. It said:
"I am standing on the sea shore, a ship spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the ocean. She is an object of beauty and I stand watching her 'til at last she fades on the horizon, and someone at my side says, "She is gone.'
Gone where? Gone from sight, that is all. The loss of sight is in me, not in her; and just at that moment when someone says, "She is gone," there are others who are watching her coming. Other voices take up the glad shout, "Here she comes!"
I'm sure that her father and mother have been waiting to greet her. May you take solace in knowing that you too, will have an opportunity to see her again.
Al Norton
Marilyn never failed to make us laugh especially since our escapades usually included the phrase "crap on a cracker" at some point. She loved her campfires and we sure had some great ones together. Our deepest condolences to Dani, Jolie & Tom. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. RIP my sweet cousin love you forever.
Cheryl & Dave Krug
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