Avis de décès de Katherine-Jean McPherson

DEVERELL, Katherine Jean (Kay) Died peacefully, in the presence of family, on August 7th, 2007, in her 89th year, at Leaside Retirement Residence, Toronto, ON, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Kay was an accomplished home manager and hostess who cared about her community. She began adult life as a schoolteacher, then devoted 15 years to caring for three children before building a third career as a successful realtor to many University of Saskatchewan faculty members. Our mother was a fundraiser for the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, a duplicate bridge shark and a lifelong learner who never failed to recommend the latest best book" and to encourage independence in her offspring. She taught us to live good values, to take care of ourselves, and to be caring and considerate of others. She was born on April 30th, 1919 in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, eldest daughter of Peter Gordon McPherson and Nettie Louella McPherson (nee Perrin). Predeceased by her brothers John and Hugh (Hugo) McPherson and survived by her brother Neil and his wife Veronica McPherson, her three children (John Frederick Deverell, Frances Leigh Deverell, and Peter McPherson Deverell) her grandchildren (Sage, Basil and Ginger (by Peter); Murray, Rakael, and Vanessa (by John) and Karen Abramson (by Frances), and great grandchildren (Riley, Sidney, and Leah (by Basil and Brandi Deverell). Kay grew up in Sioux Lookout until age 10 when her father, a United Church Minister, moved the family to Leduc, Alberta. She attended normal school in Edmonton, where she met her future husband, Alfred Frederick Deverell. They married August 16th, 1941, just before Fred enlisted. Kay lived in Winnipeg with her mother and gave birth to her first son while Fred served overseas. After the war Fred took a posting at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, where they raised their family. Upon retirement in 1974 they moved to Victoria, B.C. where Fred died (1992). Kay moved to Toronto in 2005 to be closer to family. We thank the caring teams at Berwick House in Victoria and Leaside Retirement Residence in Toronto for their excellent support to Kay in her last years. If you wish to acknowledge your memories of Katherine Deverell please send donations to Parkinson Society Canada or the CNIB. Send cards to Frances Deverell, #2 Barnaby Pvt., Ottawa, K1K 4S4. 398733 Published in the Victoria Times-Colonist from 8/13/2007 - 8/15/2007.