Annette, the youngest of five children, was born in Montreal to parents Charles and Anne. She attended Ste-Magdalene in Outremont but sometimes found the movies playing at the nearby theatre on Bernard more alluring than schoolwork. Annette worked for an advertising agency before her marriage to Stephen Moore in 1950. They had three children, Robert, Anne and Geoffrey.
In 1975 Annette married Edward S. MacTier and they enjoyed many years together in Vancouver, Tucson, AZ and Montreal.
Annette led a busy life, enjoying travel with friends, entertaining and doing volunteer work – notably decades of service at the Montreal General Hospital. Not blessed with the gift of a golden voice Annette nonetheless enjoyed belting out ‘Barrelhouse Bessie from Basin Street’ or crooning ‘Blue Moon.’ She loved Frank Sinatra. Annette remained an avid filmgoer her entire life; she loved the poetry of Omar Khayyam, and reveled in the crossword grids of the New York Times using an erasable pen, an atlas, a dictionary and an almanac. Annette was never averse to inserting a dollar into a slot machine.
Annette will be remembered by her surviving children, Anne (Allen) and Geoffrey (Ann); stepchildren, Deborah, Susan (Patrick), Diana (Eric), and Nancy (Freda); grandchildren, Stephanie, Nikolas, Harry and Alex. Annette was predeceased by her husband Edward and son Robert.
The family extends heartfelt thanks to the dedicated staffs of Place Kensington and Montreal Soins a Domicile (Westmount branch) for helping to ensure Annette’s final years were the best they could be.
A private service has taken place.
Donations in Annette’s memory can be made to St. Mary’s Palliative Care or the charity of one’s choice.
SHARE OBITUARY
v.1.8.18