Margaret Jacqueline Lamarche, age 85, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on July 16, 2024. Jackie, the daughter of Wilhemina and Frederick Sudsbury, grew up in Edmonton with her brother Jimmy and three sisters, Joan, Patricia and Debbie. Being a mischievous child, Jackie always had plenty of stories about her childhood adventures that included tall tales of truancy to play cribbage with her friends, as well as an enduring recalcitrant streak where she had no problem standing up to figures of authority.
While being a busy homemaker and mother to five children who inherited some of her better qualities, she decided to exercise her independence and join the workforce. She began her 25-years-long career at Sears in the warehouse department where her small stature belied her toughness, often wrangling boxes bigger than herself. After retiring in 2000, she moved to Saanichton, BC until 2020 when she returned to Alberta to be closer to family.
Jackie had an undying passion for games and was never one to turn down a game of cards. With a keen ability to count all the points in a hand before you could say “fifteen two”, she was always ready to beat one of her kin at a game of cribbage. Her acuity also extended to word and trivia games like Scrabble and crossword puzzles, giving anyone who dared a run for their money while watching Jeopardy.
Always energetic and adventurous, she never passed up the opportunity to travel around the world with family and friends. She also loved watching football and was a devoted Edmonton Elks fan until the end. Never losing her sense of humor, she lamented she wouldn’t be able to see them win again since they, “always screw it up in the final minutes of the quarter.”
Jackie is survived by her children: Douglas (Laurel) Lamarche and their children Teague (Sarah) Lamarche; Brianna (Layne) Manson; Kiernan (Lindsey) Lamarche; Mireigh (Brent) Babiuk; Perry (Sherry) Lamarche; Janet Wyton and her children Rob (Dara) Wyton; Mitch (Candace) Wyton; Angella Lamarche and her children: Patrick Hickey and Caitlin Ledrew; and Todd Lamarche; as well as 11 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Patricia Dads and many nieces and nephews.
At Jackie’s request, no service will be held.
The family wishes to send a special thank you to her doctors, Dr. Cynthia Card and Dr. Joan Odiagah, for their care and compassion for mom.
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