(Nee Gladman)
December 10, 1927 - November 26, 2014
Our family matriarch and cherished friend passed away peacefully at the West End Villa in Ottawa in the presence of her family on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, two weeks short of her eighty-seventh birthday. Her sense of humour, flamboyant nature, and abiding love for her family were evident to the end of her journey.
An Ottawa native, Bev lived her younger years in Old Ottawa South and the Glebe with parents Nellie (Rivers) and Cecil Gladman, sister Marion (Maurice Woolford), and brothers Donald (Sylvia) and Kaye (Maureen), all of whom she outlived.
She met her beloved Doug Clark in 1942, they married in 1946, and raised their family at the homestead on Highway 31, in Gloucester. Bev and Doug thoroughly enjoyed family life with their children: Julie (the late Mike McIntyre), Lindsay (Bob Whillans), Michael, Tracey (John Murray), the late Kolleen, and Tammy (Alessandro Giuliani). The gift of eight grandchildren was a blessing that Bev cherished: Kevin McGarry (Lisa); Craig and Allison McIntyre; Jennifer Nadon-Murray (Jess) and Connor Murray; and Zachary, Erica and Matthew Giuliani. Great-grandson Ciarán McIntyre is the newest addition to Bev’s family.
Although Doug died in 1997, Bev followed their dream of retiring near the great St. Lawrence River when she and Michael moved to Morrisburg in 2004. After ten years of small-town life, an accident in late 2013 resulted in Bev’s return to Ottawa.
Bev wore many hats throughout her life, including: wife, mother, grandmother, friend, executive (Campeau Corporation), gifted contralto, poet, community volunteer, confidante, leader, and family historian. She will be remembered as a devoted family member, caring friend, lover of music and animals, a rebel against the status quo, and source of wisdom to many. She was a modern woman who led by example and lived life her way. Bev was truly one of a kind, and we will miss her deeply.
A funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, December 1, at the McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home, 1411 Hunt Club Road, Ottawa, with visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. If desired, memorial donations may be sent to the Shepherds of Good Hope, as per Bev’s wishes.
Partager l'avis de décès
v.1.8.18