Mary was born on Comox St. in Vancouver’s West End. She was the youngest of five daughters of the late Tom & Daisy Hoyle. She attended Dawson Elementary School and St. Andrew’s Wesley church. She loved the West End and happy days at English Bay, Stanley Park and especially “Theatre Row” and Granville Street in it’s more gracious days. In 1938 the family moved across the Burrard bridge to Kits point where Mary attended Henry Hudson, Kits Jr. high and lastly; Kitsilano Secondary School.
Mary and John met while they were working at B.C. Drugs along with many lifelong friends. They married in 1951 and lived in the Dunbar area of Vancouver where their two children were born, before moving to Dundarave in West Vancouver in 1962. After John’s passing, Mary moved from the family home to the Westerleigh, being one of their original residents, where she enjoyed her ocean view, the park and the birds from her balcony.
Mary and John devoted many hours volunteering at the West Vancouver Seniors Centre, and Mary was a longtime member of West Vancouver United Church.
Mary is predeceased by husband John (2010) and dear sisters; Hazel (1950), Dulcie (1996), Dorothy (2004), Edna (2020), and survived by her children; Greg (Isabel) and Laura; many cherished longtime friends, relatives, and neighbours.
No service by request.
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