Born in Brantford, Ontario on October 19, 1957, to Joan Ruth and John Campbell Lounds, Mary spent most of her youth rising up in Meaford, Ontario, the place she made associates simply and excelled in sports activities, notably basketball and golf, typically main her highschool groups to victory. Mary was enjoyable, outgoing, vivacious, beneficiant of spirit and liked a very good get-together.
Within the early Eighties, Mary gave start to the 2 persevering with joys in her life – Michael and Megan. Along with her husband Jim Chapman, and each units of grandparents, Michael and Megan have been infused with that pleasure and love of life, in addition to with nice talent on the golf course. Mary, like her mom Joan, had received the Meaford Membership Championship – Mary whereas pregnant with Megan – which explains so much about Megan’s subsequent profession talents and selections!
Mary went again to high school and have become a dental hygienist for a number of years, nevertheless; unhappy with that profession, went on to finish her degree in schooling at York College and change into a highschool trainer at Georgian Bay Secondary Faculty till she retired. Within the closing years of her educating profession, she selected to show particular schooling lessons to challenged younger adults. It was one of many methods her spirit shone and her coronary heart was stuffed.
She liked to journey and reveled in her journeys, whether or not it’s throughout Canada and the USA, or much more far-flung areas such because the Dominican Republic, Galapagos, Kenya, and Japan. She was beneficiant with time and items, and he or she was typically very sort and considering of others – particularly people who have been challenged of their lives. She welcomed with open arms the immediately bigger household her brother introduced to go to starting within the late Nineteen Nineties, and had a particular relationship along with her niece Melanie, who occurs to reside her life with Down Syndrome. Mary was at all times enthused about taking Melanie along with her on enjoyable excursions purchasing or to the day spa for a facial.
She would love a very good snigger, and at occasions can be the one different individual within the room moreover her brother John that discovered one thing humorous, and the 2 of them would snigger till they cried. It was a fantastic bond. And though a collection of unlucky sicknesses stored her off her sport later in life, she just lately rediscovered the preventing spirit that made her a pleasure and inspiration.
Mary leaves her son Michael James Chapman (Kate Mattice), daughter Megan Ruth Chapman (G.W. King), grandchildren Makala, Lou and Finn, in addition to her brother John Robert (Ellen McRae), and her nieces and nephews Aimee, Scott, Melanie and Edward.
A celebration of Mary’s life will happen on the Marsh Avenue Centre in Clarksburg on Friday, July 26, 2024 from 4 till 7 p.m., tributes will likely be shared at 5 o’clock. Interment will happen at Lakeview Cemetery at a later date.
In that case desired and as your expression of sympathy, memorial donations could also be made to Beaver Valley Outreach, Occasions for Life or the Meaford Hospital Basis may be made via the Ferguson Funeral Residence, 48 Boucher St. E., Meaford, ON N4L 1B9 to whom preparations have been entrusted. www.fergusonfuneralhomes.ca
Donations: Beaver Valley Outreach, Occasions for Life or the Meaford Hospital Basis
