August 31, 1941 – January 24, 2025
With tears we announce our mom, Jackie Roberston, handed away on Friday, January 24, 2025, in Guelph at Hospice Wellington.
Jackie is survived by her youngsters Lisa (Leo Medeiros), Will (Michele) and Ryan Mactaggart (Kelly), her “grands” Levi and Denya Medeiros, Esme, William, Fynn and Ainsley Mactaggart.
She was born in Cheltenham, Ontario to R.A. and Joan (Overberg) Robertson, the second of 4, late Kathleen Cruttenden, Russ and Jo Robertson.
She was a trainer, a reader, a builder, an environmentalist and a life-long learner of many crafts. She actually beloved brightening the eyes of anybody – however particularly youngsters. She loved taking a look at artwork, birds and the celebrities, snowboarding, paddling, biking, vintage auctions, discovering a deal, energetic debate and group activism. She was a implausible pastry maker and shy with sugar lengthy earlier than low carb was a factor.
She sorted her rubbish for greater than 55 years – what little rubbish she generated.
Her world was made smaller by listening to loss. Whereas she now not loved giant loud events, musical performances, or stage performs, she was delighted to listen to the voices of her grandchildren after she bought a cochlear-implant and he or she all the time wished a private piano recital.
Jackie lived in Bolton, Guelph, Plantagenet, Cumberland, Clarence, Genelg, and Eden Mills.
She mentioned she constructed her good home within the woods of Glenelg close to Markdale. Surrounding herself in a backyard, she loved practically 20 years there. It was the refinement of all the teachings she realized renovating Puslinch, Treadwell, Cumberland, and constructing in Clarence.
Wherever she landed, she made new buddies and constructed group. She saved in contact with a lot of her outdated buddies regardless of distance as she was a great correspondent till her final years.
Donations in her reminiscence to Hospice Wellington are most appreciated.
A celebration of life will likely be held in Guelph at a later date.
