Margaret M. GOODINE

MARTINEAU, Margaret M. (nee Goodine) 1905 - 2009 Unexpectedly in Ottawa on Monday, March 9th, 2009. Born in Fredericton, N.B., Margaret spent her formative years in Vancouver, attending the convent of the Sacred Heart. A long time resident of Montreal, she spent her last 29 years with her family in Ottawa. A loving and devoted mother and grandmother, she is survived by her daughter Frances Diane Greer of Ottawa, her grandson Peter Lloyd Greer, of Vale, Colorado, and her great-grandson Harrison Lloyd Greer of Arizona. Also survived by her sister Lois Crawley of Lions Head, Ontario, many nieces and nephews across the country and by her lifelong friend Catherine Heaps of Lasalle, Quebec. Predeceased by her husband Leon, a WWI and WWII Veteran, her dear son Peter Leon, her mother and step father, Kathleen and Francis Ritchie, and her two brothers Emmitt and Gerard Ritchie all of Vancouver. The family wishes to express their dearest gratitude to her personal caregiver Phillip Patterson, who made it possible for her to live independently in her place of residence until her death. Special thanks to her medical team who kept her healthy and happy: Dr. Martin Green of the Heart Institute, who supplied her with a magic pacemaker; Dr. Neil Rogers, her personal physician; Dr. Marcel Sabourin and Dr. Peter Konzuk, ophthalmologists, who helped a blind woman see. Cremation. Private interment of urn at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, in the spring. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Ottawa Heart Institute would be appreciated. Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 3/14/2009