CHRISTIE, MARJORIE M. “MARGE” OF VULCAN, PASSED AWAY AT THE FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL IN CALGARY ON TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1993 AT THE AGE OF 78 YEARS.
MARGE WAS THE SECOND DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM AND AGNES STRONG AND WAS BORN AT VANGUARD, SASKATCHEWAN. HER FAMILY MOVED TO CRESTON. B.C WHERE SHE RECEIVED MOST OF HER SCHOOLING. IN 1930, MARGE MOVED WITH HER PARENTS TO MOSSLEIGH AND ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL AT THE NEW TREGO SCHOOL. SHE MET GEORGE CHRISTIE WHEN SHE WAS 16 YEARS OLD, AND THEY WERE MARRIED IN CALGARY IN 1939. MARGE AND GEORGE FARMED IN THE MOSSLEIGH AREA FOR MANY YEARS, UNTIL GEORGE’S PASSING IN 1982. MARGE BUILT A HOUSE IN VULCAN IN 1983 WHERE SHE HAS RESIDED EVER SINCE.
MARGE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VULCAN GENERAL HOSPITAL LADIES AUXILIARY, THE UNITED CHURCH WOMEN’S LEAGUE IN MOSSLEIGH, THE MOSSLEIGH COMMUNITY CLUB AND THE VULCAN GOLF CLUB.
BELOVED MOTHER OF THREE SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW, CLARK AND JUDY OF MOSSLEIGH, WAYNE AND JAN OF CALGARY AND MAX AND NORMA OF GALAHAD, TWO DAUGHTERS AND SONS-IN-LAW JOYCE AND RAY JONES AND SANDY AND JACK FULTON ALL OF VULCAN, 13 GRANDCHILDREN, EIGHT GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, THREE BROTHERS JIM AND HIS WIFE DOROTHY STRONG OF OLDS, LAWRENCE STRONG OF HIGH RIVER AND GLEN AND HIS WIFE ELVA STRONG OF CALGARY A SISTER-IN-LAW MYRTLE AND GEORGE GARNETT OF VERNON, A BROTHER-IN-LAW ARTHUR THARLE OF MOSSLEIGH, AND NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
MARGE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND GEORGE IN JUNE 1982, A SISTER GRACE THARLE, A BROTHER LEE STRONG AND HER PARENTS BILL AND JENNIE STRONG.
VISITATION WAS HELD THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1993 FROM 7:30 TO 8:30 P.M. AT VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.
FUNERAL SERVICE FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1993 AT 1:00 P.M. AT VULCAN UNITED CHURCH WITH REV. BEVERLY HILL OFFICIATING. INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, MEMORIAL TRIBUTES TO S.T.A.R.S 1441 AVIATION PARK N.E. BOX 570, CALGARY T2E 8M7 OR THE CHARITY OF YOU CHOICE, WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.