Margaret Rebecca Lyall (nee Ellis)
June 29, 1921 - October 4, 2017
Margaret Rebecca Lyall (Ellis), age 96, passed away peacefully Wednesday October 4, 2017 at Sutherland Hills Rest Home in Kelowna.
She is survived by her son, Brian Lyall (Kelowna) and her grandsons, Steven Lyall (Vancouver) and Kevin Lyall (Canmore).
Margaret was born in Portage La Prairie, MB in 1921, eldest daughter of Thomas and Susannah Ellis.
She was predeceased by her sister, Alice Ellis.
Margaret attended school in Portage La Prairie and in Birchington, Kent, England. Margaret was active in Track and Field at Portage Collegiate, winning the Manitoba Senior Girl's 75m Sprint Championship in 1937 and 1940.
She married Fred Matthews Lyall at Portage La Prairie in 1942. Fred and Margaret then moved west, residing in Neepawa, Edmonton, Kamloops, and Penticton until returning to Kamloops in 1958.
She was a clerk at the Woodward's store in Kamloops until retirement in 1981. Once retired, she resided in Armstrong and then Vernon. After Fred's passing in 2014, she moved to Fernbrae Manor in Kelowna.
Margaret was active with the Order of the Eastern Star, Job's Daughters and the Woodward's (Kamloops) curling club.
She was a keen curler, a seamstress, excellent baker and avid gardener, a member of the Vernon Garden Club.
Private service at a later date TBD.
Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Cancer Society.