FIDDES, Margaret Violet (nee Pulham)

Passed away peacefully in Cambridge, Ontario on April 6, 2022 at the age of 89 in the presence of family and friends after courageous battles with frontal lobe dementia and progressive kyphosis (osteoporosis). Predeceased by her ex-husband Derek Fiddes (divorced in1979), her older brother Derek Pulham (June) and her younger sister Davia Offer (Henry Ronald). Proud mother of sons Graham (a teacher at Aberfoyle School), Neal (Krista) and proud grandmother of Ellison and Madix of Moncton, New Brunswick. Dear aunt of U.K. family members Kevin Offer (Ginny), Jackie Burton (Ashley), Andrew Offer (Jackie) and Jenny Selwood (Roy) and dear great aunt of Amelia Withall (Charles), Candice Burton, Rebecca Selwood (David), Max Selwood (Steven), Vicki Smith and David Offer (Louise).

Margaret was born on September 17, 1932 in Battersea, a suburb of London, England. She and her family were evacuated to Devon, England during World War II. She came to Canada in June 1957 with her husband and settled in Belleville before moving to various addresses across Ontario, including Guelph, Elmira, Toronto and Kincardine. In Elmira, she worked in the office of Naugatuck Chemicals (later purchased by the Uniroyal Chemical Company). After leaving Elmira, she worked for several years as a legal secretary, a high school teacher (North York Board of Education) and a community college instructor of business English. In 1997, she retired to live in a carefully remodeled home in Kincardine. Margaret will be sadly missed by a wide circle of family and friends in Canada, England, Spain and Australia. Margaret was known for her wit, sense of humor, artistic talents, love of animals, particularly cats, enjoyment of fine dining, travel, book reading, movie watching, her fabulous knowledge of English language and history and seamstress talents. The family is grateful for the very kind and loving care she received in the Hespeler unit of the People Care, Hilltop Manor in Cambridge.

Private funeral services will be scheduled at later dates in Guelph and at Randalls Park Cemetery in Leatherhead, Surrey, England. Visitation to which all are welcome will be at Gilbert MacIntyre and Son Funeral Home, Hart Chapel, 1099 Gordon St., Guelph, on Monday April 11, 2022 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm and again from 7:00pm - 9:00pm. As per Margaret's wishes, cremation has taken place. The family kindly requests that people attending the visitation wear masks to protect all in attendance.

Donations to Alzheimer's Society would be appreciated by the family. Donations can be made by cash or cheque at the funeral home or online by following the link below.  To be taken to Funeral Home, click HERE