Marian Isabel McCulloch
May 13th, 2020
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our dearly loved mother, Marian McCulloch. on May 13th, 2020, having had the chance to visit earlier with her kids, she slipped off to peaceful sleep to rejoin her beloved husband of 55 years, Stuart Clayton who had predeceased her in July 2011.
Marian was born in Victoria, B.C. in 1936 to Garfield and Sarah Jane (Jennie) Pengelly. Marian is survived by her younger brother Thomas (Beth) of Delta and predeceased by her brother Gordon (Jill) of Victoria. Marian is also predeceased by her brother-in-law, Donald and survived by her sister-in-law and life-long friend Louise of Cranbrook. Marian is survived by her four children, her greatest pride and joy: Tony (Susan) of Ottawa, Donald of Salmon Arm, Craig (Carole) of Kelowna and Lisa (Javier) of Chilliwack. Marian leaves behind her grandchildren, Michelle and Kristen; Derrek, Jodi and Kevin; Jeff, Nikita, Cole and Chantelle; Clayton and Raquel. And by her great grandchildren, Luke, Owen and Will; Brady and Kinley; Hayden and Haylee. Marian also leaves behind many, many other family members and longtime friends.
Everyone who knew Marian loved and respected her for her perpetual warmth and kindness, her style, and the way she mastered the art of dropping the odd curse word with the utmost elegance and grace. With her love of humor, music and loving life to the fullest, what she valued most was watching over her family. Marian really loved flowers, a great steak, fine wine and her favorite night-cap of Irish Whiskey with a splash of skim milk! Marian always put others before herself and she took comfort in knowing that others were safe, sound and happy before she ever tended to her own needs. Truly she was a gift to us all and she will be missed every day. Most assuredly though she will be forever held firmly tucked within our hearts with all the pride, love and admiration she deserves.
Sleep tight sweet lady, and as you were so fond of saying, don’t let the bed bugs bite! We love you, Mox!
Regretfully, due to Covid-19 social distancing requirements, gathering for a memorial at this time isn’t possible. Her Facebook site will be memorialized for those who wish to visit it and post comments. Just as soon as we are able to gather again, we hope to host a Celebration of Life dedicated to Mom; invitations will be sent regarding those details.
In closing we would also like to extend our heartfelt appreciation for the many staff and caregivers at The Langley Lodge where Marian lived comfortably for several years in their excellent environment and professional care. In lieu of flowers, Marian would be very pleased to know that a donation was made to the LangleyLodge.org in her honor. To that end, Marian’s family have setup a GoFundMe page with the goal of funding a “lifting device” for the Langley Lodge; something that greatly assisted Marian and the Lodge truly needs more of them.
You may contribute at: gf.me/u/x2u3ys
You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence for the family.
Tom has been blessed to have Marian for his sister all of his life and Beth has lucked out to have Marian for a Sister-in-Law, along with Stu as our Brother-in-Law. Our family has had many years of wonderful memories full of fun, laughs, times together, travels, reaping the benefit of Marian's 'elegance & grace, humor',yes even the odd F bomb, & loving care that she's extended to each one of us. Marian will live on in our hearts forever! We know Marian that you have found peace now and we will hope to meet up with you again someday when it's our turn. We all love you & miss you!!! Beth, Tom and our family