Avis de décès de Cathryn Carter - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

CARTER, Cathryn (nee Zender) Peacefully in Ottawa, on Friday, May 23, 2003. Predeceased by her beloved Phillip and daughter Janet Vivian. Dear mother of Warren (and his wife Hilda), Marilyn, Barbara (and her husband Kelly Collins). Dear Grandmother of Heather, Mathew and Bradley Doyle, and Jamie, Kate and Scott Collins. Sister of Dr. Robert J. Zender of Stettler Alberta (deceased) and sister-in-law to Audrey. Good Friend of Norma Carlson and Marjorie Wallace and her neighbour the late Mrs. Elaine Brunton. Born on November 26, 1918, Cathryn was active in the music community from an early age on Edmonton radio broadcasts and music, both as a performer where she met her future husband Phillip, who later joined the RCMP, and as a teacher in Edmonton, Winnipeg (where her children were born) and later Ottawa. In Ottawa, Cathryn taught continuously with the Ottawa Board of Education for almost forty years as a piano class teacher, was the Choir Director at Emmanuel United Church, later serving as the Choir Director at St. Timothy's Presbyterian Church for over thirty years. Cathryn was active with many music groups including the Harmelodic Club providing service to nursing homes, her support of the Ottawa Music Festival and the varied music clubs in the Ottawa area including the local chapter of the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto) Alumni. Cathryn will be remembered for her encouragement of youth in music, her dedication to her family and her love of music. After the medical community admitted their defeat following her stroke in September 1999, Cathryn or Kay as she was sometimes known in her youth, learned to walk and again two more times after major operations and reacquire speech. While she could no longer read music, she could enjoy music, dining out and could still play some melodies from memory. Friends and family may pay their respects at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 315 McLeod Street, on Monday May 26, 2003 from 9 to 10 a.m. Service in the Chapel at 10 a.m. Interment at Beechwood Cemetery with Janet and Phillip. Donations in lieu of flowers are requested to the Aphasia Centre of Ottawa Carleton, (153 Chapel Street Avenue, Ottawa, K1R 6H5) or the Perley and Rideau Veterans Health Centre (1750 Russell Road, Ottawa, K1G 5Z6). A memorial service may be held at a later date at St. Timothy's Presbyterian Church.