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- Margaret Adele McIvor, A Too Short Biography
Margaret Adele McIvor was born on October 23, 1921, and passed away on March 21, 2004, just six weeks before the death of her much-loved husband Clarence Andrew Coady. Adele’s father was Peter Damien McIvor, whose farm was in Newton in Kinkora Parish, and her mother was Margaret Ann McKenna from Central Bedeque.
Adele was the 10th of Margaret’s 13 children, and lived on the family farm in Newton from her birth until she was 17. Adele’s mother Margaret died at the age of 40, when Adele was six years old. Adele went to school in Newton until Grade 10, walking the two miles to school in summer and being driven by horse-drawn sleigh in winter. As a child, she fished for trout in the Dunk River with a birch rod and a line and hook tied around it. She and her friends went to dances at the Kinkora Parish Hall and to plays.
At age 17, Adele moved to Charlottetown to attend Notre Dame Academy, followed by Prince of Wales, where she took a one year training course to become a teacher. In 1938, Adele became a teacher at Stanley Bridge, stepping in at the request of her older sister Eileen who had a bad back that year.
In 1940, after one year of teaching, Adele went into training at Charlottetown Hospital to become a nurse. During that time, Adele stayed in the Nurses Residence along with the other six members of her class. It was the war years then, and Adele and her friends would see the servicemen at the Old Spain restaurant on Grafton Street. Adele’s brother Joseph, an airman, was killed in his second tour of duty on November 18, 1944.
Adele graduated from her nurses training in May 1943, along with her good friend Rita Coady, sister of Adele’s future husband. After a brief period in private duty nursing, Adele moved to Toronto, which she did not like, and then to Montreal, where she lived and worked in the Victorian Order of Nurses for three years until 1946. During that period, Adele lived with Rita Coady and Ita McIvor.
Adele had visited the Coady farm in Hazelbrook with Rita Coady to get some apples from the orchard, and met “the big lug himself”, Clarence Coady. During Adele’s time in Montreal, Clarence made visits from Queens’ Medical School in Kingston to Montreal, for the supposed purpose of visiting his sister Rita. Over time, Adele and Clarence began to have feelings for each other.
Clarence and Adele were married on June 23, 1947, at St. Malachy’s Church in Kinkora, surrounded by their friends and family. At that time, they were still living off the Island, in Ottawa, where Clarence was interning at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. On September 19, 1948, they had their first child, Michael Allen, who was born in Ottawa. Six weeks later, they moved to Charlottetown and took up residence in the Palmer Apartments.
Over the ensuing 11 years, Adele gave birth to four more children, Maureen Adele (February 26, 1951), Kevin Andrew (October 1, 1953), Kenneth William (November 13, 1955), and Peter Damien (July 1, 1959). Clarence became part of the Charlottetown Clinic, and his practice thrived. Adele devoted herself full-time to parenting, and a wonderful job she did.
Over the years, Adele and Clarence took part in many activities that enhanced their own lives and the lives of their children, including church functions at Holy Redeemer Church and later at Our Lady of the Assumption in Southport, membership in the Belvedere Golf Course, annual deer hunting trips to Cape Breton and other parts of Nova Scotia, vacations to Fundy National Park and other Maritime locations, membership (for Adele) in the Charlottetown Junior League, regular Friday nights with the Bridge Club, and wonderful magical summers at the summer cottage in Keppoch.
When in her 50’s Adele took the Registered Nurses Refresher Course, was reinstated as an RN, and worked with seniors in a private nursing home.
Adele was dedicated to the support of her children and husband. She sat with her children and reviewed their homework, often against stiff resistance. She loved and comforted and encouraged each of her children to become the best they could be. She had a great sense of humour, and enjoyed laughter and happy times with her brothers and sisters as well as Clarence’s. In her later years, Adele became ill with dementia. Clarence was unfailingly supportive in this time of her life. His eyesight went in his later years, but between the two of them, they continued to make a happy and fulfilling life together, independent in their own home, loved by their children and grandchildren.
Adele passed away on March 21, 2004.
Submitted by Michael Coady, son
- OBITUARY:
OBITUARY:
Peacefully and surrounded by her family at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Monday, March 22, 2004 of Mrs. Margaret Adele Coady (nee McIver), R.N., of Charlottetown, in her 83rd year.
Beloved wife of Dr. Clarence A. Coady, and dear mother to Michael (Dawna) of Vancouver, B.C., Maureen (Fred Feeney) of Halifax N.S., Dr. Kevin (Joyce) of Alabama, Dr. Kenneth (Judie) of Charlottetown, and Peter (Kathleen) of Charlottetown. Lovingly remembered by her eighteen grandchildren, Vanessa, Stephanie & Tyson Coady, Jarrett Feeney, Bethany, Stephen & Daniel Coady, Kelly, Lauren & Renee Wybenga, Andrew, Chantal, Devin & Patrick Coady, and Adam, Kayla, Jenna & Brandon Coady.
Fondly remembered by brothers and sisters, Eugene (Theresa), Justin (Eunice), Ita (Jerry) Smith, Theresa Rogers; brothesr-in-law, Shawn Kenny, Dr. Leo Mac Isaac; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Marie McIver, Mrs. Helen Coady, Mrs. Pearl Trainor, Mrs. Mary Coady; numerous nephews and nieces as well as many friends.
She was predeceased by her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth (Pound) Coady; parents, Peter D. & Margaret (McKenna) McIver; brothers, William (Margaret), McIver, Aden (Ethel) McIver, Joseph (Helen) McIver, Cletus McIver; sisters, Eileen (Frank) McAvinn, Sister Margaret Pierre, Bernadine (Donald) McEvoy, Faustine “Tina” Helen; brother-in-law, Art Rogers.
Resting at the Hennessey Funeral Home until 9:45 Thursday morning, March 25th, then transferred to the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer for funeral mass at 10 a.m. Interment to take place at a later date in the family plot at Our Lady of Assumption Parish Cemetery, Stratford.
If so desired, memorials in Adele’s memory may be made to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation Equipment Fund.
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