April 29, 1925 to May 2, 2011
Lily McCracken of Listowel passed away peacefully at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Monday May 2, 2011 at the age of 86. Lily enjoyed reading, knitting and loved spending time with her family. Beloved wife of the late George McCracken who predeceased her in 1962. Loving mother of June and Roy Dieter of Owen Sound, Gloria and Robert Buckle of Teeswater, Mary Hiusser of Listowel, Murray and Joan of Gravenhurst, Ron and Kate of Fordwich, Gord and Leslie of Listowel. Special grandma of Mike, David, Chris, Kathy, James, Teresa, Robert, Dianne, Sherry, Jeff, Lisa, Paul, Garry, Rhonda, Dean, Renee, Chelsey, Dustin, Jackie, Shawn, Scott and 27 great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Daphanie Burgland and Heather Stover both of British Columbia. Predeceased by her parents Cyril and Lily (Berry) Farley, son-in-law Barry Hiusser and brothers-in-law Lawrence Burgland and Ernie Stover. Lily's family invites relatives and friends to share their memories at the Brenneman Funeral Home 141 John Street, Atwood (519-356-2382), on Thursday May 5, 2011 from 12 noon until time of the funeral service to celebrate her life at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Don McCallum officiating. Interment in Fairview Cemetery, Listowel. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to: Children's Hospital of Western Ontario London Health Science Centre 800 Commissioners Rd. London, ON N6A 5W9 would be appreciated by the family and can be arranged by calling the funeral home or returning to the Current Funerals page and clicking on the Make a Donation link. Please forward your cheque directly to the charity at the above address.
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