It is with great sadness that the family of Gordon Austin Maggrah announce his passing at Princess Court at the age of 95.
Gordon was predeceased by his wife Ursula on July 10, 2009. They were married for 67 years and had 6 children, their last baby boy Randall, died in infancy. Gordon is survived by his children Sheila (Ed) Engel, Sharon Maggrah, Lana Sinclair (Jerry), Linda Maggrah, and Gordon Lorne Ben (Maxine). He will be missed by his grandchildren Don Engel (Tanya), Donna Huitikka (Stan), Lorna Engel (Warren Kettering), Michelle Engel (Jamie Wilson), Bunty Maggrah (Wally), Shelly Fowler (Matt), Sherry Zoccole, Ben Zoccole (Layla), Shannon Niemi, Tana Nixon (Kent), Keenan Sinclair (Shannon), and Jesse Maggrah as well as numerous step-grandchildren, great grand children and great-great grand children.
Dad was a fix-it kind of guy who, after retirement from the Dryden mill, loved to putter around his house to fix things and make all sorts of gadgets. If you ever had the chance to see his furnace room you would marvel at all the oddities you would find there and try to guess what they were used for. All of these treasures were usually of his making.
In his younger years he did a lot of curling at the old rink in Wabigoon, and playing horseshoe was one of his favorite past times.
He and Ursula, his wife of 67 years, were regulars at the Friday night meat draw at the Legion and even after Ursula passed away he would still go for supper at the Central and attend the meat draw at the legion every Friday until he became too frail to go.
Visitation will be held at the Dryden Community Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday October 22, 2013 from 11:00am-1:00pm.
A Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Gordon will be held Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 1:00pm at the Dryden Community Funeral Home Chapel with Father Dick Kennedy officiating. A Legion Service and Honour Guard to follow. Interment to follow in the Wabigoon Cemetery.
If friends so desire, donations may be made to the Second Chance Pet Network through the Dryden Community Funeral Home 249 Grand Trunk Ave., Dryden, ON P8N 2X3. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to dcfh@drytel.net subject: Maggrah.
