Obituary of Margaret Atwood

ATWOOD, Margaret Dorothy KillamPeacefully, at home, on Sunday December 31, 2006 aged 97. Wife of the late Carl Edmund Atwood. Survived by children Harold Atwood and spouse Lenore, Margaret Atwood and spouse Graeme Gibson, and Ruth Atwood and spouse Ralph Siferd; grandchildren, David, Robert, Evan, Mathew, Graeme, and Jess; great-grandchildren, Madelaine, Rowan, Carl, and Sarah; and sister Joyce Barkhouse.A memorial service will be held at the HUMPHREY FUNERAL HOME - A.W. MILES CHAPEL, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), on Wednesday January 17, 2007 at 3:00 p.m.The family wishes to thank Eileen Allen and Melinda Dabaay, the tireless caregivers who over the past seven years enabled our mother to stay in her home, as she wished.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Couchiching Conservancy, Box 704, Orillia, L3V 6K7, 1-705-326-1620, nature@couchconservancy.ca.