Obituary of Marjorie Hunt

Marjorie Ann Hunt (Eaid) 91 of Ottawa, on Jan. 21, 2025 at the Acute Care of the Elderly Unit at the Queensway-Carleon Hospital surrounded by family.  The oldest of three children, born April 25, 1933 in Jarvis, Ontario to Robert Rodger Eaid and his wife, Grace Catherine Fess, she is predeceased by her siblings, Blanche Elizabeth (Bette) Bolton (2011) & Charles Edward (Ted) Arthur Eaid (2020) and her grandson, David Brian Peeke (2001).  Marjorie is survived by her three daughters, Wendy Ann Baggott (Ken), Terri Lynn Hunt (David Hughes) both of Ottawa and Debra Lee Aldred (Jay Speziale) of Quinte West, grandchildren Katherine Grace, Matthew William Richard and Daniel Thomas Sawyer; Jessica Lynne, Samual Richard and Joseph Charles Speziale and great-grandchildren, Cody James Douris-Peeke and Brianna Laura Peeke-Lavergne, Tukka McCartney, Kyrie Jay Toth and Amelia danni Sawyer and 2^nd great-granddaughter, Vyolet Isabella Delanty-Lavergne.  She will also be missed by her special friend, Linda Kavanagh.  Heartfelt thanks to the caregivers and angels who took such good care of her during her final years, Michelle Parsons, Kim Scott Shennan, Vickie Graham, Marg Harris & Nicole Law.  Marjorie met her husband, who was serving in the RCAF, on a flight to Goose Bay, Labrador when her father was posted there and they married in 1953.  While Brian served in the military, they lived in Sea Island and Comox, B.C., Goose Bay, Labrador, St. Jean, Quebec, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ottawa, Ontario and SHAPE in Mons, Belgium.  After his retirement from the military, Brian and Marjorie moved to Mississauga in 1972 when Brian took a job with the Ontario Ministry of Health and they lived there until 1975 when they retired to Spanish Wells, Bahamas.  They returned from the Bahamas in 1978 when their first grandchild was born and settled in London, Ontario until 2010 when they moved to Ottawa after Brian’s health deteriorated to live with their daughter, Wendy.  Although Marjorie worked as a secretary and a seamstress and later as a property manager with Brian, her family was always her first priority.  Skilled in the womanly arts, she was particularly accomplished at sewing, knitting and quilting.  She was a kind & caring soul with a heart of gold who saw the best in everyone and loved her daughters unconditionally.  Her ashes will be scattered in her beloved Fisherville where she grew up and where her parents retired. A memorial service will be held at the Pinecrest Remembrance Chapel, 2500 Baseline Road on Saturday, February 8th at 2:00PM, with reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to The Dementia Society or the Queensway-Carleton Hospital.