Agatha Abrahams

Alternate Names

     Her married name was Glanville.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Agatha Abrahams was born on 13 December 1927 at Leamington, ONT, CAN.
     She died on 20 September 2016 at Maple, ONT, CAN, (when age calculated as 88); with obituary:
GLANVILLE, Agatha (nee Abraham)
On Tuesday September 20th ,2016 at 10:30 a.m., at the Maple Health Centre, Maple Ontario, Agatha Glanville passed away peacefully after a lengthy battle with Alzheimers and cancer. We thank the staff at the Maple Health Centre, for their tremendous support.
Agatha was born in Leamington, Ontario on December 13th,1927 to a Mennonite family. Her parents originated from Flanders, Belgium and Germany, migrating to Russia, before escaping to Canada. Agatha could speak German fluently.
Most of her youth was spent in the Niagara region living in Leamington, Vineland and Beamsville. She attended bible school in Virgil.
She met and married her husband David in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a marriage which lasted 66 years. The mother of of 5 children, David (Maryanne), Brian, Marilyn, Roy, and Lorne. The grandmother of 11 grandchildren, Sarah, Jennifer, Geoffrey, Stephanie, David Jr., Cody (Sanam), Pamela, Ken, Natasha, Brett and Odette. The great grandmother to Waylon, and Isabelle.
Agatha was a family woman who carried a great heart. Always polite and genuinely cared about other people's feelings. She was a good sport who loved the outdoors, family picnics and going to the cottage with her husband David.
Her proudest accomplishment was singing with the York Highlanders Sweet Adelines.
Agatha also worked as a Nurses Assistant at the York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill, Ontario.
She will be sadly missed. Visitation will be held at 1:00pm on Saturday, September 24th, 2016 MARSHALL FUNERAL HOME (10366 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill) with service to follow at 2pm. Cremation has taken place.