MARJORIE MacTAVISH (nee STANLEY)

January 19, 2024

Marjorie MacTavish of Kincardine, beloved wife of the late James “Jim” MacTavish, died peacefully at the Kincardine Hospital, with family by her side, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, at the age of 82. Born in Kincardine, Jan. 28, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Verna (Hicks) and Samuel Stanley. Greatly missed by her son, Jeff (Valerie) MacTavish; and daughter, Michele (Bob) Hunter; her grandchildren, Shannon (Martin), Erin (Carl), Lauren (Andrew), Nicole (Liam) and James; and great-grandsons, Ian and Andy. Also survived by her sisters, Shirley MacKinnon, Leona Setley and Helen (Clarke) Pollock; sister-in-law, Evylene MacTavish; brothers-in-law, Eugene Walden and Claire Thuell; and several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her son, James David MacTavish; and siblings, John Stanley, Alma Dunk, Georgina Moore, Earl Stanley, Eric Stanley, June MacLean, Betty Stanley and Gloria Ritchie. Marj and Jim married in 1959 and moved to the family farm on Concession 2 of Huron Township, where they started their family and work life. She worked briefly as a waitress at the Bruce Inn in the early 1970s; then, as a bank teller for the Bank of Montreal in Kincardine; and then, went to Ripley and worked at the Royal Bank in 1974 until she retired in 1997. Marj and Jim moved to Nelson Street in Kincardine from the farm and settled there in their retirement until 2022 when they sold the house and moved to a condominium on Charles Street. She enjoyed her retirement and had many wonderful memories with her five grandchildren. She and Jim enjoyed travelling to warm climates often and maintained a busy and active social life in Kincardine and Ripley. Marj loved to swim at the Davidson Centre, Kincardine, for many years and enjoyed the company and friendship of many swimmers. She was also a devoted fan of the soap opera, “The Bold and the Beautiful,” and as she engaged her friends and family in this enjoyment, she made you realize that disturbing her, during this time slot, put you in peril. Following Marjorie’s wishes, a graveside funeral service will take place in the spring at the Ripley Cemetery. Donations to Diabetes Canada, the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation or the Ripley-Huron Legion Branch 440, are greatly appreciated as expressions of sympathy; arrangements entrusted to the MacKenzie and McCreath Funeral Home, Ripley. Condolences on-line at www.mackenzieandmccreath.com.