Shirley Margaret Louise (Haggerty) Coward born April 18, 1926 in Windsor Ontario, traveling through the Great Lakes to (Fort William) Thunder Bay at the age of four months where she lived and raised her family until her peaceful passing on July 16, 2017, with her daughters by her side.
She attended Heath Park and Francis Street Schools. Member of Calvin Presbyterian church, past member of Moose Lodge 7338 and Women’s Legion Branch 6. She was employed with Zellers for 22-years.
She is survived by sons Ken Haggerty (Elaine), Dennis Haggerty (Cindy), daughters Brenda Rynannen, Debbie Gregor (Dan) and step-daughter Faith Jung (Jerry), sister Iris (Mickey) Crocker and brother-in-law Ron MacDougall, sister-in-laws Bernie Haggerty, Sharon Haggerty and Joan Lovering, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She is also survived by grandchildren Donna, Gordon, Jeff, Pavvo, Kari, Terri, Jim, Donald, Erica, Patrick and step-grandchildren Issac, Samantha and Ashley, as well as eleven great grandchildren.
Predeceased by mother Madge Simpson, father Archie Simpson, sisters Norma Simpson, Fawn MacDougall, brothers Ernie, Robert and Jim, husband Don Haggerty, infant son Donald Bruce Haggerty, step-son Grant Coward and second husband Trevor Coward.
Her main interests were her family and she loved to golf. While at Sister Lila Greco she loved to play bingo and attend her exercise classes, until her illness.
We would like to thank all of the staff at Sister Lila Greco Apartments for their unbelievably wonderful care given to mom, and never ending support for our family, especially Jenny Myshok and Cathy Webster. We also need to thank the Thunder Bay Regional Cancer Care Clinic, Dr. Faghih and Dr. Davis for all of their care and understanding, as well as the amazing nurses at St. Joseph’s Hospice. Also Lynda Roussel and Donald Hutchinson, NP through CCAC who gave us support, guidance and the ability to keep mom home as long as we could. There are not enough words to express our gratitude for everything you all have done for mom and our family during these last few months.
As per her request there will be no service. An interment with family will be held at a later date.
