Jacqueline Graham

 

Jacqueline Graham (nee Pfaff)
September 27, 1945 – September 21, 2023

 

      Jacqueline Lorraine Graham (nee Pfaff), devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away unexpectedly but surrounded by her family and holding the hand of her loving husband of 53 years, at the Woodstock Hospital (with her cherished dog Dyson nearby).

     Beloved wife of Gary and mother of Christina, Kerri, Tom, Daryl, Amy, and Geoff. Second mom to Cindy (deceased 2021), Peter, Becky, and Kyle.  Cherished Grandma of Justin (Brittany), Josh (Jacklyn), Jenna, Jannelle, Jackson, Jordan, Dean, Darwin, and Hudson, and great-grandma of Margot.  Loving sister of Madeline MacGregor (of Guelph) and dear Aunt to many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Roy (1991) and Dorothy (2002) Pfaff, sisters Pauline Kirkpatrick (2011) and Doreen Hurtubise (2020), brothers-in-law Leo Hurtubise (2010) and Bill MacGregor (2018), and treasured grandson Jaiden Graham (2022). Missed dearly by her precious dog Dyson, who allowed her to realize her lifelong dream of owning a Newfoundland dog.

 

      Jackie was a spirited and memorable woman. She was a lifelong learner with multiple careers and was still working full-time but considering a partial retirement following her 78th birthday. She was an excellent cook, who was not afraid to try new things. She always made sure to have cookies for her grandchildren (and her daughter Amy who would take a bite and put them back). She was a talented knitter, leaving many cherished gifts and memories for her loved ones. A former goat farmer, living on the farm in Curries for 47½ years, she was a lover of animals and spoiled her grand-puppies rotten.

 

      Mom lived a life worth celebrating. It was her wish that when her time came her life would be celebrated with a party. 

Please join us in this Celebration on Sunday October 22, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., at Southgate Centre, 191 Old Wellington St. S., Woodstock, Ontario.  Words of remembrance, love, and laughter to be spoken at 3:30 p.m. with her party to follow.
     In lieu of flowers, donations to support The Cindy Lee Graham Memorial Endowment Fund for Brain and CNS Cancer Research (McMaster University) would be most graciously appreciated by the family. Donations can be made directly to Cindy’s fund at https://qrco.de/CindyGrahamFund, by scanning the QR code, or through GoFundMe at https://gofund.me/9530aa58.  All tax-deductible donations go directly to support groundbreaking Glioblastoma research enabled by Cindy’s gift https://cindysgift.com/, a cause near and dear to Jackie’s heart; one she championed in life and in death.