JAMES-MELADY, Merlyn Louise (nee BOLGER) - Our beautiful mother slipped quietly away with family by her side in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 3, 2024, after a life so well lived.
Merlyn lived from her heart. Her warmth and grace were felt by everyone who had the privilege to know her intelligence, her wonderful sense of humour, her genuine kindness and her compassionate acceptance of others.
She will be forever missed by everyone who she touched along the way.
Born and raised in Toronto, her summers as a child were spent playing in the warm sands of Thunder Beach on Georgian Bay. Later in life, when in Sarasota, Florida, for the winters, Merlyn loved spending time with her grown children, grandchildren and extended family.
Merlyn graduated from St. Michael's School of Nursing in 1957 and practiced before and after raising her family.
She will be particularly remembered for her dedicated care at CAMH, where she worked for many years providing heartfelt care and Merlyn's special wisdom to mental health patients from all walks of life.
Merlyn was predeceased by her first husband, Peter James; husband, Jack Melady; her beloved daughter, Theresa; and her parents, Helen and Horace Bolger. She will be forever remembered in love as little sister to Helen Anne; a loving mother to Maureen Doherty (Patrick), Michael James (Laurel) and Joseph James (Urszula); grandmother to Matthew, Lukas, Austin, Sophia and Jakub, Logan and Morgan; as well as aunt to the James family and the McNally's, David (Sue), Kathy, Terri and Sandra (Robert).
Merlyn will be fondly remembered by her grandnieces, nephews and friends.
The family would like to thank her loyal friend and neighbour, David Dickey, the doctors and exceptional nurses and staff at Princess Margaret Hospital and her home care workers (PSW's).
And a special thank you to the James, Melady and Doherty families for their constant love and support. Celebration of Life and Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 520 Sherbourne St., Toronto, with a gathering to follow.
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