MONECA (Cowan, Swan, MacKay) CALDWELL
Born (with her twin sister) on the Saskatchewan farm June 23, 1918 and died peacefully with Lucille at her side at The Pines in Bracebridge January 12, 2017
Daughter of Catherine (Neff) and Henry Cowan who came from Petrolia, Ontario to homestead in Colonsay and Venn, Saskatchewan
Sister of Bernice Sirett (twin), Doreen Wakely, Jean McKinnon (all deceased)
Wife of David Swan 1942-1952 (1914-1952 deceased)
Wife of Bill MacKay 1972-2001 (1911-2001 deceased)
Mother of David Swan, Lucille (Trevor) Frith and Catherine (Doug) Kennedy
Grandmother of April Rexrode, Todd Frith (Kerry Somerset), Wayne Frith (Sue Waugh), Christine Frith (Derek Punchard), Michael Rhodes (Colleen Hall), Patrick (Antonella) Rhodes, Michael Kennedy, Emily Kennedy
Great Grandmother of Logan and Morgan Rexrode, Mackenzie, Elliott and Carter Frith, Bill and Dan Waugh, Cole and Blake Punchard, Lillian and Jack Rhodes
Aunt of Jean (Sirett) Buckle, Neff, Lloyd (deceased), Janice (Touchette), Ken Sirett; Sue (Chalmers), Avis (Muir), Wilf Wakely; Bryon & Ross MacKinnon
A celebration of her life will be held early summer 2017 likely in Huntsville
As Todd said (about his Grandmother)
“A very strong, caring, persistent, generous, loving, interesting, unique woman”
The following poem was lovingly penned by Mom’s second husband Bill MacKay and is in his handwriting. You’ll note this Love Poem is to ‘Phyllis’ as she was known at the time. She later changed her name to Moneca Caldwell (note: always MONECA with an ‘e’). The name was somewhat confusing for her twin sister and sons in law but not to son and daughters as she was known as MOM.
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