Pamela Ann Steacie, died September 18, 2024 in Ottawa.
Younger daughter of the late Clarence and Robina (Ruby) Putman. Beloved and loving wife for 73 years of the late John Richard Brian (Dick) Steacie, Died Aug 2,2023.
Loving Mother of Pamela (Gordon Bourgard), John (Debra Johnston) and Adam (Liz nee Rothgeb). Affectionate Grannie Annie of the Bourgard girls: Emma, Zoe (Ryan Withington) and Claire (Mark Ferguson); of Sarah Steacie and her twin brothers Benjamin and Ian, and of the late Aaron Steacie (died 2022) and his sister Carolyn Babij.
Delighted Great Grannie Annie of Emily Crotty, Cooper and Nathan Withington, Grace Ferguson, Lev Steacie and Charles and Nadine Babij.
Ann went to Rockcliffe Park Public School, Lisgar Collegiate, and the Royal Victoria Hospital Nurses Training School in Montreal, graduating as an R.N. in 1948. Then at age 21, she embarked on a world tour with 3 chums as passengers on a cargo ship from Vancouver to South Africa, through Suez Canal and across the Mediterranean to Britain where she worked as a nurse in London to pay her way home.
A true lady, Ann was witty and articulate, charming and hospitable, with a great sense of humour and a classic fashion sense. A voracious and eclectic reader she kept sharp with cryptic crosswords, cooking and sewing, all of which she exercised over many summers at the cottage at Grand Lake.
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Andrew Craig
Emma Bourgard
My grandmother, Granny Annie, was a loving, stylish and elegant, beautiful woman and grandmother.
Growing up, my sisters and I loved and always looked forward to visiting her and Grandpa Dick at their house in Rockliffe. We enjoyed many regular visits, and especially looked forward to Christmas Dinner with the whole extended family.
The regular visits contributed to so many wonderful childhood memories.
Exploring the backyard, running and sneaking through the bushes and trees that surrounds the property. The basement was a treasure trove of complicated and seemingly random bits of engineering projects from Grandpa Dick, where we occasionally got to enjoy and ride the “Granny Lift” that Grandpa Dick had built for his (then passed) mother.
The big grandfather clock could always be heard ticking and chiming, and we would recuperate from our adventures outside, in the den. The dress-up box in the den always called to me and my sisters, and we loved to try on the many dresses, gloves, scarves and jewellery, and parade around in a fashion show for the grown-ups.
I remember as I grew older, many games of double solitaire that Annie and I played at her kitchen table, and at the cottage.
Christmas is always the holiday that I look forward to the most, and Christmas dinner at Granny Annie and Grandpa Dick’s house was a tradition that I and my cousins grew up with, and luckily even my daughter Emily, and many other great-grandchildren, got to enjoy. The beautiful table settings, fancy dress, and delicious homemade dinner was always looked forward to by everyone. The Christmas pudding for dessert was set aflame (to applause) by Grandpa Dick, and the ice cream “bomb” made by Annie, was always the highlight of the meal.
I am grateful my daughter will keep many of the same childhood memories as I did with her Great Granny Annie. Hunting turkeys in the big backyard with her cousins. Sitting on the back porch for a tea party, with Annie’s special fairy tea and homemade ginger cookies. We will keep these special moments close to our hearts, and always vivid in our memories.
We love you and miss you, Granny Annie.
I always certainly remembered Ann Steacie was such a friendly woman everytime when our family got together across the bay at Grand Lake.