Marjorie Lois BOYD

1923 - 2014  (90 years)

• Name	Marjorie Lois BOYD
  Born	10 Dec 1923	Detroit,Michigan,United States
  Gender	Female
  _UID	4302983658437549895D293C421461EA5865
  Died	31 Jan 2014	St. Catharines Ont Canada
  Person ID	I51	Chamberlain Family
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Frank Edward BOYD,   b. 2 Oct 1901, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA ,   d. 22 Oct 1936, Detroit,Michigan,U.S.A.  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Winnifred Maud HARTLEY,   b. 18 Apr 1903, Wisbeach,England ,   d. 15 Dec 1972, Birmingham,England  (Age 69 years)
  Married	28 Oct 1922	Lincoln, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  _UID	9654AD7B4B8B1D4C995AC5A1E21D430BF7BD
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ivan Edward CHAMBERLAIN,   b. 29 Jan 1925, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 2013, St. Catharines Ont,. Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1946	St. Catharines,Ontario,Canada
  _UID	12CE4EF68C50D84F928CCFA523DD4DC5CB24
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	15 May 2022
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Iformation from Family source CHAMBERLAIN, Marjorie (Marnie) Lois (nee Boyd) - It is with great sadness that the children of Marjorie (Marnie) Lois Chamberlain (Boyd) much loved wife of the late Ivan Chamberlain of 67 years, announce her passing on Friday January 31st, 2014. Marnie was born December 10th, 1923 in Detroit Michigan and led a life of adventure for many of her 90 years. She was unconventional, a feminist and an empowered woman before it was fashionable. She was an intelligent woman who was an avid reader, who loved learning and traveling and had a ready wit. As a little girl she spent hot summers swimming in the treacherous Detroit River, making her a strong and eventually an award-winning swimmer. Sitting on her Gran's knee on streetcars she learned to read by the age of 4, by sounding out the words on the ads above her head. She left Detroit Michigan for Birmingham England at the age of 10 with her Mother and Grandmother. As peacetime faded and Hitler threatened the U.K., Marnie already an excellent seamstress, sewed hundreds of blackout curtains for her neighbourhood in preparation for war. Not wanting to hide underground from falling bombs she joined the British Army Corps. becoming a mechanic, transport driver and telegraph operator. Later she was recruited by the American Army. On the night of December 24, 1944 in Cherbourg France - later immortalized in the book "A Night Before Christmas" in which Marnie's recollection of the events are recorded, - the SS Leopoldville was torpedoed by a German U-Boat sending more than 800 young men into the sea. Marnie was in charge of the telegraph office that night and it fell to her to alert all transport trucks and ships of the disaster. She then drove down to the shore to help the survivors herself. At wars end she once again crossed the ocean, returning to St. Catharines to reunite with her mother's childhood friend Uraina Chamberlain. On the day of her return she was also reunited with her own childhood friend since the age of 3, Ivan Chamberlain, now a grown man who had just returned himself from his part in WWII. They courted, fell in love and married, and went on to have 4 children. Never idle, Marnie raised her children while working as a gifted seamstress and Red Cross homemaker. Later she worked at Garden City Auto Glass and Towers Department Store and then lastly she worked as a Ward Secretary at the St. Catharines General Hospital until retirement. Marnie was also active in her community. She was a secretary for the Niagara Regional Police Woman's Auxiliary and a founding member of both the Caribbean Club and Niagara Twinning Association. Marnie was a charter member of the British Army Auxiliary Territorial Service (A.T.S.) of which she was very proud of and a member of the Port Dalhousie Legion. She will be remembered by her 4 children; Ted Chamberlain (Janet) of St. Catharines, David Chamberlain (Connie) of St. Catharines, Janis Boston (Barry) of Fredericton, N.B. and Laura Martin (Jerry) of Stoney Creek, Ontario. Marnie also leaves behind a much loved younger sister Rae Brougham of Australia. Grandma also proudly leaves behind her 10 grandchildren; Tim Boston (Christine), Scott Chamberlain (Rochelle), Denise, Stacey and Daniel Chamberlain, Lisa Nelson (J.P.), David Chamberlain (Samantha) and Kevin Chamberlain, Isaac Terry (Emily) and Julia MacNeil (Greg). Marnie was a great grandmother to 10 great grandchildren; Abby and Jordan Boston, Taylor Chamberlain, Tyr Laffrenier, Carter and Jackson Chamberlain Lorge, Major and Scarlett MacNeil and Sienna and Kayden Chamberlain. A great great grandmother to Zander, Ostara, and Jase Laffrenier. In addition to her four children and their progeny, Marnie will also be remembered by her foster daughter Marcia Ellis and her daughters Deneca and Natasha of Langley, B.C. Marnie will also be remembered by brother-in-law Earl Chamberlain (Joan), sister-in-law Norma Didemus, and sister-in-law Shirley Chamberlain all of St. Catharines. Marnie will be missed by many people - her extended family and the many people whose lives she touched. The children of Marnie wish to express their thanks to the Royal Henley of St. Catharines (2nd floor staff), CCAC Palliative Care team, Silver Cross, for the respect and caring shown to our mother. Cremation has taken place and a family gathering to follow at a later date.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Archives of Ontario; Series: MS932; Reel: 617.