Obituary of Lilias MacLaurin

MacLAURIN, Lilias Alma (Reid)

December 3, 1924 - March 23, 2024

A Funeral Service will be held at Trinity United Church, 50 High Street, Vankleek Hill, ON K0B 1R0, on Saturday September 21, 2024 at 11:00 am followed by a reception in the hall.  Burial will take place at Breadalbane Cemetery at 2:00 pm.  

Lilias MacLaurin passed away peacefully, at the age of 99, at the Hawkesbury General Hospital on Saturday, March 23, 2024. She was predeceased in 1964 by her husband Munro and in 2021, by her daughter Ann (Tim Dwyre).

Lilias is survived by her children James (Sheilah), Eleanor (John Birch) and Bruce. She leaves her grandchildren Ruth Dwyre (Ed Jackson), Daniel Dwyre (Meghan), David Dwyre, Cailin Birch Tarling-Hunter (Dan) and Craig Birch (Whitney Crebase). Lilias is great-grandmother to Maddie and Owen Tarling-Hunter. 

Lilias grew up on her parents’ farm near Riceville. Her parents were Guy and Vera (Hobbs) Reid. In 1943-44, she attended Ottawa Teachers’ College and taught school for two years at Breadalbane. After her husband Munro died, she taught in Hawkesbury and Vankleek Hill. Lilias loved helping children learn. In her retirement, she tutored many students in mathematics. Lilias loved music and took pleasure in learning to play the organ and the violin. She enjoyed travel, reading, scrabble and knitting.

Lilias was a resident at The Heritage Lodge and very much enjoyed her time there. The family wishes to thank the wonderful staff at The Heritage Lodge for all they did over the years. Please consider a donation in her memory to The Heritage Lodge or to a charity of your choice. Also, many thanks to the staff at Hawkesbury General Hospital for the compassionate care they provided.

A Tree of Remembrance for Lilias will be planted in the McAlpine Forever Forest in Vankleek Hill.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to Hillcrest Funeral Home, 151 Bond Street, Vankleek Hill, Ontario. (613)-678-2002.