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Powell, Margaret

February 10, 1950

April 24, 2025

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Date of Service: June 7, 2025

MARGARET MARION ALICE POWELL, of Lethbridge, beloved wife of Richard Powell, passed away peacefully at the Chinook Regional Hospital on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at the age of 75 years.

Margaret was born in Edmonton, Alberta on February 10th, 1950. She grew up in Saskatoon and received her first degree at the University of Saskatchewan in the same city. She came into my life in 1983 while pursuing a teacher’s degree and a short time later, we strolled through the next 42 years holding hands and laughing.

She was brilliant academically. I have never met anyone that was funnier or kinder. A champion of folks that needed such a thing — she spent her teaching career looking after special kids in L.C.I., Wilson Junior High and later on — Nicholas Sheran Elementary School.

A few years after she retired, Margaret decided to become a substitute teacher because a lot of her friends were still in the system. Once again, she spent time with Special Education, Harbour House, The Hospital Program etc. Her very last day teaching was at the Hospital in February. As a teacher, she was outstanding. And loved. And highly respected.

My beautiful lady was a prodigious reader and often read three books or more a week. She belonged to book clubs with colleagues from yesteryear and nothing gave her more pleasure than to meet her wonderful lady friends and discuss the latest book or maybe even the state of the world?

Margaret was always ready for an adventure and experienced such things as the Amazon rain forest waiting in pitch darkness while a chap whistled to try and bring a tapir down to the river, or standing tall when an enraged water buffalo tried to kill us both in Northern Uruguay, or the herd of elephants thundering down the hill towards us in the Chete Concession of Zimbabwe. Countless other adventures and experiences. It made our lives so rich.

Margaret leaves behind her son Alex (Liz), step son Shane, grandchildren Jimena (Meg), Sydney, Siobhan, and Desmond. Five brothers and sisters starting with Carla (Nels deceased), Cathy (Ron), John (Carol), Jane (Kevin) and Hugh (Helen). Her little mini schnauzer Augie.

Every day I told her how beautiful she was, how funny she was, how smart she was. And we always held hands and she leaves her husband Richard.

A Celebration of Margaret’s life will be held at the CANADIAN POLISH ASSOCIATION OF LETHBRIDGE, 745 – 13 Street North, Lethbridge, AB, on Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.