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Linda Woodard posted a condolence
Monday, December 9, 2024
On October 28, my dear and eldest friend, Maida Miners, passed away at Mapleview Terrace in London, Ontario. She was 95 years old.
We both lived at 110 Cherryhill Circle in London; her apartment was #605, directly above me in #505. I lived there from 1999 to 2008. Our friendship started when I received a note tucked into the side of my mailbox. The words were simple. I miss the sounds of your wind chime.
Still not knowing from where this note came, I repaired the bamboo chime but still wondered who left the note. After that another note appeared in my mailbox. This time she included her name and phone number. Then it came to be that one day when we were both in the mailroom, we introduced ourselves.
She was 70 and I was 39 when we met. Despite the 30-year age gap, we became great friends. We shared many commonalities and we hit it off right away. She was sharp witted, highly intelligent, and had a sarcastic sense of humor. We shared stories of our lives and reminisced about our heartaches. She worked at the National Defense Department in Ottawa for many years, although I’m not sure what department she was in.
Not having a car at the time, she’d take me on the back roads of London and beyond to explore back country roads. She showed me some of her favorite places to eat and other hidden gems in the area. A couple of places we frequented were Swiss Chalet and Angelo’s close by. During the warmer months, you’d find us along Riverside Drive eating our DQ cones while we watched the ducks.
Over time, she confessed that she wasn’t a fan of cooking for herself, so I decided to share some of my home cooking with her. That’s when the sky hook was created.
From a metal coat hanger, I bent it into a rod and made 2 hooks and attached a length of cord and gave it to her. I would call her to say lower the sky hook and then would attach a bag with soup, stew or sandwiches and her sweet treats which she loved.
She developed macular degeneration and eventually had to give up her license. This was the hardest blow to her independence and losing her ability to drive. Over time, she started to lose her mobility, hence a walker. And then her hearing declined as did her ability to care for herself, then nephew moved her into a retirement home, Mapleview Terrace, where she could receive the care she needed. I started to send her parcels of cookies, candy and chocolate which she thoroughly enjoyed.
I moved from London back to Parry Sound in 2008 but always kept in touch with her. Whenever I was in London, I would visit her along with my cat Shadow. She LOVED cats and her apartment at the time, was adorned with various cat decor.
While I was in London on October 2nd I went to see her. I am so glad I went because she passed away on October 28th from Covid. I will always remember her; she was a one-of-a-kind friend whom I loved so much. She will live on in my heart.
Rest in peace my dear sweet friend.
December 8th 1929 October 28th 2024
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Ann-Louise Stevens uploaded photo(s)
Thursday, November 7, 2024
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My condolences to Maida's family, especially to Larry and Linda who looked after her so well, and who she spoke of so fondly. I will miss my friend of 50+ years. Her love of cats, as you can see in the obituary photo, spilled over to me. We traveled the world together and had great fun. This is a photo of Maida in New Zealand.
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Bruce Nuckowski posted a condolence
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Our sincere condolences to Family and Friends of Maida.
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The family of Maida Jean Miners uploaded a photo
Friday, November 1, 2024
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