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Surnames: Cameron, White, Kaplanis, Chinn, Groat, Hill, Baltzan. Sedgewick
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WHITE - Margaret Jean White was born in Saskatoon on February 10th, 1918 and passed away
on January 19, 2006. She is survived by sons; Hugh (Kate and grandchildren Meghan and
Cameron); Bill (Maureen and grandchildren Danielle and Matthew); Jim, daughter-in-law
Gladys (grandchildren Laura and Chris), brother-inlaw Robert White, sister-in-law
Olive-Anne (White) Kaplanis, cousin Bridget (Cameron) Chinn and the Groat family, with
whom many memorable Christmases were spent. She was predeceased by her parents Hugh
Cameron and Mary (Hill) Cameron; husband, Jack; son Sergeant Gordon White (RCMP); cousin
Russell Alexander Cameron, brothers and sistersin-law; Joanne, John and Kay, Jack and
Emily, Harry and Verena. Jean graduated from Caswell Hill Elementary School and Bedford
Road Collegiate. She graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor's
in Household Science (B.H.Sc.). After graduation, Jean worked at the Baltzan Medical
Clinic in Saskatoon before her marriage. J!
ean traveled to Montreal to marry fellow U of S graduate (Mechanical Engineering) John
(Jack) White. The family lived in Montreal and Cornwall. After Jack's death, Jean and
the boys returned to Saskatoon. She began working again for Dr. Baltzan in Saskatoon, and
later became the Secretary Treasurer of Knox United Church until her retirement. Jean
raised four children on her own and was proud that three children also graduated from the
U of S, and one attended Simon Fraser. Jean held several positions in the Canadian
Federation of University Women. as Secretary Treasurer and Vice President, and was active
in the book club, the annual book sale fundraising event and the CFUW Art Group who
donates a painting to a Saskatoon Elementary school each year. She enjoyed sewing and was
an avid gardener and member of the horticultural society. She was an active member of the
Saskatoon Bridge Club, playing every Monday for over twenty years. Jean was grateful for
the companionship of he!
r many friends. Jean never hesitated to help neighbours and friends, o
ffering car rides, shopping trips, meals and accommodations. She traveled extensively in
Canada from the West Coast to the High Arctic, to Newfoundland, and had visited almost
every Province and Territory, missing only the Yukon. She especially enjoyed her summer
visits with her sons' families. She greatly enjoyed figure skating, attending many
World Championship events with her dear friend, Bryar Sedgewick. She also enjoyed jazz,
and was a member of the Saskatoon Jazz Society for many years, and spent many enjoyable
evenings at the Bassment. Her parents, Hugh & Mary Cameron were early Saskatoon
residents. Hugh and his brother Robert built many homes in the Caswell Hill area, and
Robert worked on the construction of the Traffic Bridge in 1906. Jean's ancestors were
originally from Scotland and Ireland, and were amongst the earliest pioneer settlers of
Bruce County and Norfolk County, Ontario. A Memorial Service will be held at Knox United
Church at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, Januar!
y 31st. Arrangements by Martens Warman Funeral Home. The family requests that in lieu of
flowers a donation be made to the charity of your choice.