In memory of

Madeleine Johanna Maria "Maddie" Sanders

August 30, 1962 - December 6, 2023

Wife, sister, aunt, great aunt, after a lengthy and courageous battle with bone cancer, our beloved Maddie has passed away.
Loving Wife of Mona Gagnon.
Cherished sister to Maria (Predeceased), Hans, Jack (Doris) Aloys (Annie), Liesbeth (Mike) Nick (Marina) Jozef, (Sonia) Wilma (John) Roland (Cory) and Paul. She is number 10 of a very large group of siblings.
Cherished Sister-in-Law to Lucie (Marcel), Francoise (Pat), Rina (Gord), Louise (Greg), Leone (Normand) Pauline (pre-deceased), Gisele (Lennox), Ginette (Yvan-Predeceased), Cecile (Larry) & two brothers.
Beloved aunt to many nieces and nephews.
Madeleine’s smile will be missed by many friends around the world. She is remembered for her love of her favorite colour “Orange”, her refereeing, watching hockey, playing broomball and football, and riding her motorcycle. Maddie will be forever in our hearts.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, from 7-9 pm at Thornton Funeral Centre (1200 Thornton Road North, Oshawa). A funeral service will be held in the chapel at Thornton Funeral Centre on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 11 am with visitation one hour prior and a celebration of life to follow, at General Sikorski Veterans Hall.
In lieu of flowers, donations would be greatly appreciated to the Canadian Cancer society.

Guestbook

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Edith Moore (Friend)

Entered December 8, 2023 from Ajax

Maddie was one of my best friends. We played sports together Football, Baseball, and Broomball. We organized and ran all the EDS events. We partied together. Had some great times, some we will share and some we will keep to ourselves. Loved every minute of it.. such a great friend. Love ya and miss you already.

Anne Sanders (Sister-in-law)

Entered December 9, 2023 from Walsh, ontario

Apparently I'm to blame for the motorcycle.
I had a Honda 90, way back when Maddie was about 8, and took her on it for rides. Mea culpa!

Francoise et Pat Bosse (Sister in law)

Entered December 9, 2023 from 587 6th line west Campbellford

We sure will miss you my dear Maddie. You were in our family for a long time. We always been good friends since Broomball. We will never forget you. Love you.😇🙏🙏😇

Nathalie Louise Johnston (Niece)

Entered December 10, 2023 from Newcastle

Maddie. I will always Remember you for your great love of sports. I have many fond, and at times funny, memories of playing broomball with you. You were a great teacher. May you rest in peace.

Marie-Agnès Pilon (friend, teammate and co-worker)

Entered December 10, 2023 from Breslau

To the entire family and her wife and wife’s family, I offer my deepest condolences. Maddie was a force of nature and her smile was always contagious. She was a great teammate and a great friend. I am sorry I cannot be there in person to give you all love and hugs. Take great care of one another and may Maddie rest in peace.