MAGEE, Violet “Jean” (nee Bablitz) Passed away peacefully on Mon, Jan. 15th 2018 in her 94th year at St Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto. She is survived by her daughter Donna Magee (aka Litner) & her sons, Paul (Miriam), Chris (Catherine) Litner, great-grand-children Ben, Sophia & Claire; Ryan and Connor; her son Wayne and his children-Aaron & Lauren Magee; & daughter Maureen Mickolwin (David) & sons –Todd (Crystal) & Jeremy (Tamiza Abji) Mickolwin. Others who mourn her loss are: Ellen Bablitz & family, Ron & Iris and Ken & Kathleen Pollard, Joan and Brian Prochnau, Carl & Ev Hermanson, all of Fort Sask, AB;
as well as many good friends from Bayer Pharmaceutical.Jean was born Dec 27 1924 in Two Creeks, Man. to Fred Bablitz (s/o Joseph Bablitz & Eva Schneider) & Abigali Jane George (d/o William Edward George & Susan Reynolds.At the age of 5 she moved with her family homestead carving a farm out of the bush near Newbrook, Alberta. She & her sister Margaret came to Toronto in 1942 to work as “bomb girls’ at GECO in Scarborough during WW. II. There she met the father of her children who predeceased her in 1999, Charles Henry Magee “Harry”, a Safety Inspector at GECO. She was an avid and active sports enthusiast. She played softball in one of Toronto’s Leagues of It’s Own. Her love of baseball was passionate and lifelong During the last decade of her life she followed the Blue Jays faithfully We know she will still be cheering them on from, as she, called it "The Great Beyond" Jean also loved to bowl and carried off a number of trophies over the years., She liked to watch curling, ice skating, hockey & football. She golfed too after she met Joe. After the war she raised a family sewing, knitting or crocheting clothes for her children, baking and preserving food like she had in her early years on the farm. She finally found work at Miles Laboratories (Bayer Pharmaceutical) where she became a Production Manager and then Quality Assurance Manager. Many thanks to the Drs and nursing staff at St Joseph's Health Centre for their compassion, & supportive care during her time there! Visitation at the Simple Alternative Funeral Home 1535 S Gateway Rd Miss. Fri. Jan 19 from 6-9 PM. Also one hour prior to the Funeral Service Saturday, January 20, 2018 at
1 PM at Humbercrest United Church (16 Baby Point Rd, Toronto (Jane & Annette). Reception will follow at the church.
Donations in her memory may be made to Humbercrest United Church, St Joseph’s Hospital,
or a charity of your choice!