Myrtle Clare MOTYER

1917 - 2002  (84 years)

• Name	Myrtle Clare MOTYER  [1, 2]
  Birth	29 Nov 1917	Pembroke Parish, Bermuda   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17470398
  _FGRAVE	17470398
  _UID	FD4F1060D89A4C3B81553AE6EEB9468C242A
  Education	Pembroke Parish, Bermuda   [2]
  	Bermuda High School for Girls
  Cemetery	2002	Second Congregational Church Memorial Garden, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA   [3, 4]
  	Second Congregational Church Memorial Garden is also known as: • Lewis Cemetery • Memorial Garden of the Second Congregational Church
  Find-a-Grave Cemetery ID	Find-a-Grave Cemetery ID: 2203235
  Funeral	8 Jun 2002	Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  	Second Congregational Church
  Graduated	1936	Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada   [2, 5]
  	Mount Allison University
  Obituary	5 Jun 2002
  	Myrtle Clare Motyer Maclaren, 84, June 5, 2002 Myrtle Clare Motyer Maclaren, 84, a Greenwich resident, died May 11.  She died of natural causes, according to her family. Born Nov. 29, 1917, in Pembroke, Bermuda, she was the daughter of the late Léonce Reginald and Emily Jones Cooper Motyer. Mrs. Maclaren was raised in Bermuda, attending the Bermuda High School for Girls.  She graduated from Mt. Allison Ladies College in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. She trained as a nurse at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Bermuda and later moved to Montreal to work at the Montreal General Hospital in Canada.  She worked at the Royal Victoria Maternity Hospital, Children's Memorial Hospital and the Alexandra Hospital for Communicable Disease, all in Montreal, and the King Edward VII Hospital in Bermuda. She married the late William James Walker Maclaren in 1942 in Georgetown, Ontario, and settled in Montreal. Both were very involved with their church in Montreal, participating in the choir and youth groups. In the 1950s they moved to Yonkers, N.Y., and worked at the Presbyterian Medical Center in New York.  They went on to build their home in Greenwich, where she did volunteer work at Greenwich Hospital. Mrs. Maclaren and her husband were both involved in the Second Congregational Church in Greenwich, participating in the choir, the youth ministry, Sunday school and charitable works.  She also was very involved with the YWCA and projects to feed and clothe the needy around the world. She is survived by two sisters, Jean Hatten of Kent, England, and Gwenyth Nixon of Point Shares, Bermuda; a brother, Léonce Reginald Motyer of Burlington, Canada; 19 nieces and nephews; and grandnieces and grandnephews. There will be a memorial service at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Second Congregational Church, 139 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich.  An informal reception will follow. A private committal service for the family is scheduled. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Second Congregational Church's Union Cemetery and Memorial Garden, or to their Outreach Projects, 139 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich, CT 06830.
  Occupation	Paget Parish, Bermuda   [2]
  	Medical - Nurse, King Edward Memorial Hospital
  Occupation	Montréal, Québec, Canada   [2]
  	Medical - Nurse, Montréal General Hospital
  Occupation	New York City, New York, USA   [3]
  	Medical - Nurse, Presbyterian Medical Center
  Occupation	1939	Paget Parish, Bermuda   [2]
  	Medical - Nurse, King Edward Memorial Hospital
  	Returned to King Edward Memorial Hospital after working as a nurse in Canada.
  Occupation	1942	Montréal, Québec, Canada   [3]
  	Medical - Nurse, Royal Victoria Maternity Hospital
  Residence	1950	Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  Residence	Bef 1955	Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, USA   [3]
  Death	11 May 2002	Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  Burial	2002	Second Congregational Church Memorial Garden, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA   [4]
  		Myrtle C M Maclaren (1917-2002) - Find a Grave Memorial
  Person ID	I77	MOTYER Family Genealogy - NitroWings Test | MOTYER branch
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Léonce Reginald MOTYER, Sr.,   b. 11 Feb 1886, City of Hamilton, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda d. 12 Apr 1950, Paget Parish, Bermuda (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Emily Jones COOPER,   b. 10 May 1892, Warwick Parish, Bermuda d. 4 Feb 1969, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1916	Pembroke Parish, Bermuda   [1, 2, 6]
  Family ID	F30	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William James Walker “Bill” MACLAREN,   b. 25 Feb 1916, Guelph, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Apr 2002, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1942	Georgetown, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Nov 1917 - Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Education - Bermuda High School for Girls - - Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Graduated - Mount Allison University - 1936 - Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada Occupation - Medical - Nurse, King Edward Memorial Hospital - 1939 - Paget Parish, Bermuda Occupation - Medical - Nurse, Royal Victoria Maternity Hospital - 1942 - Montréal, Québec, Canada Marriage - 2 Jan 1942 - Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1950 - Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Residence - Bef 1955 - Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, USA Cemetery - 2002 - Second Congregational Church Memorial Garden, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Burial - 2002 - Second Congregational Church Memorial Garden, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Death - 11 May 2002 - Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Funeral - Second Congregational Church - 8 Jun 2002 - Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Occupation - Medical - Nurse, King Edward Memorial Hospital - - Paget Parish, Bermuda Occupation - Medical - Nurse, Montréal General Hospital - - Montréal, Québec, Canada Occupation - Medical - Nurse, Presbyterian Medical Center - - New York City, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos (Families)

  Children of Léonce Reginald MOTYER Sr. (1886-1950) and Emily Jones COOPER (1892-1969) „Lismore“, Mount Hill New Year's Day 1ST January 1933

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):Immigration Records (1925-1935) Surname: Motyer Given name: Myrtle Age: 17 Sex: F Nationality: En Date of arrival: 1935/09/16 (YYYY/MM/DD) Port of arrival: Saint John , New Brunswick Reference: RG76 - IMMIGRATION, series C-1-c Volume: 1935 volume 1 Page: 85 Microfilm reel: T-14858

  
  

• Sources

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