1926 – 2023
Mrs. Winifred Frances ‘Win’ MacFadyen passed away peacefully at her home on her farm on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at the age of 97 years.
Win was born on July 22, 1926 at Pine Lake, Alberta to Doris and Robert Beckingsale, who had immigrated from England. Win attended the Pine Lake School, and then completed her education in Red Deer, Alberta. She met Hugh MacFadyen at a dance, and they were married on August 5, 1945. They settled on the family farm east of Innisfail, Alberta and farmed there until retirement in 1990.
Win was an active member of the community her entire life, including the Milnerton WI and other community groups. Win and Hugh enjoyed dancing, playing cards, and curling. They also liked traveling and took several overseas trips to visit family. Win was an excellent gardener, homemaker, and crafter, winning many prizes at agricultural fairs over the years.
Win will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered by her three sons, Dan (Dianne), Dave, and Jack; her seven grandchildren, Chris (Nicole), Kirsten, Kim (Marcel), Lisa (Tijn), Morgan, Neil, and Ian; and her five great grandchildren, Kieran, Wesley, Maykel, Christian, and Margot.
Win was predeceased by her husband Hugh, her brother, Edgar Beckingsale, her sisters and brothers-in-law, Jean and George Jones and Rose and Smiley Douglas, her daughter-in-law, Pamela Beauchamp MacFadyen, and her nephew, Gordon Jones.
A Public Celebration of Win’s Life will be held at the Glenellen Community Centre, 25401 Township Road 360, Pine Lake, Alberta on Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. If friends desire, Memorial Donations in Win’s memory may be made to the Holy Trinity Anglican Church at P.O. Box 236, Pine Lake, Alberta, T0M 1S0.
Condolences, memories and photos may be shared and viewed at www.heartlandfuneralservices.com. Arrangements in care of: Heartland Funeral Services Ltd., 4415 – 49 Street, Innisfail, Alberta. Phone: 403.227.0006
