Peacefully, with her family, Fay passed away at the North Bay Regional Health Center on Monday September 19th, 2011, at the age of 88 years. The beloved wife of the late James A. `Jim` Morland, who predeceased her in 2006, Fay was the proud and loving mother of Jane Gernert and her husband Bill, of Castle Rock, Colorado, and Linda Lopata, and her husband Stan of Ajax. She will be lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Kathie Walter (Eric), Maggie, Bill IV, Kristen Mikadze (Vladimir), & Ken. Fay will also be sadly missed by her sister Ann Lewis, brother in law Bill Morland, & sister in law Mildred Gorman, all of North Bay, and their families. She was predeceased by her brother Larry Herald. Fay`s long and joyful life began in Sundridge where she enjoyed speed skating on Lake Bernard. After high school she worked in the country as a teacher in a one room school house. In 1943 she married Jim Morland and saw him off to war in Europe. On his return Fay enjoyed membership in the large and growing Morland clan, contributing 2 daughters to its expansion. She helped Jim introduce both daughters to outdoor sports like boating and water-skiing at their cottage on Trout Lake. As someone who read voraciously, she thoroughly enjoyed her career at the North Bay Library, retiring in the late 1980`s after more than two decades of service. Fay focused on her children`s education and was proud to see them both graduate university and go on to professional careers in banking and education. As grandchildren came, she and Jim visited them often in Germany, the U.S. and Canada. A world class mother-in-law and grandmother, she kept crayons and colouring books in her living room for visiting any children. Friends may call at the Martyn Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon, September 24th from 1:30 pm until time for a memorial service in the chapel at 3:30 pm. Internment of ashes to follow in North Bay Union Cemetery. If desired, donations to the Northern Cancer Research Foundation will be gratefully acknowledged as expressions of sympathy.
