Obituary of Margaret Magdalene Romagnoli

Quietly, quietly, in her 103^rd year, Margaret Magdalene Tufford Romagnoli left this world at the dawn of the Solar Eclipse on April 8th, 2024.  She celebrated her 102^nd birthday on April 2^nd with most of her descendants around her, and died a week later under the attentive eye of her wonderful caregivers at the United Mennonite Home in Vineland, Ontario.

Descended from Mary Fretz and Phillip Tufford, who arrived in Clinton Township in 1800, Margaret was  the fourth centenarian of her family, and the last of her five siblings born of Margaret Beatrice Wilcox and William Grobb Tufford.

She was predeceased by her son Donald Paul (d1980) and her husband of 58 years, Alfred (d1999).

Left to mourn are her remaining five children and their spouses:  Sharon Dianne Macdonald (Richard Adams), Sandra Lynn Easton (Tony), David Frederick Romagnoli (Suzanne Lynn), Dale Alfred Scott Romagnoli (Lori Teather), and Susan Margaret Ross (Derrick).  Her grandchildren, Sharon Meredith Macdonald, Glen Trevor Macdonald, David Anthony Easton (Kathy), Adam Frederick Romagnoli (Melissa), Jill Elizabeth Romagnoli (Matt Dyck), Michael David Romagnoli (Kerrie).

Her great-grandchildren, Harriett Agnes Gracie, Maxim David Easton, Connor Alexander Easton, Quinn Everleigh Dyck Romagnoli, Sadie Elizabeth Dyck Romagnoli, and Margaret’s dear friend Dana Purvis.

Margaret Romagnoli UE, was a wife, mother, homemaker of high standards, and farm manager;  a dedicated member of the Beamsville Women’s Institute, devoting many years to building the Tweedsmuir History, a longtime member of Beamsville Trinity United Church Women, the Eastern Star, and the Bokhara Court Ladies’ Oriental Shrine, finally, she was a proud member of the Colonel John Butler Branch of the United Empire Loyalists of Canada.

The family will receive friends at Trinity United Church, 4287 William St., Beamsville, on Thursday April 11, 2024 from 3-4pm with funeral service starting at 4pm. Interment to follow at Mount Osborne Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, Margaret's family suggests a memorial donation to  The Jordan Museum Endowment Fund  https://lincolnmuseum.ca/donate/ OR the Niagara College PSW Program https://wcsvpw3web02.niagaracollege.ca/NiagaraDonationForm/  and select the Diane Romagnoli Memorial Award of Excellence from the dropdown option OR to the Occupational Therapy Program at the United Mennonite Home, in Vineland, Ontario.