Obituary of Ivy Margaret Bird

Ivy Margaret Bird (nee Bowers)

On May 22, 2024 our mother, Ivy Bird, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 95. 

Family was important to Ivy.  She was married to Roy for 50 years until his death in 2004.   They had two daughters, Janet Allan (Bob) and Paula Leaper.  She was the nana of Geoff Allan (Zuleikha), Robert Leaper and Rebecca Leaper and great nana of Zehra Allan and Amir Allan.

She subsequently met her loving partner, Paul Montgomery and spent 17 years with him until his death in 2023.  Her family expanded to include Eric (Victoria), Anne (Pat and sons Simon and Spencer) and Andrew (Briar).

Ivy was a trained seamstress who enjoyed sewing, designing clothes and selling sewing machines.  She made many friends throughout her life, including Jackie Hermans and Robynne Cole.  Ivy enjoyed her time at Heatherwood Retirement Residence and developed relationships with both residents and staff. 

Respecting Ivy’s wishes, she has been cremated and there will be no service.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).  Ivy’s vision declined over the last 10 years and CNIB was a great resource including providing her beloved audio books.