Jane Guest
Jane Guest passed away peacefully on July 11, 2024 with her children, Sean and Adrienne, and her daughter-in-law Janet at her side. She was pre-deceased by her husband and love of her life, Jack, and her sister and best friend Ellen McFadyen. She will also be missed by her two grandsons, Sam and Connor, and Adrienne’s partner Joseph Trohak.
She was born Jane Edmiston on June 26th, 1937, in Kincardine. During her life she also lived for periods in Montreal, Ireland, Brampton, and Hillsburgh, but her true home was Kincardine. She spent all of her early life, schooling and marriage here, and then returned to town with Jack post-retirement.
As the wife of a pilot she travelled extensively as well as spending the latter half of her life chasing Sean, Janet, Sam and Connor as they moved around the world. While she and Jack travelled extensively in Canada, America, and Europe, she was always up for an adventure. She travelled through a number of countries in Africa, including camping in the Sahara Desert in Libya while in her 70s. She visited Asia a number of times, including lengthy drives through the jungles of Borneo, golfing in Bali, and an unfortunate stay in a Jakarta hospital. Just 3 months ago she was travelling around southeast Asia and climbed to the top of Angor Wat in Cambodia. In the end, of the seven continents, she only missed Antarctica.
At home, her “happy place” was in the garden where she would spend hours working the soil making beautiful creations. In her final conversations with Sam and Connor both of them referenced the time they spent with her in the garden and the different flowers that she introduced them to – especially the night-blooming evening primrose. She was an avid walker and even in her 80s would be seen walking kilometres around town. She loved long walks with Adrienne and their dogs.
Jane lived a full life and considered herself extremely lucky to have been able to live that life right up to her final week. Just this year, she was in the mountains in Canada, spent a month travelling around Asia, visited the theatre in Toronto with Adrienne several times, and remained active in the bridge club throughout – she even tried playing Mahjong while in Asia.
Both in Hillsburgh and in Kincardine she was very active in the community and church. Just last month she was pictured delivering a donation to the Kincardine Hospice. Continuing this principal, in lieu of flowers, she asked that donations be sent to the Kincardine Hospital Foundation and/or Huron Shores Hospice.
She will be missed by family and friends.
Arrangements entrusted to Grey Bruce Cremation and Burial Services.