
Daphne St. John
14 May 1931 – 29 April 2025
ST. JOHN (née PILGRIM) – DAPHNE IDA, late of Salters House, Salters, St. George. Former Headmistress of St. Winifred’s School, Teacher of the Ursuline Convent and Queen’s College, and Co-owner of Quality Flowers. Wife of the late Dr. William A. St. John. Mother of Marguerite (Dr. Stephen Moe), Michael (Angela St. John), Elizabeth (John Hardwick), and the late Anna (Andrew Zephirin) and Bill (Lisa St. John). Grandmother of Tasha, Emma, Seth, Danielle, Ellen, Justin, Matthew, Josh and Grace. Great-grandmother of Zachary, Liam, Connor and Leia. “Aunt Daphne” to many friends and family. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on, Thursday, May 15, 2025, at St. George Parish Church, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 3:30 p.m. followed by a private cremation. No jackets required and mourning colours are optional. In lieu of flowers, donations to The Ark Animal Welfare Society will be graciously accepted at the church.
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