Born in Toronto on June 12, 1919. Died peacefully in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on January 10, 2014.
Cherished wife of the late Donald MacKay Deacon OC, O.PEI, MC (d. 2003). Loving mother of Campbell (Jennifer), David (Nadine), Martha, Douglas (Barb), Richard (Susan) and Colin (Jennifer). Daughter of the late Gordon and Flora (née Johnson) Campbell, "Sister" was predeceased by her four brothers, Donald, Colin, Gordon and John, and is survived by four Deacon sisters-in-law, Esther, Fran, Adelle and Kathleen. Loved "Nanna" of seven granddaughters, Marion (d. 1992), Hélène (Marc Whalen), Gillian, Cecilia, Charlotte, Renée and Blake, and six grandsons, Jonas (Heather), Jeffrey (Krista), J.C. (Jessica), Rob (Rebecca), Tyler and Quin; three great-granddaughters, Elizabeth, Abigail and Callie, and four great-grandsons, Jace, Palmer, Cole (Whalen) and Campbell. "Aunt Sis" will also be missed by her Deacon and Campbell nieces and nephews.
Florence attended Bishop Strachan School, MacDonald Institute at the University of Guelph and Queen's University before going to London during the Second World War as one of 641 volunteers with the Canadian Red Cross Corps Overseas. She and all four of her brothers returned home from the war safely.
Married to Donald Deacon in 1947, they settled at Glenburn Farms, Unionville, Ontario, where they raised their six children. Florence and Donald retired in 1980 first to France and then in 1981 to Charlottetown. Florence continued to be active in her church, became a master gardener, travelled widely, hiking and biking on several continents and across Canada, sat on the boards of Holland College and The Canadiana Fund and continued to develop her outstanding skill and creativity as a needlework artist. After Donald's death, she enjoyed 8 years in Toronto before moving back to Charlottetown in 2013.
Celebrations of Florence's life will be held on Saturday, January 25, at 2 p.m. at Trinity United Church in Charlottetown and at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Toronto at a date to be announced in the spring. Tea will follow in each case.
If desired, donations in her honour would be appreciated by Trinity United Church, 220 Richmond St., Charlottetown, PE, C1A 1J5 or St. Paul's Anglican Church, 227 Bloor St. East, Toronto, ON, M4W 1C8.
Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com.

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