The only thing Margaret Marilyn DeAdder loved more than tea and toast — was reheating tea and toast. In the obituary, her son, the award-winning cartoonist Michael de Adder, pokes fun at his mom's ability to give the finger as well as her inability to put her car in reverse. Mom's obituary needed 'a splash' of humourBefore writing his mother's obituary, de Adder perused through a few others for inspiration. Before writing Marilyn's obituary, cartoonist Michael de Adder read through a number of obituaries. In honour of their mom, Marilyn's family asks that people do something nice for someone else unexpectedly, and without explanation.

Source: CBC News January 23, 2021 13:00 UTC