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MARY GERTRUDE (TRUDY) HAMILTON
Date of Passing: May 29, 2026
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryMARY GERTRUDE (TRUDY) HAMILTON
Mary Gertrude "Trudy" Hamilton, 100, of Dauphin, MB Canada died on May 29, 2026.
Trudy was born on June 4, 1925, in Brown's Town, St. Ann, Jamaica to Wilbert Wilson and Una (Jeffrey-Smith) Wilson. She was the youngest of six siblings: Phyllis, Jeffrey, Beth (Jacobs), Leslie and Floretta (Delfosse). She attended London University and spent an additional year at the LSE. She later completed a degree in History & Sociology at the University of the West Indies.
She worked as a psychiatric social worker in London UK. On her return to Jamaica, she worked for the University of the West Indies for 34 years. She conducted research at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She worked for the Department of Extra-Mural Studies in Jamaica, Grenada and The Bahamas. Trudy was a remarkable administrator and a keen academic.
Canada was her fifth country of residence. On her retirement she moved to Brandon, MB, where she lived for 33 years. In 2023 she moved to Dauphin to be with her immediate family.
Her belief in the social gospel and sense of community informed her kindness, volunteer work and outreach. A wide circle of friends attests to her constancy, generosity and sense of humour. Over the years, physical activity included tennis, yoga, swimming, tai chi, and the gym. She loved reading, travel, current affairs, classical music, opera, theatre, ballet and contemporary dance.
Trudy is survived by daughter, Frances Stewart (Lyle McNichol); granddaughter, Carol Stewart (Chris Hubbard), Dauphin; great-granddaughter, Calla; niece, Carol Haynes, Barbados; nephews: Roger Wilson, Toronto and Lenworth Jacobs, Hartford CT, USA; and former son-in-law, Neil Stewart, Killarney MB.
Thank you to the staff of Lorray Manor for their assisted living care of Trudy.
Inurnment of ashes will take place at the Riverside Cemetery, Dauphin on Thursday, June 11, at 1:00 pm. A reception will follow at Pathways Funeral Services, 26 1st Avenue NW, Dauphin at 2:00 pm.
Memorial donations may be made to Doctors Without Borders, 551 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 0N8 – 1 (800) 928-8685; or to a cause of your choice.
As published in Brandon Sun on Jun 06, 2026