CRANSTON, Margaret "Jean" (nee Macwhirter). Died peacefully on August 16, 2006 at the age of ninety-three, after a long life, well-lived. Jean was born in Norwich, Ontario to Norman and Mamie Macwhirter. She graduated from the University of Toronto in 1945, worked for the United Nations in Washington and New York, then for the National Film Board in Ottawa and Montreal. She married Philip Cranston in 1967, and they lived in the Town of Mt. Royal, Quebec. He died in 1980. She remained there until last September when she moved to Aurora, Ontario to be closer to her sister. She is survived by stepdaughter Nancy Bengough (Robert) and family: Peter (Ruth), John (Tracy) and Suzanne, and great-grandchildren Megan, Cameron, Claire and Katie. She is also survived by her sister Mary Stauffer, niece Judy Stauffer (John Hull) and family: Kathleen Hull-Beagle (Kent), Emily and Adam Hull. Her nephew Tom Stauffer predeceased her in 2003. Memorial donations to the Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket would be appreciated in recognition of the compassionate attention she received. Thank you also to the caring staff at Sunrise of Aurora. A celebration of Jean's life will be held August 24 at 11 a.m. at the Thompson Funeral Home, 530 Industrial Parkway South (northeast corner of Yonge & Industrial Parkway South), Aurora, 905-727-5421. Published in the Montreal Gazette on 8/23/2006