Jean (Hatty) Shinkle (née Haines)

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Jean (Hatty) Shinkle (née Haines) passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on August 19, 2022 at the age of 95.

Hatty was born in Wraysbury, England on November 4^th 1926, the youngest child of Frank Lancelot Haines and Gladys Ryder Richardson. She was married to Eugene Shinkle (aka Shink). Hatty is remembered with love by her daughter Eugenie, son Tim (Anne Kisthardt), grandchildren Harry and Georgina, stepson Matthew (Joyce), step-daughter-in-law Martha, step-grandchildren Malindi (Sean), Geoffrey (Emily), Jessica (David), David, Nadine (Paul), Melissa (Brad), Amanda (Dwane) and step-great-grandchildren Dafydd, Alexander, Ella, Ida, Leo, Abram, Sophia, Catherine, Bradley, Elle, and Alethea. Hatty also had a wide circle of close friends and acquaintances – of special note are Antonia McGrath, Joan Butler, and Deborah Rehner.

Hatty first met Shink in Montreal, Canada. They married in 1959 and started their family in Vancouver, British Columbia, later moving to Manotick, Ontario, where they spent many happy years. They relocated to Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, in 2003. Following Shink’s death in 2007, Hatty lived independently until the age of 93, when she moved to Tiffany Village Retirement Living in St. John’s. Many thanks to the staff and caregivers at Tiffany for looking after her so well.

Hatty was an outstandingly capable individual and a true trailblazer. In 1945, she was the first woman ever to be awarded a degree in Engineering from the Regent Street Polytechnic in London (now the University of Westminster, where her daughter is a Professor). Though she never practiced professionally as an engineer, her creativity and ingenuity were evident in everything she did – whether it was building a stone wall in the Manotick garden, sewing, cooking, upholstering furniture, creating beautiful flower arrangements, or making handicrafts for family and friends. She was also a wonderful writer, as the many recipients of her richly descriptive and witty emails and letters will attest.

Apart from her family, Hatty’s greatest pride and joy was her garden. An exceptionally talented horticulturist and garden designer, Hatty could turn the most unlikely patch of earth into an oasis of flowers, fruit, and vegetables. She left behind a beautiful garden in every home she lived in. Her endless energy and enthusiasm, her organisational skills, and her mastery of gardener’s Latin will be remembered with great fondness by the Friends of the Garden (FOG) at the Memorial University Botanical Garden, of which she was an active member for nearly twenty years.

Hatty was a full-time mum for most of her working life, but managed to fit in about three lifetimes’ worth of volunteering during this time. In Manotick, she was an active member of the St. James’ Church ACW (Anglican Church Women), organising the annual church bazaar, and devising a legendary recipe for Christmas puddings, which were made in the hundreds every holiday season to raise money for charity. She was also active in the Kiwanis International, acting as secretary for the Ottawa Kiwanis music festival for many years, and organising the catering for members’ dinners. Her meatloaf will be remembered by the hundreds of Kiwanis members who looked forward to it every month.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Hatty’s memory may be made to the Stephen Lewis Foundation, or to the Friends of the Garden (FOG).