Obituary of John Gibb Muir

It is with great sadness that we announce John Gibb Muir passed away peacefully on March 13, 2025 at the Glendale Crossing Retirement Home in London in his 87th year. A proud Scotsman and even prouder Canadian, John was born in Motherwell, Scotland, and immigrated to Canada with his family in the 1950s, eventually settling in Grimsby, Ontario. Here he met and married the love of his life, Barb, and had a full life of happiness raising four boys, who married four fantastic daughters-in-law. A Chartered Accountant, John worked for Stelco in Hamilton for 33 years, finishing his career in an office overlooking the City in which he grew up. John was a soccer enthusiast, coaching and volunteering with the Soccer Club, and was active in Grimsby and at Trinity United Church. John and Barb retired to Dorchester, Ontario and continued to enjoy their travels across the globe. In retirement, John remained active as a volunteer driver with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Canadian Cancer Society and Victorian Order of Nurses and continued dabbling in his countless passions including model trains, home improvement and his garden. He was always happy to be surrounded by his friends and family and grateful to the quality time spent with his grandchildren, proudly fulfilling his role as ‘Dappa’. A highlight and enduring memory was a trip to Scotland with the entire family of 17 in 2019 to visit John’s birthplace and the homeland he cherished. He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Barbara Joanne Muir (née Mote), sons David (Bernardine) Muir of Dorchester, Douglas (Shannon) Muir of Vancouver, Michael (Anna) Muir of Ottawa, and Kevin (Carolyn) Muir of Kitchener and grandchildren, Shannon, Stephanie, Abby, Matthew, Benjamin, Andrew and Hunter. He was predeceased by his dear brother James (Shirley) Muir in 2018. The family would like to thank the fantastic staff at Glendale, Victoria and Parkwood Hospitals for their incredible care. Friends will be received at Bieman Funeral Home, 3970 Hamilton Road, Dorchester on Thursday, March 20 from 2:00-6:00pm. A memorial service will be held at Dorchester United Church, 4100 Catherine Street, Dorchester on Friday, March 21 at 1:30pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society Southwest Partners, 435 Windermere Road, London, ON N5X 2T1 www.alzswp.ca or a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be made at www.biemanfuneralhome.com