December 25, 1932 – November 14, 2025
Peter John Beardwood passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on November 14 at Margaret’s Place Hospice in Dundas. Peter had endured several years of multiple medical problems with his typical good humour and grace.
Peter was born on Christmas Day in Hillston, New South Wales, Australia. He grew up in Bathurst and attended New South Wales University where he obtained a B.Eng. with first class honours. Igniting a love of traveling, Peter journeyed westward across the globe, landing in England where he had earned a scholarship to the University of Bristol, UK. There he obtained a M.Eng. and met and married Barbara. Together they immigrated to Hamilton, Ontario in 1964, where Peter started his professional career as a mechanical engineer while earning an MBA part-time at York University. They started a family and Peter worked in various post-secondary institutions in Toronto, Melbourne, Australia and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia before resettling back in Ontario, where Peter applied his passion for teaching and learning at Mohawk College, and then high school, which he enjoyed the most.
Peter will be missed greatly by his wife, Barbara, of 62 years, his children, John, Fiona and David, his grandsons, Lucas and Michael and his brother, Ian, in Victoria, Australia.
There will be a funeral service at Christ Church, Flamborough, on Sunday, November 30 at 2pm, Interment to follow in the Church Cemetery. We wish to thank the kind staff at Margaret’s Place for making his final moments peaceful and for helping us cope with our grief.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Christ Church Flamborough or Margaret’s Place would be appreciated by the family.