Agnes Delores MacKinnon
Born In: Victoria Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: March 27th, 1927
Passed in: Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: March 9th, 2011
Agnes Delores MacKinnon of Fatima Street, Antigonish, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, March 9, 2011, in St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, Antigonish.
Born Agnes Delores Campbell, March 30, 1927, in Victoria Mines, C.B., N.S., to the late Russell and Susan (White) Campbell.
She is survived by siblings, Michael, Theresa, Rita, Dorothy, Evelyn Bernadette, Bernie, Fraser and Hilary.
She was predeceased by brothers, Blaise, Donnie, Aloysius, Russell and two sisters, Alice and Susan in infancy.
She is also survived by her brother-in-law, Rev. Gregory MacKinnon, sister-in-law, Patricia MacNeil, and scores of nieces and nephews.
Married in 1951 to the late William F. (Bill) MacKinnon, she is survived by their son, Bill (Eleanore), Hamilton; and daughters, Janet (Al), Calgary, Joan (Alfred), Halifax, Mary Pat (David), Ottawa, Fiona, Toronto, Susan (Thane), Fairmont, and Sine (Fred), Toronto. She has 18 grandchildren, Anna and Max Cameron, Mathieu, Emily and Susan Doucet, Katie, Ben and Leah Siversky, Jodi Adams, Brandon and Devin MacKinnon, Emma, Thomas and Sean Mungall, Thane Cameron and Andrea, Gillian and Aela Bever; and three great-grandchildren, Rosa, Sophia and Talia.
Agnes was educated at Holy Angels High School in Sydney, and graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 1949. She taught at Notre Dame High School in Sydney Mines, where she also coached the boys hockey team. She returned to teaching at St. Andrew’s Rural High School in Antigonish, where she taught from 1965 to 1990, earning the respect and affection of her students and colleagues.
In her retirement, she enjoyed volunteering in the community and travelling.
She was a woman of sharp wit, compassion and common sense who opened her home to all. People were drawn to Agnes for her sense of fun, discerning mind and genuine interest in people. She loved skating on the lake at Low Point, walking on Mahoney’s Beach, and above all, she loved her friends and family. To the end, she was independent, engaged and enthusiastic about life. We shall miss her.
The family would like to thank Gert, Mary and Debbie, and the wonderful staff at St. Martha’s Hospital where she received superior care.
The funeral will be held Saturday, March 12 at 10 a.m. at St. Ninian’s Cathedral, Antigonish. Visitation is at MacIsaac Funeral Home, Friday, March 11 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, you may donate to the Antigonish Food Bank, St. Martha’s Foundation, literacy programs, or the charity of your choice.
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