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Mary D. Whity

Mary D. Whity

Born In: Millville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: May 19th, 1933

Passed in: North Sydney, Nova Scotia
Passed on: May 18th, 2018

It is with heartfelt sadness we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister on Friday, May 18, 2018, one day before her 85th birthday, at the Northside General Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Millville on May 19, 1933, Mary 84 was the daughter of the late Alexander and Theresa (MacIntosh) MacDonald.
In her earlier years Mary worked as a clerk at the British Canadian Co-op in Bras d’Or before devoting her life to her husband and children. She enjoyed cooking and knitting and spending time with her family. She loved animals and especially looking after stray cats. She was a member of St. Joseph Church, Bras d’Or.
Mary is survived by her six children, Gerard (Lynn) Whitty, Mississauga, Virginia Whitty (Herman), Holland, Donald (Robin) Whitty, Lower River Inhabitants, NS, David Whitty, (Vivian Carey), Millville, Michael (Ella) Whitty, Halifax and Ron Whitty (Kelly Ingram), Millville; her six grandchildren, Meghan, Liam, Erin, Sarah, Michael, Jennifer and Katheryn and great-grandson, Emmett. Also surviving are her siblings, Bernice Ferguson, Archie MacDonald, both of Millville, David MacDonald, Big Bras d’Or, Ron MacDonald, Moncton; nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, Mary was predeceased by her husband, Albert Whitty.
Special thanks to the staff of 4D at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, 5 West at the Northside General Hospital, and the wonderful friends and neighbors who helped care for her.
Visitation for Mary will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Monday in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Bras d’Or with Rev. Jake Andrea officiating.
Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bras d’Or.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Palliative Care Society of Cape Breton.
Online condolences may be made to www.wjdooley.com.


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