Edith 'Edie' MacDonald
Born In: Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: May 4th, 1944
Passed in: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: May 27th, 2011
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother, Edith ‘Edie” MacDonald. Edie passed away Friday, May 27, 2011, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Born May 4, 1944, she was the daughter of the late William and Sis (Petrie) MacDonald.
Edie was employed as a custodian at South Street School, Sterling School and head custodian at Glace Bay School since its opening. She loved going to the casino with her best friends, Jean MacDonald and Madelyn Munroe.
Edie will be sadly missed by her daughters, Cathy (Gerry), North Sydney, Jennifer, Newfoundland; sons, Jamie (Michelle), Glace Bay, and Barry, at home; cherished grandchildren, Matthew Chauder, Jamie, Danielle and Dylan MacDonald, Randy and Candy MacDonald; and sister, Lorna Yorke, Ontario. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, James ‘Piggy’, daughter, Lorna, and son, Todd.
In honoring Edie’s wishes, there will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place under the care and direction of V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve St., Glace Bay. The family will have a meet and greet at 10 a.m. until the time of a funeral service at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel. Fr. Leo Boone will be officiating. Interment will follow in St. Anne’s Cemetery.
Family flowers only please. Donations in Edie’s memory may be made to Spina Bifida Association or IWK, Ronald McDonald House are suggested.
Online condolences to the MacDonald family are available through www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
Even though Edie’s favourite saying was, “I hate kids”, she became a mother to 1,200 kids at the GBHS each year since its opening. Edie’s door was always opened for anyone who needed a hand.
