Catherine 'Jean' McDougall
Born In: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed in: Canada
Passed on: October 22nd, 2012
Catherine Eugenie McDougall of Howie Centre passed away on Oct. 22, 2012.
Jean was born in Glace Bay, the daughter of the late Dan and Annie (MacNeil) McCormick.
Jean was a graduate of Normal College and started her teaching career in French Road and then taught 32 years in Sydney River.
She was a person of strong faith and a member of the parish CWL of Our Lady of Fatima.
Jean was a very generous and caring person and thought so much of family. She was a wonderful ‘Gramma Jean’ to both her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Mitchell; Alexa and Julia; Callum, Ruby and Brendan; Anna and Landon. Jean is survived by her daughter, Marie (David) MacLean and their children, Krista (Mark) Billard, Leanne and Daniel (Alicia); her son, Dan (Laura Muldoon) and their children, Seamus, Fiona and Moragh and her daughter, Kim (Michael Morrisey) and Connor; son-in-law, Damien Beaton and his daughters, Lynne (Gavin) Maloney, Natalie (Matt) Smith; and her two sisters, Frances ‘Fa’ (Ray) MacIsaac and Helen (Jack) Pearson and by numerous nieces and nephews.
Jean was predeceased by her husband, Edward in 1993, her daughter, Josephine Beaton, her brothers, Charles ‘Gib’ and Dan ‘Sander,’ her granddaughter, Caroline Jean Beaton and a great-grandson, Ethan Billard. She was also predeceased by a brother, Michael and a sister, Blanche, in infancy.
Visitation for Jean will take place today, Wednesday, Oct. 24 at T.W. Curry Parkview Chapel from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church with Rev. Norman MacPhee officiating. Interment in Resurrection Cemetery, Sydney Forks.
The family appreciates the quality of care provided by Dr. Mark Sampson, Dr. Harless and Dr. Ritter.
In Jean’s memory, friends can perform a random act of kindness.
Online condolences to www.twcurry.com.
