Marion Carr
Born In: St. Eleanors
Passed in: Crapaud
Passed on: March 6th, 2015
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Marion Helen Carr, Summerside, announce her peaceful passing at South Shore Villa in Crapaud, P.E.I., on Friday, March 6, 2015, in her 92nd year. Marion was the wife of the late Harold L. Carr who predeceased her in 1987. Born in St. Eleanors in 1923, Marion was the only child of the late James Hatfield MacDonald and Katherine Ann (Oatway) MacDonald. Marion was a homemaker but worked for many years for the Island Telephone Company and then the Department of National Defense at Canadian Forces Base, Summerside, retiring as switchboard supervisor in the 1980s. She was a long-standing member of the Summerside Lionettes and was heavily involved in Trinity United Church throughout her life. Marion and Harold raised two children: Eric (Barbara) Carr, Fredericton, N.B., and Sheila (Hugh) Tarrant, Halifax, N.S. Marion is survived by her grandchildren: Paul (Jennifer) Carr, Springhill, N.S., and their children: Emma and James; Ryan (Krista) Carr, Fredericton, N.B., and their children: Robyn (Edward MacKinley) and Marion's new great-granddaughter Alexis MacKinley; Payton Carr and Dylan Carr. On Sheila's side, Marion is survived by two grandchildren: Megan Tarrant, Winnipeg, Man., and Jillian (Stephen) Bussey, Halifax, N.S., and their two daughters: Kate and Sarah. Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, where visitation will be held on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. immediately after the visitation. Interment will take place at a later date in Peoples Cemetery, Summerside. A very special thanks to the staff at Parkhill Place Retirement Residence in Summerside, where Marion lived for five years, as well as to the wonderful, wonderful staff at South Shore Villa, Crapaud, for taking such great care of Mom over the past two years. The kindness and professionalism of all her caregivers will never be forgotten. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer memorial donations be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
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