Mary Lorraine Chaisson - 57, of Pictou, N.S., passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015 surrounded by her family in the Palliative Care Unit of Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow.
Born in Pictou, N.S., she was a daughter of Veronica “Vonnie” (Prosper) Chaisson and the late Leo Chaisson.
With her illness, Lorraine had to take a leave of absence from her employment with Northumberland Ferries Ltd., where she worked for forty years. Lorraine loved her time working on the boat, and recently in the toll booth on P.E.I., where she made many lifetime friends. Her spare time was spent knitting sweaters, mitts, blankets and slippers for her numerous nieces and nephews and the love of her life, grandson, Beckett.
She will be missed by her breakfast group at Sharon’s Restaurant, where she would meet daily with her friends, Deanne, Gerry, and Chrissy.
Lorraine is survived by her daughter, Roni (Mike Noel) and their son, Beckett; brother, Frank (Sheila), P.E.I.; David (Elaine), Pictou; sisters, Marlene (Bernie) Currie, Pictou; Judy (Allan) Hughes, MacLellan’s Brook; ten nieces and nephews along with six greatnieces and nephews and a number of Roni’s friends that she thought of as her own.
Besides her father, she was predeceased by grandparents, Dave and Kate Chaisson of Cape Breton and William and Mary Prosper of P.E.I. and also a niece, Mary Patricia Chaisson.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday in the McLaren Funeral Home, Pictou. Funeral Mass will be at held 11 a.m. on Thursday from Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church, Pictou. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, the Aberdeen Palliative Care Society or a charity of your choice.
Thank you to the ER staff, ICU staff, Palliative Care staff and a special thank you to her V.O.N. angels, who Mom thought of as her special family.

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