Mary Catherine Kennedy
Born In: Glace Bay
Born: October 1st, 1920
Passed in: River Ryan
Passed on: May 13th, 2016
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Mary Catherine Kennedy, age 95, on Friday, May 13, 2016 at home surrounded by her family.
Born in Glace Bay, Oct. 1, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Hughie J. and Mary Catherine (MacNeil) MacDonald and was a longtime member of the former St. Michael's Church, River Ryan.
Mary is survived by her loving children, Michael, River Ryan; Patricia (Fred) Cormier, Halifax; John Hugh (Karen), L'Ardoise; Edward (Charlene), River Ryan; and Kevin (Jeanette), New Waterford; seven grandchildren, Michael Paul, Halifax; Stephen (Jessica), Calgary; Jacquelyn (Jason) O'Keefe, Halifax; Elizabeth, New Waterford; Shaun, Halifax; Kathleen and John, both of New Waterford; sister in-law Elizabeth Cochrane and her family, Deep River, Ont.
Besides her parents,Mary was also predeceased by her husband Leo, sisters, Margie and Catherine, brothers, Hector, Michael and Stephen.
There will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place under the care and direction of V. J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith St., New Waterford.
A funeral mass, officiated by Fr. Ray Huntley, in celebration of Mary's life will be held 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in St. Leonard's Church. Mt. Carmel Avenue, New Waterford. Interment will be in St. Michael's Cemetery, River Ryan.
Following the interment, all are invited to a reception at the KOC, Plummer Avenue, New Waterford, to meet with Mary's family to continue celebrating her life.
Memorial donations in Mary's memory, may be made to a charity of one's choice.
At this time we would like to give special thanks to Dr. Bridgette Lowry and the staff at the New Waterford Consolidated Hospital, the County Homemakers, VON, and Palliative Care at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, for their loving and compassionate care.
Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the Kennedy family at www. vjmcgillivray.ca.