Louise Olive (Kacevychius-Ball) Gilis
Born In: Bras d'Or
Born: February 9th, 1941
Passed on: June 9th, 2016
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Louise Olive (Kacevychius-Ball) Gillis, at the age of 75, on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Palliative Care Unit, with her loving family by her side.
Born in Bras d’Or, on Feb. 9, 1941, Louise was the daughter of the late Joseph Robert Kacevychius and Bertha (Carey) and Keith Ball. She was employed and enjoyed many years working at Holy Angels Convent in Sydney.
St. Giles Presbyterian Church in North Sydney was a very important part of her life and she loved attending church every Sunday. In earlier years, she enjoyed bingo, bowling and playing softball. Her favorite day was Tuesday when she attended the Bras d’Or Seniors card games. She loved family gatherings especially Christmas morning and enjoyed travelling with family and friends.
Louise is survived by her loving husband of 57 years; Jack, her children, John (Dot), Cochrane, Alta., Kevin (Anita), Leitches Creek and Cathy (Andrew) Fraser, Floral Heights; her grandchildren, Jessica, Lindsay, Matthew, Johnathan and great-granddaughter Madison. She is also survived by her brother Jed (Valerie) Ball, Balls Creek; her sister Stella (Adrian) Gallant, Moncton; her brother-in-law Al Law, New Glasgow; sisters-in-law Ann Ball, Balls Creek, Marie Kacevychius, Sydney and many special nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents and stepfather Keith Ball, her sister Bernice Law, her brothers Alphonse and Joseph Kacevychius, Gerard in infancy, Stewart and Charlie Ball.
Special thanks to sister-in-law Linda and husband Warren Gillis, to Valerie, Ann, Gladys and Diane, longtime best friends Marg and Don Young and Georgina and Crawford Keeping for their daily visits to Louise and constant bedside compassion shown to her while in Palliative Care. Also thank you to her many nieces, nephews and cousins for their visits at home and in the hospital.
Thank you to the loving doctors, nurses and volunteers at An Cala Palliative Care unit of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital.
Visitation for Louise will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today (Saturday) in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. Funeral service to be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, at St. Giles Presbyterian Church with Rev. Ritchie Robinson officiating. Cremation will follow. Burial will take place in Lakeside Cemetery, North Sydney at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Palliative Care Society of Cape Breton or Nova Scotia Lung Association or Psoriasis Society of Nova Scotia.
Online condolences may be sent to www.wjdooley.com.