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Mary Philomena McLaughlin (nee Kennedy)

Mary Philomena McLaughlin (nee Kennedy)

Passed on: September 30th, 2016

Passed away peacefully on Sept. 30, 2016 at the Kiwanis Pavilion in Victoria, BC. She was born in St John's, Newfoundland, May 27, 1929. She was the daughter of the late Patrick and Hannah Kennedy. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, A. Douglas McLaughlin, children Douglas (Marian), David (Susan) and Donald (Donna), grandchildren Graeme and Rachel. Mary was predeceased by her sister Dorothy and her brother Kevin. Mary graduated as a Registered Nurse from Halifax Infirmary in 1950. She worked in a number of hospitals across the country beginning with an American military hospital in St. John's followed by stints in various hospitals in Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia and in Germany at the Canadian military base in Lahr, Germany. Her worked included general patient recovery care, surgical nursing, and accompanying ambulances back when paramedic teams required and attending nurse. In her younger years she enjoyed a wide range of activities including curling, bridge, painting and especially cooking. She travelled throughout Europe and America where local cultures found their way into her exceptional culinary skills. A celebration of life ceremony will be held at First Memorial Funeral Home, 4725 Falaise Drive, Victoria, B.C, on November 5, 2016 at 2 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer Society British Columbia. http://www.alzheimer.ca/bc/. Online condolences may be made at www.dignitymemorial.ca.

 

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