Ina Loretta (MacQueen) MacDonald
Lieu de naissance : Round Island
Date de naissance : 12 juillet 1928
Lieu de décès : North Sydney
Date de décès : 7 mars 2016
We regret to announce the passing at the Northside General Hospital, on March 7, 2016, of Ina Loretta (MacQueen) MacDonald.
Born in Round Island on July 12, 1928, she was the daughter of Annie (Campbell) and John MacQueen.
Wife of the late Norman MacDonald, Sydney, Ina was a resident of the Northside Community Guest Home since June 2012. Prior to that, she and Norman were longtime residents of Sydney’s Northend.
Having trained at the Grace Hospital in Halifax, Ina worked in the maternity ward at St. Rita Hospital. She was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church, Sydney and the Louisbourg-Ceilidh Chapter IODE.
Ina is survived by her daughter, Lorena, Dartmouth; son, Murdock and daughter-in-law, Heather, Marion Bridge; and her pride and joy, granddaughters, Maggie and Molly. She is also survived by sisters, Annie (Mike) Penny and Effie (Donald) Ferguson; sister-in-law, Jean MacQueen and many nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband, Norman, Ina was predeceased by her brother, Donald (wife Myra); sister, Margaret; brother, James and nephew, John.
Visitation will take place at Sydney Memorial Chapel on Thursday from 5-8 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Bethel Presbyterian Church on Friday 11 a.m., with Rev. Robert Lyle and Rev. Ritchie Robinson officiating. Interment in Black Brook Cemetery at a later date.
We would like to thank the staff of the Northside Community Guest Home, as well as the staff of 4 West at the Northside General Hospital for the care and compassion shown to our mother.
Memorials may be made to the Northside Community Guest Home.
Words of comfort can be sent to the family at www.sydneymemorialchapel.ca or email sydneymemorialchapel@ns.sympatico.ca.
