Eileen H. McInnis
Born In: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: February 22nd, 1924
Passed in: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: December 14th, 2010
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our dear, loving Mother, Eileen McInnis on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, at the Glace Bay Hospital.
Born Feb. 22, 1924, in Glace Bay, Eileen was the daughter of the late Alex (Boonie) and Katie-Ann (McPhee) McDonald.
Eileen was a veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force and for many years was a very devoted, faithful, and active parishioner of St. John the Baptist Church, New Aberdeen.
Eileen will be sadly missed by her loving children, Maureen (Allister) McLeod, with whom she resided, Glace Bay, Alex (Roseanne), St. John's, N.L., John (Cathy), Glace Bay, and Bea (Huck) Buckland, Sydney; grandchildren, Sean (Karen) McLeod, Fredericton, N.B., Shealene (Joe) Barrett, Glace Bay, Katie-Ann (Glenn) Richardson, St. John's, N.L., Krista (Stephen) Gillard, Glace Bay, Fraser (Lacey) McInnis, Kelowna, B.C., Jeffrey (Jacqueline) McInnis, Upper Tantalon, N.S., Alison (John) Hannan, Glace Bay, Carolyn McInnis, Kingston, Ont., Laura McInnis, Glace Bay, and Justine Buckland, Sydney. Eileen also leaves to mourn her precious, great-grandchildren, Justin and Connor McLeod, Alexandra and Lauren Barrett, Katie and Carly McInnis, Lexy Richardson and Tessa Hannan, whom she cherished with all her heart. Eileen is also survived by sister, Dorothy Tanner, Malden, Mass., and her longtime friend, Clare McNeil, Glace Bay.
Eileen was predeceased by the love of her life, Shea, in 1974, as well as her grandson, Donald Fraser, her sisters, Beatrice Jennings, Peggy Wilkie and Elsie Wilkie, her brother, Alex 'Brother' McDonald, and daughter-in-law, Donna McInnis.
A special thank you to the nurses and staff of floor 3A at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, as well as the nurses and staff of 3West at the Glace Bay Hospital during Eileen's short stay over the past week and a half.
Visitation will take place at Curry's Funeral Home, Glace Bay, on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will take place Friday at St. John the Baptist Church, New Aberdeen, at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at St. John's Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Eileen's memory can be made to An Cala Palliative Care Unit of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital.
Condolences may be sent to jmcurry@ns.sympatico.ca.
"When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure."
~Author Unknown
