Marilyn Janigan
Born In: SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: December 14th, 1933
Passed in: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: June 22nd, 2009
Marilyn was born December 14, 1933 in Sydney, Nova Scotia and died in Halifax June 22, 2009, from lung cancer.
She was the daughter of the late Robert John and Isabel (MacKinnon) MacLean.
After graduating from Sydney Academy High School, she entered the Victoria General Hospital School of Nursing, Halifax, and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1955.
She is survived by her husband, David Janigan; daughters, Karen (Greg Mills), Mahone Bay and Cathy (David) Orser, Fredericton; grandchildren, John Janigan-Mills, Mahone Bay, Christopher and Craig Orser, Fredericton, and Erika Orser, Halifax; her sister, Hazel Gordon Morrison, Chester; nephews, Rob, Halifax and Jim Gordon, Toronto; and niece, Eleanor (James) Jarrett, Halifax.
Marilyn was active with diverse interests that brought her a wide circle of friends and involvement in many associations, including the IODE, Friends of the VON, Byrony House, Hope Cottage, mixed with bridge, golf, music, cooking, travelling and reading with an encyclopedic knowledge. Intelligent, free-spirited, generous and fun, Marilyn did not take herself seriously and always put others at ease. No wonder she had so many friends. Her illness could not suppress those qualities, even at the end.
We are immeasurably grateful to the physicians and nursing staffs of both the medical and radiation oncology services of the N.S. Cancer Centre who gave her a good quality of extended life and of the Palliative Care units on 3B and 5A, Centennial, Victoria General Hospital who made her last weeks comfortable. The Victoria Order of Nurses also kindly helped. Throughout her illness, Marilyn paid tribute to the health-care system for compassionate and timely care.
Marilyn was also very moved by the loving support she received from numerous friends and neighbours when she was diagnosed with cancer. Marilyn absolutely understood how much she was loved, and how many people she touched during her life. We loved her and will miss her.
Marilyn did not want a funeral, but a simple remembrance. The family will announce details of a celebration at a later date.
In lieu of flower, donations may be made to the Nova Scotia Cancer Centre, 1276 South Park St., Room 1-4040, Halifax, N.S. B3H 2Y9.
