Sometimes a spirit is just too big, too full of life and laughter for containment within a tired body and the need to break free wins. Such is the case for our mother, Mary Ida Mulcahy (Kane), who passed away peacefully on November 12, 2008, while a patient in the VG Site, QEII in Halifax. Molly, as she was known for most of her life, had battled heart disease for the past eight years. As matriarch of the Kane clan from Morell, P.E.I., she taught us all about strength, humour, laughter, integrity, perseverance and tenacity, as well as the need to live in the moment with an ever-hopeful eye to the future, and an understanding of the extreme importance of the past. Molly was predeceased by her husband, Gerald Joseph Mulcahy, and siblings, Imelda and James, as well as her parents, Elva and Leonard Kane. We know they are all preparing a lobster supper for her, with a dance to follow. She will love that! She leaves behind a family that mourns her, comprised of siblings, Teresa Kane, Sister Rosalia Kane, CSM, Norman Kane, all of Charlottetown; Joan (Gordon) Golding, Hamilton; Father Joseph Kane and Gemma (Terry) O’Sullivan, Ottawa; as well as nieces and nephews whom she loved and who celebrated her spirit, love of laughter and a good joke. She also leaves behind children, Maureen Hickey, her partner, Paul Bruce; son, Daniel (Tracey) and Kathleen (Richard) Jardine; as well as grandchildren, Timothy, Kyle, Nathan, Matthew, Scott, Molly Marie and the newest Who in Whoville, Joseph, who also carries the Kane name forward. We the family would like to extend thanks and condolences to Mom’s friends, who share our loss and grief. You all played such a pivotal role in her life and afforded her so much kindness during the past years. We would like to thank the doctors and nurses of Unit 8 at QEII Health Sciences Centre and Unit 4B in the VG Site, QEII, who were so attentive to Mom in her last weeks. There will be visitation in J.A. Snow’s Funeral Home, Windsor Street, on Monday, Nov. 17, from 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 10 a.m. in St. Lawrence Church, Fairview, with a reception to follow in the church hall. Interment in Gates of Heaven Cemetery in Lower Sackville, family members only please. Donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

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