Theresa Carmella Wadden
Born In: Glace Bay
Passed in: Glace Bay
Passed on: April 24th, 2016
With deepest sorrow, we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Theresa Wadden age 86, on April 24, 2016 at the Glace Bay Hospital.
Born in Glace Bay, she was the daughter of the late Collie and Muriel (Layes) MacKinnon.
Theresa was a member of St. Anne’s Church and attended St. Anne’s School in Glace Bay. In her earlier years, she worked at Highland Fisheries. Theresa loved to dance and spend time with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed spending time at her summer home in Island View.
Theresa is survived by daughters, Anne Wadden, Reserve Mines, Margaret (Al) Ratcliffe, Fort St. John, B.C, Bernadette Wadden, Alliston Ont., Myrna Wadden, Glace Bay, Gina Hibbs, Donkin; sons, Robert (Kim) Glace Bay, Donald , Hamilton Ont., Eugene , Oshawa Ont.; sisters, Madeline King, Oshawa , Ont., Theresa Hill, Glace Bay; brother, Fabian MacKinnon, Glace Bay.
Also surviving are 26 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Besides her parents, Theresa was predeceased by her husband, Len Wadden and sons, Joe and Brian.
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve St., Glace Bay. The funeral mass officiated by Fr. Norman MacPhee, will be celebrated on Friday, April 29, 2016 at 2 p.m. in St. Anne’s Church, Glace Bay. A reception will follow in the church foyer. Interment will be in the parish cemetery at a later date.
Donations in Theresa‘s memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or to the V.O.N.
Online condolences to the family can be expressed at: www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
