Mary Ellen MacLellan
Date de décès : 18 juillet 2008
72, New Waterford Mary Ellen MacLellan, 72, of Webb Street, New Waterford, passed away Friday, July 18, 2008, at the Glace Bay Hospital. Born in New Waterford, she was the daughter of the late Gaston and Elizabeth (Mason) Lussier. Mary was a member of the Parish of St. Leonard, St. Agnes Church. She was a very kind and compassionate lady who loved to knit, crochet and solve book puzzles. Mary is survived by three daughters, Betty (Pat) Bartlett, Sydney, Florence MacLellan (Roddie), Dominion, and Carol, New Waterford. Also surviving are four sons, David (Jennifer), Dougie (Vilay), Allan (Méta), all in Ontario, Don, at home; and her sister, Carmen Woodland, New Waterford. Mary was grandmother to, April, Heather, Jennifer, Al, Keith, Mason, Mitchell, Ian, Star, Luna, Sky; and three great-grandchildren, Santana, Carrigan and Ross. She is also survived by a daughter-in-law, Georgina. Mary was predeceased by her husband, Alex MacLellan, one son, Alex Jr., sister, Theresa Brennan and two brothers, Emil ‘Butch’ and Gaston ‘Gum Eye’ Lussier. Visitation will take place Monday, July 21 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith St., New Waterford. The funeral mass will be celebrated Tuesday, 11 a.m. in the Parish of St. Leonard, St. Agnes Church followed by interment in the parish cemetery. All are welcome to join the family for a reception in the parish hall directly across from the church. As an expression of sympathy for Mary, donations in her memory may be made to the Nova Scotia Heart & Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society. Condolences to the MacLellan family can be expressed at www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
