GALLANT,

Ella Mae

The death occurred peacefully, with family at her side, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Monday, January 10, 2011, of Ella Mae Gallant (nee Peters), wife of the late Alphonse Gallant, of North Rustico, age 87. Ella Mae was the loving mother of Dorena Hall (Wylie), Lorraine Gallant (Sterling Gunn), Arlene Trainor (Roy), Louise Gallant, Alfred Gallant (Linda) and Karen MacLeod (Harold); mother-in-law of Pauline Gallant; cherished grandmother of Lisa, Michael, Darren, Jamie, Steven and Joseph; and great-grandmother of 11. She is also survived by her brothers, Raymond (Betty) and Arnold (Chris); sisters, Irene Gallant, Helen Doiron, Eleanor Blacquiere, Margaret Gauthier (Francis) and Eunice Gillis (John); and sister-in-law, Rose Marie Peters. Besides her husband, Alphonse, Ella Mae was predeceased by her son, Vincent Gallant; two infant children, Terry and Joan; her parents, Jeremiah Peters and Ida LeClair; sisters, Rita Gauthier (Auspice) and Clarice Buote (Ernest); brothers, Elmer (Gertie), Alban (Estelle), Clarence (Dorothy), Reginald and Junior; and brothers-in-law, Leo Gallant, Edward Doiron and Ferdie Blacquiere. Resting at Central Queen's Funeral Home, 2538 Glasgow Road, New Glasgow, for visitation on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Catholic Women's League will hold a prayer service at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Funeral mass will be celebrated at Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church, North Rustico on Thursday, January 13, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. Interment in the Stella Maris Church Cemetery. Due to severe allergies, please refrain from wearing scented products. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace or the Stella Maris Cemetery Fund would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.peifuneralcoops.com.

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