INGLIS, JEAN E.M "SITTER" - 1915 – 2011 -
Jean E. M. “Sitter” Inglis, 95, of People’s Park Tower, Moncton, passed away at The Moncton Hospital on Friday, July 22, 2011, following a recent injury. Born in Moncton, she was the daughter of the late Buzz and Nora (Allen) MacLeod. “Sitter” was an elite athlete long before it was common for women to excel in sports. She was competitive in swimming, diving, racquet sports, lawn bowling and curling. When, in her eighties, she could no longer participate, she became a devoted follower and viewer of curling, tennis and hockey. She was a member of the Women’s Probus Club of South East New Brunswick and was an enthusiastic member of the Naturalist Club and trekked much of the southeastern New Brunswick wilderness in search of birds. Jean was passionate about preserving the sand dunes and marram grass at Pointe du Chene. “Sitter” was the mother of Douglas (Dianne), Janet Strugnell (John), Robert, and Norah Jean Hartlen (Paul). She was the grandmother of eight: Niki Inglis, Lara Inglis (Van Loon), Julian Inglis, Justin Inglis, Sean Strugnell, Chris Strugnell, Melanie Hartlen and Andrew Hartlen. She was the great grandmother of fifteen: Kaitlin, Abigail, Ethan, Claire, Emma, Hana, Cara, Sasha, Oliver, Thomas, Dana, Sophie, Anneke, Evan, Ben. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband “ Bobby” (1975); her brother Gerald (1980) and her infant son Bruce.
Sharing of Memories for Jean “Sitter” to be held at Ferguson Knowles Funeral Home Reception Centre, 1657 Mountain Road, Moncton (858-1995) on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Interment, Greenwood Cemetery, Shediac. In Sitter’s memory, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Online condolences at
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