Jessie Marina MacLeod
Lieu de naissance : Mulgrave, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : Halifax, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 12 août 2011
Jessie Marina MacLeod, 76, Halifax formerly of Port Hawkesbury passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Aug. 12, 2011, at the QE II Hospital after a courageous nine-year battle with cancer.
Jessie was the daughter of the late Murdock and May (Nicolle) MacLeod of Mulgrave, N.S. She received her RN from City of Sydney Hospital and worked as OR nurse in Sydney City and later practised nursing in St. Catharines, Ont. and Halifax at the Victoria General. She graduated from Dalhousie University with her Public Health Diploma. She practised public health nursing in both Guysborough and Colchester-East Hants counties. She later worked as an industrial nurse at AECL in Point Tupper. She completed her nursing career at the Strait Richmond Hospital Primary Care Detox Centre. She was a longtime member of St. Mark’s United Church in Port Hawkesbury. She lived every day to the fullest bringing joy and happiness to all those who had the privilege of knowing her.
She is survived by her loving husband, Cullen of 48 years; son, Ian (Barbara) MacLeod, Truro; daughters, Elaine (Michael) Smith and Sheena (Todd) Thompson, both of Halifax. She also leaves her precious grandchildren, Nicholas, Stephen and Rebecca MacLeod; Matthew Smith; Ethan Thompson. She will be deeply missed by her sister, Mildred (Hector) Huntington, Sydney, N.S. where many summers were spent together on the Mira River. She is also survived by brother-in-law, Don Curry; his daughter-in-law, Rose; nieces, Pam Burt of Toronto and Jean Brett of Halifax, also two special grand-nieces, Nicole Brett and Allie Burt.
Besides her parents Jessie was predeceased by her brother, Albert Barrie and wife Amelia, her sister, Alice Curry and nephew, Glenn Curry.
Her love of warm summer days will forever be remembered each time the sun sets over the water on the Mira River.
Visitation will be Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and funeral service Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, 2 p.m. in J.A. Snow Funeral Home Chapel, 339 Lacewood Dr., Halifax, 455-0531. Reception to follow.
Donations in Jessie’s memory may be made to the Nova Scotia Cancer Clinic, 5820 University Ave., Halifax, N.S., B3H 1V7, 473-6000 or Canadian Diabetes Association.
For online condolences, please visit www.jasnowfuneralhome.com.
