Theresa Hannigan
Lieu de naissance : New Waterford
Date de naissance : 13 mai 1930
Lieu de décès : Glace Bay
Date de décès : 23 juillet 2013
It is with sadness that we, the family, announce the passing of Theresa Hannigan on July 23, 2013 at the Glace Bay General Hospital. Theresa was born and raised in New Waterford on May 13, 1930. She was a daughter of the late James and Mary Perfect (Muise) MacLeod.
She married Archie ‘Bear Cat’ Hannigan who was the only love of her life. They raised five children together and she was a very devoted mother. They enjoyed camping in Margaree. She worked at Jerome’s 3K’s in New Waterford and the Chicken Chalet in Sydney. Theresa even worked in Boston, Mass., for a period of time. She loved music and enjoyed dance and the odd drink of gin with her brother Howie playing guitar and singing. She also enjoyed playing cards and loved to win the money pot. She was an avid baker and at times, wore bloomers on her head while in the kitchen.
Theresa is survived by a daughter, Valerie (Red) Cormier; sons Francie ‘Cub’ Hannigan, George (Rebecca) Hannigan; brothers Charlie (Tootsie) MacLeod, Joseph ‘Josie’ MacLeod; sister Agnes ‘Aggie’ (MacLeod) Chaisson; grandchildren, Kevin, Cara, Ina, Ashley, Mary Theresa, Kristen; great-grandchildren, Jordon, Dawson, Callie, Hunter, Gia.
Besides her parents, Theresa was predeceased by her husband Archibald Francis ‘Bear’ Hannigan (Archie); son Francis, in infancy; son Gerard ‘Cubby’ Hannigan; daughter Glenda Reid; brothers Alex ‘Ecky’ MacLeod, Elias ‘Liassy’ MacLeod, Joseph MacLeod, Howie MacLeod; sisters Martha (MacLeod) Brown, Sarah (MacLeod) Sampson.
She loved her family the most and was a devout Catholic. She spent her final years living at Seaview Manor in Glace Bay. She loved life and never complained about anything and never had a bad word to say about anyone.
There will be no visitation. A funeral mass of celebration will take place Saturday, July 27 at 10 a.m. in the Parish Church of St. Leonard, Mount Carmel Avenue, with Father Ray Huntley officiating. Burial will be in St. Michael Cemetery, River Ryan, with a luncheon to follow at St. Leonard’s Parish Hall on Convent Street.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Nova Scotia, the Hospice/Palliative Care Society of Cape Breton or a charity of choice.
Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at: www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
