Bonnie Kalmia (Dingwell) MacEachern
1932-2017
The death occured peacefully surrounded by her
children at the Prince Edward Home on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 of
Bonnie Kalmia (Dingwell) MacEachern in her 85th year.
Born January 14, 1932 at 86 Edward Street in Charlottetown,
Prince Edward Island, Bonnie left a significant footprint on this
planet through her family and her friends. She was the seventh child
of Ralph Emmons and Isobel (Leslie) Dingwell
(deceased).
Bonnie attended Bangor, Saint Peters and Prince Street
schools. While living in Bangor, she met her husband James (Jim)
Judson MacEachern. They were married on September 15,
1949.
Together they had 11 children: Janice (deceased) (Percy)
Simmonds; Carilyn (Dan) MacIsaac, Marilyn (Cary) Veach; Leslie
(Valerie MacLeod); Gael (Sean Ferris), Elspeth, Franklin (Jennifer
Ann); Ian (Betty Czuk); Allan (Janice MacCallum); Bonnie (Derek
Burns); David (Triona Harrop) and Lorna MacPhail.
Bonnie is grandmother of 26 Grandchildren: Jamie MacIsaac;
Menna MacIsaac (Jamie Dickie ; Kali Simmonds (Pat Morris); Elias
Simmonds (Arooj Cheema); Nara Simmonds (Josh Weale); Janson Simmonds
(Laura Moore); Keslie MacEachern (Patrick O’Connell); Katya
MacEachern; Larissa MacEachern (Matt Carter); Alexandra MacEachern;
Megan Ferris; Tate Ferris; Chloe Sutcliffe-MacEachern (Andrew Costa);
Annie MacEachern; Emma MacEachern (Sadia MacDonald-Strand); Isaac
MacEachern; Tillie MacEachern; Mistaya Veach; Jasper Veach (Makayla);
Sophie Burns; Sebastian Burns; Simon Burns; Hannah Burns; Conor,
Declan and Seamus MacEachern.
Very proud Great Grandmother of 17 Great Grandchildren: Seth,
Nigel, Finn, Kip, Eve and Wren Morris, Jack, Luke and Maeve Dickie;
Lily, Zinnia, Zephyr and Ealon Simmonds; Olive and Pete
O’Connell; Kai Weale and Benjamin Veach.
She is survived by sister Davida (Bob) Hurry, her many
Dingwell nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings
Thelma, Hope, Waldo, Helen , Athol, John and Harris.
Bonnie thrived, loved and lived in her communities throughout
her lifetime. She sang beautifully and joyfully at her church and
school concerts in Morell as a young woman. She moved into their
family home to provide live in care for her Aunties Mary and Anne as a
young teenager. She was a brilliant scholar and pursued lifelong
learning even as she raised her family. She was a fierce defender of
community, humanity and all God’s creatures. She gave with a
generous heart that had no bounds, no judgement and no
end.
Her love, grit and grace lives on in the legacy of the people
she nurtured and cherished.
Donations in Bonnie’’s honour can be
directed to Pat and the Elephant who provided a pumpkin
coach to get her to her family events over the past few years, the PEI
Humane Society or a local charity of your
choice.
Visitation at Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home
on Friday, January 6, 2017 from 3pm to 8pm.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday January 7, 11am at
Trinity United Church in Charlottetown. Interment in Sherwood
Cemetery. On-line condoleces may be made at
www.islandowned.ca.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Bonnie Kalmia (Dingwell) MacEachern.source
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