HENDERSON,
Muriel
The
family of Muriel Anne Henderson, regrets to inform
of her passing
on December 6,
2018.
Born November 4, 1924, in Sydney,
she is the daughter of the late
Earle and Mabel (MacRae)
MacLean.
Until retirement, Muriel was
employed as office manager of London Life for 37
years.
Muriel walked her talk. She led a
life of service to the community, starting with her church, First
United, where she filled leadership roles with the UCW, the
Stewardship Committee and the Executive
Board.
As
a youth, she was heavily involved in Girl Guides and went on to serve
as Area
Commissioner.
An
early advocate of services for seniors, Muriel was instrumental in the
founding of Club 55 and Meals on Wheels, and served a term as a member
of the Nova Scotia Senior Citizen’s
Secretariat.
When she retired, she became
involved in community development and was present at the creation of
New Dawn Enterprises, serving on the Board of
Directors.
She
served a term as president of the United Way and
was honoured by the Business and
Professional Women’s Club for her service to the
community.
Well into her senior years, she
continued to volunteer with the Sydney Forks Recreation Centre
seniors’ and with Revenue Canada’s community tax
preparer program.
Muriel—”Moome” to her adoring nieces and
nephews—was an avid gardener and took great care working in
the flowerbeds surrounding her
home.
In
earlier times, she was considered a good golfer as well as a
curler. She
enjoyed a good hockey game and would often be found with
Harry cheering on the Oilers or the
Eagles.
She
is survived by her loving husband
of 59 years,
Harry;
nephews David (Rob) and Sandy (Mary
Louise) Greig, Rob
(Deb) and Jim (Sue) MacLean; nieces Lisa Greig-Simonds, Margo
(Tim) Palmeter, and Allison
McAdams.
Besides her parents,
Muriel is predeceased by her
sister, Fawnie(Alf) Greig of
Sydney and brother,
Bob (Marg)
MacLean of Peterborough, Ont.
Visitation will take place at Sydney
Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, December 13 from 6-9 p.m. A
funeral service will be held in United Heritage Church on Thursday 2
p.m., with Rev. Rosemary Godin officiating. Interment in Forest Haven Memorial
Gardens at a later date.
Memorials may be made to the
Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia or New
Dawn.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Muriel Anne Henderson 19242018..
Death notice for the town of: Sydney, Province: Nova Scotia