H. Marion Dill
1921-2019
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of
Helen Marion Dill, 98, of Springhill, on
Sunday June 30, 2019 at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre.
Born in Springhill, Marion was a daughter of the late William and
Greta (Tower) Reiley.
Marion had worked at MacAloney’s Nursing Home before running
Dill’s Electric with her husband David. Before retirement, Marion
operated her own flower shop in Springhill.
She was an active member of St. David’s Presbyterian Church,
and a member of the Presbyterian Ladies Guild. She was an active
participant of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Women’s
Association, as well as having sat on the executive for the Cumberland
South Progressive Conservative Association. Marion was Past President
of the Springhill Lioness Society, a member of the Springhill
Duplicate Bridge Club, and delivered for Meals On Wheels well into her
eighties.
Marion was a devoted mother and grandmother; her
grandchildren were the light of her life.
Marion will be dearly missed by daughters, Sharron Pashkoski,
Elmsdale, Jane Black (Tom), Halifax, and Ellen Pyke (Barry),
Springhill; grandchildren, Gordon, Michael, Maryanne, Daniel,
Jennifer, Ian, Andrew, and Robert; 13 great grandchildren and one
great-great grandson, as well as a half-brother Fred
O’Brien.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband,
David Dill; sisters, Phyllis LeBlanc, and Alfretta “Pat”
Tristram; brother William Reiley, and grandsons Dwight Pashkoski, and
William Black.
Arrangements are under the care and guidance of
A.H. Brown Funeral Home, 5 McFarlane
Street, Springhill, (902-597-2361) from where a time of visitation
will be held on Friday, July 5, 2019 from 10 am until the funeral
service at 11 am. Major Max Snow Presiding. Interment will take place
in the Hillside Cemetery.
Donations in memory of Marion may be made to the Cumberland
County Hospice.
Sharing of memories and condolences may be sent to the family
by visiting Marion’s online memorial at www.brownsfuneralhome.com or
through the A.H. Brown Funeral Home Facebook
Page.
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Death notice for the town of: Springhill, Province: Nova Scotia