The family of
Irene Bannatyne Mullin is saddened to announce her passing at the Dr.
Everett Chalmers Hospital, on August 12, 2019 in Fredericton, New
Brunswick. Born in Gold Pines Ontario on March 6, 1954, she was the
Daughter of the late Alex Bannatyne, and Mary Rose
Skead.
Irene is survived by her
daughter Alvina Saunders (Terry) of Harvey, NB; sisters, Lillian
Perriault (Patrick) Kenora, Diane Kilgore (Doug) of Alberta, Doris
Bannatyne, of Newfoundland, Bernadette Bannatyne of Vancouver;
brothers Alex Bannatyne of Winnipeg, and Wayne Bannatyne of Fort
Francis; and several nieces and
nephews.
Including her
parents, she was predeceased by her son Steven Alexander Mullin;
sister Bernice Stella, and Mary Alvina; and grandparents Gerald
Vincent and Christine Bannatyne, and Walter and Mary
Skead.
Growing up in Gold Pines Ontario, Irene went hunting
and fishing, and spent time with her father at the trap line and was
proud to be an indigenous woman. She was extremely close to her
grandparents Gerald and Christine Bannatyne. Both Grandparents were
responsible for teaching the many indigenous ways by making snowshoes,
tanning moose and deer hides, and many hours in the woods picking
blueberries with her grandmother who also taught her to make
Bannock.
Irene was a
devout Christian and attended Morning Gate Church and had served as an
elder. She also taught at Fredericton High School, from 1975-2001,
with a one-year sabbatical at the Confederation College in Thunder
Bay, Ontario.
There will be no
visitation. A service will be held at Morning Gate Church on Thursday,
August 15, at 2 pm, with an interment to follow in the Fredericton
Rural Cemetery. There will be a reception to follow the burial. For
those who wish, donations in Irene’s name can be made to the
Morning Gate Church, or a charity of the Donor’s choice.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Irene Bannatyne Mullin 19542019..
Death notice for the town of: Fredericton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick