Mary ‘Dawna’ MacDonald
1963-2020
MacDonald, Mary “Dawna”
-Port Hawkesbury. It is with broken hearts we
announce the sudden death of Mary “Dawna” MacDonald, 57, of
Port Hawkesbury and formerly of Mulgrave which occurred on Wednesday,
July 1, 2020 in the QEII Health Sciences Center, Halifax.
Dawna was the daughter of Ruth and the late Lewis
MacDonald.
Dawna graduated and was a Valedictorian from the Mulgrave
Memorial High School. She went on to Canso Regional
Vocational School where she received her Business Administration
Diploma. She furthered her education as a mature student and
received her four year degree in two years from St. F.X.
University.
She started her work career at CJFX, then as an office
manager for several construction companies. She was employed
at St. F.X. Extension for several years. Her last position
was with the Town of Port Hawkesbury as Communication &
Administrative Office/Town Clerk. She was also a Justice of
the Peace.
Dawna was a world traveller and loved and loved
adventure. Be it an African Safari, a trek in the Himalayas,
to the Taj Mahal or the Sistine Chapel. Her love of travel
knew no bounds. Her search for knowledge and family history
was a blessing to all her family. She loved parachuting with
her nephews and vacationing with her sisters. Dawna will
always be remembered for her beautiful smile, her laughing blue eyes,
her generosity and her fierce love of her nephews, nieces,
grand-nephews and grand-nieces. A bright light has gone out
in the MacDonald family, but will shine on in those recipients who
received her organs.
Dawna leaves behind her fiancee and close companion of 35
years, John Bolger; mother, Ruth MacDonald; sisters, Alice, Deborah
(Chris) Chamberlain; brothers, Lloyd (Joanne), Gary (Linda),
David, Glen (Marlene), Phillip (Debra) his former wife Jennifer, Bobby
(Angela); nieces and nephews, Natalie, Kristy, Charles, Tara, Brent,
Fred, Nelson, Bradley, Candace, Jarrett, Ryan, Nicholas, Kory, Molly,
Cole, Keirnan, Lance and Jill; grand nieces and nephews, Victoria,
Taylor, Hannah, Benjamin, Logan, Ava, Harper, Jett, Lukas and Emerson,
her loving Uncle Farrell (Betty Ann) and her friend
Carmel.
She was predeceased by her loving father Lewis, her precious
nephew Luke, her ex husband, Jogvan Kjilboro and cherished fur baby
Cleo.
Dawna was a lover of all animals, but dogs were the love of
her life. Donations maybe made to Hope for Wildlife or to
the Nova Scotia SPCA.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 7 from 2-4 pm and
6-9pm in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Port Hawkesbury.
Cremation to follow. There will be a private family service at a later
date.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Dennis
Haverstock Funeral Home, Port Hawkesbury. Words of comfort
may be forwarded to the family at: www.haverstocks.com
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Death notice for the town of: Canso, Province: Nova Scotia