Sheila’s Obituary
It is with broken hearts that our family announce the passing of our sweet, caring, beloved wife, mother, sister, Nannie and friend, Sheila Trepanier (MacLellan) on Jan 28th , 2021.
Born in Valleyfield, Quebec but grew up in the rolling fields of her beloved hometown Grandriver, PEI. She is predeceased by her parents Celestine and Margaret MacLellan and survived by husband Jean-Marc Trepanier, children Renee (Todd) and Jason (Deidre),brother Urban MacLellan (Jeanette),sisters June (Dave) Yeo and Marlene (Harold) Grant and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was a wonderful Nanny to 5 grandchildren, Joselyn, Christian, Benjamin, Kaelan and Wyatt.
She was a graduate of Miscouche High School, then later secretarial college and then subsequently left to begin a life in Halifax. At 21 she met her soul mate and love of her life and they were married in July of 1968. They set course on a beautiful 52 year journey of marriage, residing in numerous provinces from the East to the West coast, finally settling down in HRM since 1983.
Sheila was a devout Catholic and regularly attended mass at St. Anthony/Peters Church. She was also proud of her 25+years’ service to the Catholic Women’s League.
During her life, Sheila was a stay at home Mom and then re-entered the workforce with a career as an EPA with the HRM School board working with special needs students for 20+ years.
Sheila will be fondly remembered for her larger than life personality and her empathetic nature. She just had a way of talking with people and making them feel special. She was also known for her wonderful sense of humor and had many lifelong friends, a list too long to name. Sheila was very proud of her Island roots and claimed she was the best Potato picker on PEI. There will be a funeral mass in Sheila’s honour at St. Peter’s Church in Dartmouth on the 5th of February 2021. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in her name to Autism Nova Scotia www.autismnovascotia.ca/give .
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Sheila Trepanier January 28 2021..
Death notice for the town of: Dartmouth, Province: Nova Scotia