Obituary
Passed away at the Lion’s Manor, Placentia on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, Ellen Mary Hale Sooley (nee Gardner) of Heart’s Delight-Islington, aged 95 years.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland and came to Newfoundland as a war bride with the love of her life in 1945.
Predeceased by her husband, Bill in 1996; parents, Andrew and Georgina Gardner; parents-in-law, Edward John and Elizabeth Sooley; sisters, Jean (Manuel), Alice, and Margaret; daughters-in-law, Betty and June; brothers and sisters-in-law, Vince and Gladys, Emma and Ches.
Leaving to mourn and to celebrate her life are her sons, Keith (Joanne), Bill (Diane), and special son, Wade; daughters, Donna (Bill) Reid and Eliz (Jerry) Burton; grandchildren, Glenn (Del), Brad (Shannon), Jamie (Amanda), Tanya (Ryan), Melissa (Scott), Terry (Kim), Jordan (Nicki), and Justin (Terri Lynn); brother, Andrew (Helen), Pasadena, NL; brothers-in-law, Ross (Marjorie) Reid, Miles Cove, NL Leonard Loveman, Springdale, NL, Fred (Hazel) Sooley, ON; as well as a large number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and long time friends.
Resting at the Church of the Epiphany, Heart’s Delight-Islington with visitation on Thursday, August 4, 2:00-4:00 pm and 7:00-9:00 pm.
A service to celebrate Mary’s life will be held on Friday, August 5 at 2:00 pm from the Church of the Epiphany, Heart’s Delight-Islington with interment to follow at St. Matthew’s Anglican Cemetery, Heart’s Delight-Islington. The family kindly requests that masks be worn for both the visitation and the service.
As an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, donations in Mary’s memory may be made to the Church of the Epiphany or to a charity of one’s choice.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to Warren’s Funeral Home, Dildo.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of E Mary Hale Sooley nee Gardner October 20 1926 August 2 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Swift-Current, Province: Saskatchewan