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Ann (Small) MacNeil
died peacefully at the age of 81, at Colchester East Hants Health
Centre, Truro on Friday, April 5, 2024.
Born in Sydney, Cape
Breton to parents Cecilia (MacKinnon) and Alex Small, Ann was the
oldest of eight children. She married Rory MacNeil on August 14, 1963.
In the early years of their marriage they moved out west and lived in
Calgary and Wataskwin, Alberta. In 1967, they moved to Cornwall,
Ontario. In 1970, they returned to Nova Scotia and lived in Truro for
54 years where they raised their four children. Ann graduated from
Success Business College and worked as a medical secretary at St.
Rita’s Hospital in Sydney and for doctors, Alex Crowe and
Bruce Phillips in Truro.
Ann was a loving wife,
mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 60 years,
Rory MacNeil; son, Brent MacNeil; daughters, Jerelynn MacNeil (Shawn
Vokey), Coleen MacNeil (Martin Ethier) and Kate MacNeil (Gasper
Barone); seven grandchildren, John Vokey, Kaleigh Vokey, Shawna Vokey,
Maria Ethier, Ethan Ethier, Antoine Ethier and Vinny
Barone.
Ann loved Cape Breton
music and enjoyed spending many summers at the old MacNeil family home
in Grand Narrows on the Bras D’Or Lake. She was a very
involved member of the community and local Catholic Church. She
volunteered for years at the Colchester Historical Society. She was
very devoted to her family and friends and especially loved her seven
grandchildren.
We thank the nursing
staff and physicians at the Colchester East Hants Health Centre who
provided excellent palliative care.
No funeral service
will be held. A private family burial will take place in the Christmas
Island Parish Cemetery, Cape Breton in June 2024. In lieu of flowers,
donations to the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia or VON Adult Day
Program are welcomed. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mattatall
– Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street, Truro. Tributes,
words of comfort and memories may be shared at:
www.mattatallvarnerfh.com
“We Hold You
Close”
Mother we hold you close
within our hearts,
And there you shall
remain,
To walk with us throughout
our lives,
Until we meet
again.
So rest in peace our
beloved Mother,
And thanks for all you
have done.
We pray that God has given
you,
The Crown you have truly
won.
1942 2024
Death notice for the town of: Truro, Province: Nova Scotia
death notice Ann MacNeil 1942 2024
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