1920-2017
Nellie Catherine Gillis
1920-2017
GILLIS, Nellie Catherine
– Age 97, Skye Glen, Inverness Co. It is with heavy hearts
we announce the sudden passing of Nellie, on Saturday, October 28,
2017, in the Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital. Born
June 25, 1920, Nellie was the daughter of the late John R and Annie
(MacQuarrie) Gillis.
She took on the mothering role of the family at the age of 10
and never looked back. After moving back to Skye Glen she
married and started her family. She kept the family home in
order and welcomed many a visitor with her lure of fresh baked goodies
and home-cooked meals. It was often mentioned how many people she
would feed during a summer with the helpers for haymaking and all the
relatives who would return home for the summer. She loved
her family and friends and was great to keep in touch with
everyone. She was a member of the Stewart United Church and
the UCW. She enjoyed going to the weekly card games in Skye
Glen and Mabou, more for the friendships than the cards. Her
mind was sharp right up until the end but the loneliness of losing her
Myles was too much to bear.
Left to grieve are her two sons, Wesley (Mary C) and Bruce
(Debbie) both of Skye Glen; granddaughter, Trudy, Skye Glen; grandson,
Randy (Michelle), Port Hawkesbury and great-granddaughter, Alyssa, who
was always a source of entertainment and endless hugs and
kisses. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Evelyn,
Skye Glen and Catherine, New Glasgow, and many nieces and
nephews. Nellie was the last surviving member of her
immediate family. Nellie was predeceased by her husband,
Myles; daughter, Nancy Marie; brothers, Ernie, Al, Lawrence and Ross;
sisters, Gladys and Kaye.
Visitation will take place on Wednesday from 2-8 p.m. in
Dennis Haverstock Funeral Chapel, Whycocomagh. Funeral
service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday from Stewart United Church,
Whycocomagh with Rev. Rachel Campbell officiating. Burial in
Skye Glen Cemetery. Following the burial, there will be a
reception in the Skye Glen Community Hall. In lieu of
flowers, the family are asking for donations to be made to the Skye
Glen & Centreville Community Hall or Stewart United Church.
Words of comfort may be forwarded to the family at www.haverstocks.com

Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Nellie Catherine Gillis – 1920-2017.source

Death notice for the town of: Whycocomagh, Province: Nova Scotia

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