MARY ANNE GILLIS
Funeral service for the late Mary Anne Gillis, 89, Inverness, formerly of Gillisdale, was held October 5 in St. Joseph’s Church, South West Margaree, with Father MacDonald Ibeh officiating. Burial was in St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery, South West Margaree.
Mrs. Gillis died October 2, 2019, in Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital.
Born September 22, 1930, in South West Margaree, she was the eldest daughter of Archy B. and Mary Margaret (MacLellan) MacLellan. In 1952, she married Angus Jim Gillis of Gillisdale, where they spent their married life.
She is survived by her daughter, Charlene (David) Clarke, Inverness; three sons, Jim (Patricia), Pine Tree; Alex (Jeanita), Lyons Brook; Ron (Sukhee), Kentville; daughter-in-law, Jeannette Gillis, Cambridge; six grandchildren, Christy (Jeremy), Eric, Wilfred (Alicia), Craig (Crystal), Amie, Maggie (Adam); three great-grandchildren, Alex, Chris, Evie; sister, Jessie Green, Toronto; cousin, Vincent (Mary) Gillis, Truro, who she regarded as a brother.
She was predeceased by her husband, Angus Jim; daughter-in-law, Jo Anne Gillis; sister, Catherine Isabel.
Memorial donations may be made to Central Inverness Palliative Care Society or to Inverary Manor, Inverness.
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