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Joan Hughes

1953-2020

Joan Ann Hughes, age 66, of New Glasgow, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020, in the Aberdeen Hospital. Born in New Glasgow, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Kathleen Marie (Tilley) MacGillivray. She was retired from Poulain’s Pharmacy after 25 years and was a former employee of Zellers. She was a member of the former St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Thorburn. She was a loving wife, mother and sister. She is survived by her husband, James; daughter, Lori (Danny Andersen), Green Hill; sister, Margaret (Tony) English, BC; brother, Bill (Susan) MacGillivray, Thorburn; sisters-in-law, Isabel Murray, Toronto, ON; Cathy (Lewie) Fraser, Pictou Landing; Mildred Curtis, New Glasgow; brothers-in-law, Bill (Pat) Hughes, Trenton; Ron (Norma) Hughes, Saskatchewan; aunts, Claire Murphy, Thorburn; Doris Shindrick, Thorburn. She was a Godmother to Dylan and Evan Fraser and like a mother to her numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a sister, Irene Mary MacGillivray; infant brother, Daniel Frederick. There will be no visitation or funeral. A family committal will take place at a later date in St. Ann’s Cemetery, Thorburn. Donations in her memory may be made to the SPCA or the Liver Foundation. Arrangements are under the direction of R.H. Porter Funeral Home, New Glasgow. 


Requested Charity
SPCA; Liver Foundation