Isabel Roberta McLean. It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of our mom, Isabel McLean, at her home in Stellarton on Friday, August 6th, 2021.
Born on October 11th, 1929, she was the youngest child of the late James D. and Alexandra MacLeod. She is survived by her sons: Eugene (Chris), Greg (Mary), Gerald (Dawn), Paul (Rhonda) and her daughter, Doris. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
She was predeceased by her husband, Joe; her young son, Bruce Frederick; daughter-in-law, Vivian (Eugene) McLean; Eugene’s step son, Jeffrey; brother Bud (G.F.) MacLeod; sisters: Jean (Proudfoot) and Ruth (Fraser); sister-in-law, Dorothy MacLeod; brothers-in-law: Jim Proudfoot and Stewart Fraser.
Grammy/Nanny loved, adored and was so proud of her grandchildren: Christopher, Alicia (Matt), Jared (Cassandra), Blake, Kara (Bryan), Nicole (Kristy), Lauren, Taylor (Alyssa), Skyler (Michael) and was overjoyed to have and dearly loved her 4 great-grandchildren, Aulay, Claire, Ewan and Graeme. Her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were the glow of her life.
Isabel was a life-long member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Women’s League (CWL) and, in her earlier years, loved her bowling days with her many bowling friends; she always let the entire family know when she got the prize for high single and whenever she won as little as five dollars in the lottery or from the Chronicle Herald crossword puzzle. She enjoyed for many years her neighbourhood forty- fives card party set up every Thursday night at random house locations and, later in life, even at her apartment and her apartment complex community room.
She loved family get-together and meals, but family or not, the message to all was very clear - "Don’t ever touch or take my lobster or my glass of Kahlua!"
In compliance with Isabel’s wishes, funeral arrangements are under the direction of R.H. Porter Funeral Home in New Glasgow. There will be no visitation due to Covid restrictions, just immediate family and relatives only. A private funeral service will be held from Our Lady of Lourdes Parish with Father MacDonald Ibeh officiating. Burial will be in the Parish cemetery.
Any consideration of donation in her memory can be made to Our Lady of Lourdes CWL, The IWK Children’s Hospital or a charity of your choice.
"Say not in grief she is no more but live in thankfulness that she was"