Mary Barbara MacLean, 78 years old, passed away on the 25 th of September 2021 at Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital, Pictou. She was born on September 20 th, 1943, in Blenheim, Ontario to Stefan and Barbora (Durgo) Barko. She was a mother, a gramma and a loyal friend.
Mary grew up in Blenheim, Ontario as she was the first Canadian born child in her family that emigrated from Czechoslovakia in 1938. She graduated from Blenheim High School in Blenheim, Ontario in 1961. She joined the Air Force in 1961 and served for 4 years as a meteorologist. She was discharged in 1966. Mary wed Dennis Ritchie in 1963 in Blenheim, Ontario. They were married for 3 years and she gave birth to a beautiful daughter named Cheryl. In 1968 she met David MacLean, married him in 1972 and moved to Trenton with him and her daughter. She began work for Michelin as a Material Tester where she worked for 35 years. She enjoyed gardening in her many gardens, painting, rock, and shell collecting, swimming and loved traveling and going on her yearly cruises. Mary was preceded in death by her husband David MacLean 2019, her parents, Stefan 1973, Barbora 1948 and step-mother, Antonia 2008 and her siblings, Jim 1990, Anna 1993, Stefania 2003, and John 2017.
Mary is survived by her only daughter, Cheryl Anne, (Anthony) Feltmate of South Lochaber, NS; her grandchildren, Amanda (Tatum) Snow, Barbara Feltmate, Jason Feltmate; her great-grandchildren, Aidyn and Grayson Snow and her nieces and nephews and other relatives.
A memorial service will be held at R.H. Porter Funeral Home, 55 Almont Ave., New Glasgow on Wednesday, October 6th at 1:30pm. A recording of the service is available below. As per N.S. COVID-19 restrictions, all attendees must wear a mask and show proof of full vaccination. Burial will follow at Sunny Brae Cemetery. Donations in her memory may be made to a charity of choice.