MCKAY, Mary Roselyn (nee BURGESS) - Passed away peacefully on Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa in her 80th year.
Mary was living in Oxford Mills at the time of her passing, but she had been a longtime resident of Toronto/Mississauga.
Originally from Kentville, she has always been a proud Nova Scotian at heart.
Mary was predeceased by her adoring husband Gordon.
Loving mother to Debbie Marinos (Spiro), Cathy DeJong and Shelley Young (Chris).
Cherished Grandma/Momma of Sabrina, Brandi, Tommy, Kaylee, Danny, Chloe and Kamryn. She is survived by her siblings Patricia and James; and predeceased by her parents Archibald and Mary Priscilla Burgess, brothers Ken, Wilfred, William, Richard, Albert, John, Cecil Peter and Paul and her son-in-law Jacobus "Buz" DeJong. Fondly remembered by her many nieces and nephews.
Family and friends may gather at The Simple Alternative Funeral Centre, Mississauga, on Monday, May 27, 2019 from 1 p.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. A reception will follow.
A special note of thanks is offered to Dr. Mira Abdel Malek of Kemptville, as well as the doctors, nurses and staff both at QCH and The Irving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre in Ottawa for their excellent care.
We would also like to extend a kind thank you to the nurses/PSWs from both Bayshore Health Care and Saint Elizabeth Health Care for their in-home support.
In lieu of flowers, donations to The Lung Association or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. .
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