2 Oct 1992
Funeral services for the late Yvonne Therese MacLean, 64, of the J.J. Carroll House, Antigonish, and formerly of Georgeville, Antigonish County, took place October 3 in St. George’s Church, Georgeville, Rev. John Hugh MacDonald officiating, assisted by Rev. Hugh A. MacDonald. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Mrs. MacLean died on October 2 in St. Martha’s Regional Hospital after a lengthy illness. Readers at the Mass were the deceased’s niece Tracy MacIsaac and brothers Rankin and Allan Roberts. Pallbearers were Joseph MacDonald, Peter MacDonald, Stuart MacIsaac, Allan MacIsaac, Archie MacIsaac and Harry O’Brien. Born in Sydney, she was a daughter of the late Leo and Violet (Burgey) Roberts. She worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for several years. She was a clerk and part-time manager of St. George’s Co-op, Ballantynes Cove. She also worked as a receptionist for the Gael Motel, Antigonish. She was an associate member of the Arras Branch #59, Royal Canadian Legion, Antigonish. She is survived by a daughter, Judy, Dartmouth; two sons, Jim, Antigonish; and John Allan, Georgeville; five sisters, Leona MacDonald, Toronto; Mary Alice (Nancy) MacDonald, Antigonish; Dona Grant, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Charlotte MacIsaac, Georgeville; and Marguerite Birett, Burlington; three brothers, Rankin, Montreal; Larry, Ballantynes Cove; and Allan, Antigonish. She was predeceased by her husband Alex.