The death occurred peacefully on June 7, 2020 at the Atlantic Baptist Nursing Home of Mary Katherine Ward in her 91st year. Beloved mother of Wendy Adams (Paul) and Wendell Ward (Sandy). Grandmother to Josh, Sarah, Joelene (Ray), Shandell (Chris), and Kassandra (Ronnie). Sister of Ralph Veniot (Susan). Beloved great grandmother to many and beloved by many other family members Predeceased by husband Harry and daughter-in-law Kim Ward.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A private family graveside service will be held on Monday, August 10 in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Austin Alexander Scales on March 27, 2020, age 60 years. Beloved husband of Karen (Nicholson), stepfather of Jason Clark (Tasha Kean), Jenna Clark (Mark Corrigan) and devoted grandfather (Numpy) to Isla. Survived by his sisters Linda and Heather, brother Philip, niece Alyssa, and mother Alberta Schmitz. Also survived by mother-in-law Paula Nicholson, brothers-in-law Jeff and Scott (Pam Toombs), as well as numerous Scales and MacAusland uncles, aunts, and cousins. He was predeceased by his father Henry Scales, father-in-law David Nicholson, and infant brother Richard.

 

Resting at the MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A private family funeral will be held on Friday from the Kirk of St. James. Memorial donations may be made online to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation or the PEI Humane Society. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

Peacefully at the Garden Home on Saturday, July 25, 2020 of A. Margaret Downe of Charlottetown, age 92 years. Beloved wife of the late Charles Downe, loving mother of Charlene (Paul) and Derek (Jeanne) and loving Gram of Matthew (Nicole) Perry and Katie MacLeod (Jarred Kenny). Survived by brother-in-law John McMicken. Predeceased by toddler son Arthur, siblings Anita (Doug) Crossman, Marion (Lloyd) Ramsay, and Joyce McMicken.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A graveside service will be held at the Peoples Cemetery on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. If so desired, memorials to the Alzheimer Society of PEI would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

Peacefully at the Souris Hospital on Monday, July 20, 2020 of Mel Jenkins of Charlottetown, age 92 years. Beloved husband of the late Lorna (Chandler) Jenkins and dear father of Philip (Connie). Grampy of Abigail, Alexandra, and Gillian Jenkins. Survived by sister Dalphene Toombs, sister-in-law Sylvia Cox, as well as nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Harold and Katherine (Buell) Jenkins, sister Shirley MacDonald, brother Morris Jenkins, brothers-in-law Hillard Toombs, Blair MacDonald, Peter Cox, and nephew Andrew Cox.

 

Mel was the last of the founding directors of the Gold Cup and Saucer Race and enjoyed his long association with harness racing and the Charlottetown Driving Park.

 

The family extends a sincere thank you to Dr. Craig Malone and the exceptional nursing team at Souris Hospital, who looked after Mel with great care and compassion.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A family graveside service will be held in Peoples Cemetery on Saturday. If so desired, memorials to Trinity-Clifton United Church or the Eastern Kings Health Foundation Palliative Care program. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

Peacefully at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Friday, July 17, 2020 of Phyllis Mae MacLean (nee Auld) of Charlottetown, age 97 years. Beloved wife of the late Daniel MacLean. Loving sister of Athol (Betty) Auld and sister-in-law of Mary Auld. Predeceased by sister Joyce (Emerson) MacLeod and brother Edison Auld.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A graveside service will be held in Sherwood Cemetery on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. If so desired, memorials to the Zion Presbyterian Church Tape Ministry or charity of choice would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

Catherine Elizabeth Tuck (March 8, 1930 – July 13, 2020) has passed away in Charlottetown, following a stroke. The death occurred Monday evening at Andrews of Park West Lodge.

 

Catherine was born in Campbell River, British Columbia, to Canon Alan Greene and Gertrude (Finlayson) Greene. The youngest of five children (Alan, John, Barbara and Marjorie), she spent her first six years in the pioneer setting of Quadra Island, until the family moved to Vancouver.

 

Her father Canon Alan Greene was the well and widely-loved skipper of several Columbia Coast Mission ships, bringing aid - medical, social and spiritual – to far-flung residents of coastal B.C. Catherine would sometimes join her dad as deck-hand and organist on these trips.

 

She graduated from McGee High in 1948 after starring on both the musical stage and the grass hockey field. The friendships made there lasted her entire lifetime and she would often return to the West Coast to refresh ties with kith and kin.

 

After studying Liberal Arts at UBC, Catherine made her first move eastward to train as an Anglican Church youth worker in Toronto. She next came further east to work for a parish in Montreal, and onwards easterly to train Church youth leaders around the Maritimes. It was at this time (1959) that she met and married Canon Robert C. Tuck, who was posted in Canso, Nova Scotia. Later they moved to Halifax in 1962, followed by a move to Summerside in 1964 where Catherine completed her B.A. in English through correspondence courses while bringing up her children and leading children’s groups at St Mary’s Church. She also got involved in back-room schoolboard politics as many Islanders fought to stave off the relentless tide of school over-consolidation.

 

In 1975 the family moved to Charlottetown where Catherine became an ESL teacher, coming to be known affectionately as “Mum” by the entire community of refugees from Vietnam who landed here in the 1970s. Six years later another move was made to Georgetown, followed by retirement to Charlottetown in 1991.

 

Catherine was a familiar presence around town. Her humour, kindness, and ever-youthful exuberance will be remembered fondly by many. She was always on the look-out for spirits to lift, loving to share bouquets from her bountiful garden with those in need of such cheer.

 

Her life-long passion for genealogical research did not result in the book she dreamed of writing – there were too many interesting tangents to explore -, but she collected a great mass of material on her family tree, which included the names Greene, Finlayson, Marling, Sanson and Dallas. Her Orillia, Ontario grandfather, the Rev. Richard W. Greene, was the real-life model for a character (dubbed the Reverend Dean Drone) in Stephen Leacock’s Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.

 

The last to die in her immediate family, Catherine leaves grieving her daughter, Dr. Beth Eayrs (son-in-law Jonathan Eayrs), son Alan Tuck (daughter-in-law Leah Tuck), foster-son Rick Rayner (daughter-in-law Barbara Rayner), and foster-daughter Helen Rayner, as well as her much-beloved grandchildren - Sylvia, Edith, Isabel and Ivan. She is also survived by her brother John’s widow, Donna Turner of Burlington, Ontario, and two nieces, Erin Greene and Forest Greene of British Columbia.

 

The family will have a private visitation at All Soul’s Chapel on Friday, and a funeral for family and close friends will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from St. Peter’s Cathedral.

 

Many heartfelt thanks to the Garden Home and Park West Lodge staffs, for their loving care for Catherine during her last year and a half, and a special shout-out to Karen Buell, who helped cut through the covideous red-tape to enable daughter Beth’s visit to her mother’s bedside at the last.

 

“Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be my vision, O ruler of all.”

 

Arrangements entrusted to MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

Peacefully at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Friday, July 10, 2020 of Willard D. Barrett of North River and Charlottetown, age 79 years. Beloved husband of Judy (Gay). Brother of Phyllis (Eugene) Field, Beulah Barrett, and Harold Barrett. Predeceased by his parents Fred and Ruby Barrett, brother Maynard, sister Margaret (Elmo) Beagan, and sister-in-law Helen Barrett.

 

Willard was a 30 year member of the Charlottetown Fire Department.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A graveside service will be held at the Peoples Cemetery on Tuesday at 10 a.m. If so desired, memorials to Oncology Unit of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation would be appreciated. Online condolences at www.macleanfh.com

Peacefully at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Thursday, July 9, 2020 of Howard F. Watts of Charlottetown, formerly of Calgary and York, age 94 years. Husband of the late Norma Watts. Loving father of Carla (Roy) Underhill, Glenn (Mary), Paul (Brenda) and Kathy (David), stepson Mark (Tracey) Murray, grandfather of nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Survived by sister Grace Swan and daughter-in-law Mary Watts. Predeceased by his parents Frank H. and Lillie (Dover) Watts, first wife Catherine “Kay” (Nicholson), sister Dorothy (Richard “Dick”) Vessey, brother-in-law Dewar Swan, and grandson Jeffery Watts.

 

Howard worked for Canadian National Railway. In 1981 he moved to Calgary, Alberta, where he was employed with the Corps of Commissionaires at Foothills Hospital and Esso Plaza. He is a Veteran of World War II, where he served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. Interment in Mountain View Cemetery, Calgary. If so desired, memorials to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

It is with great sadness the family of Erin Pamela Knockwood (MacKay), born January 27, 1986, announce her sudden passing on July 1, 2020, after giving birth to her sleeping baby girl, Scarlett Ivy Knockwood.

 

Erin and Scarlett will be forever remembered by Ricky, a loving husband and father. They are survived by Erin’s father Blair MacKay, mother Pam Pearson, her brother Chad (Sara) and sister Tara (Tyler).

 

Erin is remembered as being adventurous, spontaneous, silly, fun-loving and she cared so much for others especially her three nieces - Reeghan, Kenzie and Sadie. She will be greatly missed by her extended family and friends.

 

There will be a private ceremony for family and close friends at a later date, due to Covid 19 restrictions. If so desired, memorials to a charity of choice would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

It is with profound sadness, yet gratitude for the blessing her life was to us, that the family of Jean Elizabeth Gough (Pentz) announce her passing. Mom passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020, at the age of 93 years.

 

Family and church were everything to Mom.

 

She was the wife, mother, daughter and granddaughter of clergy. With her parents, Rev. Dr. Arthur and Susie Pentz, and her brothers, Dr. Robert Pentz (Mae) and Dr. Gordon Pentz (Marjorie), she grew up involved in church life. As a cherished wife and important partner in ministry with our Dad, the Rev. Cyril Gough, they served congregations in Newfoundland, NS, NB Quebec and PEI. For many years since retirement, Mom was very involved with Stanhope United Church, and more recently Trinity United Church in Charlottetown.

 

Mom was so proud of her children, her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren and loved nothing better than to see them, hear from them and to receive pictures and news of all their activities.

 

Her IPad kept her connected with family and friends far and wide. Mom loved to sew and cook and bake, to read and to knit, and many enjoyed the fruits of her labour. She also worked part time for many years as a Registered Pharmacy Clerk. Mom was a wonderful, generous woman who put everyone before herself.

 

She will be desperately missed by her children, Susan Breen (Robert) and Rev. William Gough; her grandchildren, Erin Breen Harris (Adam), Timothy Breen (Evelyn Ashton), Geoffrey Breen (Danielle Boyd), Matthew Gough (Krista Bullen), Janey Gough, Sarah Gough, Andrew Gough, and Jordan Gough; her great-grandchildren, Elisabeth, Aiden, Robbie and Blayke Harris, Hudson and Wren Breen, Violet Ashton-Breen and Evelyn Gough; her sister-in-law Mae Pentz, and cousin Alison Yoshioka, special friend Rev. Joy Noble and many dear friends.

 

Many thanks to the doctors and nurses of Unit 2 for their kind and compassionate care.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel, from where a family funeral will be held on Wednesday. Interment in Sherwood Cemetery. Family flowers only, however, if so desired, donations to the Mission and Service Fund of the United Church of Canada or Berwick Camp. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

 

The funeral will be live streamed from MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel at https://event.forgetmenotceremonies.com/ceremony?c=fc6f4cd2-6db5-488d-a730-4061abf15ae4

Suddenly at his late residence on Saturday, July 4, 2020 of Devan Reuben Claude Watts of Charlottetown, age 26 years. Beloved son of Andrew Watts and Karen Palmer. Survived by sisters Vannessa Watts and Cassandra Palmer, grandparents Stirling and Carla Palmer, Russell and Ruby Coughlin, and Candace MacDonald. He will be sadly missed by his dog, Boscoe. Predeceased by grandparents Patricia and Reuben Watts.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A private family graveside service will be held in York Cemetery on Thursday. If so desired, memorials to Lennon House would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

Died peacefully on June 25th at Whisperwood Villa, in his 87th year. Loved Father of Elaine (Michael) Seniuk Enfield, NS, Stephen (Lynn), West Royalty, Ronnie, Brackley, Judy (Stephen) Hale, West Royalty. Fondly remembered Grandfather of Nelson (Emma) Seniuk, Louise Seniuk, Leah White, Erin & Laurel White, Sophie & Simon Hale and Great-grandfather of Rowan & Tessa Seniuk. Mourned by his twin sister Uldine (Blois) Dickieson, New Glasgow, and by sister Leah (Len) Park, Toronto and by sisters-in-law Isabel (Owen(deceased)) Beaton, Alexandria and Flora (Wayne) Dickieson, North Rustico. Predeceased by his loving wife, our mother Norma (Woolner); parents, J. Derril and Bessie (Maney) White, and sister Bernice (Johnny) McNay.

 

Our Father led a full and interesting life. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed coaching, cycling, travelling the world, raising a family, as well as his career with Agriculture Canada. He remained independent to the end, and his unique sense of the world continues to inspire his family. Dad is missed very much.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A graveside service will be held in Hampshire Cemetery on Saturday, July 4 at 11:00 a.m. If desired, donations in memory of Dad may be directed to the PEI Amateur Sport Fund or another charity of your choice. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

Peacefully at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 of Philip Alexander Whittaker of Charlottetown, age 64 years. Father of Jennifer (Oakar), Joey (Aynsley) and Stephanie. Also remembered by their mother Chizuko. Brother of Roger, Tom and Jerry Whittaker. Predeceased by brother Fred Whittaker.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A graveside service will be held at the Peoples Cemetery. If so desired, memorials to the Canadian Mental Health Association (PEI Division) or the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

Peacefully at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital surrounded by family and close friends, on Monday, June 22, 2020 of Margaret Jane “Meg” Henderson (nee Ross) of Stratford, age 77 years. Beloved wife of George, loving mother Alli, Julie (Bill), and Heath, mother-in-law of Terry, grandmother of Alanna (Mike), Mathew (Kelly), Alex, Rhaeling (Cody), Morgan, Nathan, Cameron, and Aidan, and great-grandmother of Kaylea, Breah, Brian, and Sterling. Survived by brother Ian Ross and numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Jock and Jessie Ross, sister Mharie, and son Charlie.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. If so desired, donations to Hospice PEI would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

The death occurred at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Friday, June 19, 2020 of N. Harold Watts of Charlottetown and formerly of York, age 61 years. Loving brother of Marlene (Ed) Atkinson, Gary (Rae), Grant (Noella) and Bessie. Beloved uncle of Erica and Avalon Dennis, and Holly and Matthew Watts. Predeceased by his parents Raymond and Verna Watts.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A private graveside service will be held in York Cemetery. If so desired, memorials to the Canadian Mental Health Association (PEI Division) or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

The death occurred at Beach Grove Home, Charlottetown, PEI on Sunday, June 14, 2020 of Isabella Millar of Stratford and formerly of Ontario, in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late Anthony “Tony” Millar. Dear mother of Sandra Millar (David Evans) and Eric Millar.

 

Resting at the MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel, Charlottetown, PEI. Interment will take place beside her beloved Tony in Bond Head Cemetery, Ontario. If so desired memorials to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

The death occurred peacefully and surrounded by family at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Thursday, June 11, 2020.

 

Survived by her three sons Doug (Lynne) Sear, Bob (Kim) Sear and Tom (Barbi) Sear, her sister Anne (Gerald) Ells and her stepdaughters Dr. Anne Drysdale (George), Janet (Peter) Hynes, Sandra Drysdale and stepson Doug Drysdale. Predeceased by her husbands’ Dr. Ron Drysdale and Harry Lawrence (Skippy) Sear, as well as her grandson Graham Sear.

 

Betty, “Betty-Brite” as her friends would call her or simply “BB” as she was known to her grandchildren was a joy to be with and was a loving grandmother to Graham, Kyla, Geoffrey, Megan, Bryce, Sarah, Taryn, Christopher, Sydney, Heather, Sarah, Alexander, Catherine, Thomas, John and Robbie, and great-grandmother to Ryder, Cruze, Locklyn and Knox. Loving aunt to Judy Whittingham and Randy Ells.

 

Betty was born in Montreal, the daughter of Sydney Jarvis Dunsford and Dorothy Aileen Andrews. Her father was a bank manager for the Bank of Nova Scotia and she moved to PEI at a young age when her father was assigned the post of Bank manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia branch in Victoria, PE. It was there that she grew up and met the first love of her life, Skippy. Together they had three boys, Doug, Bob and Tom. Sadly, Skippy died from kidney disease at the very young age of 35. Betty raised the three boys on her own and eventually met the second love of her life Dr. Ron Drysdale. They were a match made in heaven and enjoyed many years of happiness together.

 

Betty had many talents and loved to paint. She has left behind many wonderful paintings for her family and friends to enjoy and remember her by for many years to come.

 

She was a very dedicated and community minded soul and was always ready and willing to volunteer. She was a member of the Wo-He-Lo club, a dedicated group of ladies that have given countless hours of dedicated service and fundraising in support nursery and neonatal intensive care unit of the of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Helping people with kidney disease was also a passion of hers and she was very proud to have founded the PEI Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada.

 

The family would like to express their deep gratitude to the nursing staff of Unit 1 and 8 of the QEH for their dedicated and compassionate care and helping us all through these emotional times.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A graveside service will be held at St. Peter’s Anglican Cemetery. If so desired, donations can be made to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation or the PEI Branch of Kidney Foundation of Canada. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

The death occurred in Edmonton, AB on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 of Brenda D. Walker, formerly of Sherwood, PEI, age 60 years. Survived by her loving mother Eunice Walker. Predeceased by her father Reginald Walker.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. Interment in Winsloe North Cemetery. Due to the current restrictions, no visitation will be held. If so desired, memorials may be made to Park Royal United Church. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

Peacefully at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 of Cindy Eldershaw of Charlottetown, age 63 years. Mother of Laura (Gerald) Eldershaw, and Nanny C. to Aiden, Cameron, Abbigail, Rhyley, and Jordan. Sister of Carol Smith, David MacCallum, John MacCallum and Louanne Chomniak. Predeceased by her parents Ray and Aldrey MacCallum.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A private graveside service will be held in Central United Church Cemetery, Dunstaffnage. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com

The far too soon yet peaceful passing of Richey Mayne occurred on Monday, June 8, 2020 surrounded by family at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown. A lifelong resident of Prince Edward Island, Richey was honoured to call West Keppoch home for most of her 70 years.

 

Born in Charlottetown on March 6, 1950, she met the love of her life, Blair, at Queen Charlotte Intermediate School. They graduated together from Colonel Gray Senior High School in 1968. She went on to get her Bachelor of Arts from UPEI in 1972 and her Masters of Social Work from Dalhousie in 1974. Richey and Blair were married in December 1972 and had two children, David and John.

 

Richey returned to the Island after her Masters and worked at the PEI Department of Social Services, Department of Health and Social Services, and the Health and Community Services Agency until her retirement as Acting Provincial Adoption Coordinator in 2010. During her career, she designed and implemented provincial adoption preparation courses and in 1984, designed a provincial foster care service delivery model.

 

Richey adored her family and community as much as they adored her. She was an avid golfer and loved to work on her handicap and play in partner with her beloved Blair. She cherished spending quality time with her many great friends. Whether potlucks or community treasure hunting, Richey was always game and 100% in. She was also a dedicated volunteer and will be missed by the numerous organizations and community groups she gave her time to over the years.

 

After retirement, Richey took up painting in the footsteps of her mother. She spent countless hours interpreting the beautiful scenery that surrounded her in her PEI homeland and as far flung as Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where she and Blair wintered in their later years. Her prolific works of art grace the homes of many Island residences and others further afar.

 

Richey is survived by her husband Blair, her two sons, David (Sharon Murphy) in Saint John, New Brunswick and John in Charlottetown; her brother John (Dianna) Curtis in Nova Scotia and her sister Norah Curtis (Peter Rombough) in Nanaimo, British Columbia; her sister-in-law Sheila (Cecil) Wigmore, brother-in-law Don Mayne in Charlottetown, her brother-in-law Michael Beatty (Cathy) in South Africa, and numerous nieces and nephews.

 

Richey is predeceased by her parents Frank and Ruth (Rattenbury) Curtis, in-laws Wendell and Georgie (Cummings) Mayne of Charlottetown, sister Cathy Beatty of Cape Town, South Africa and sister-in-law Barbara (Mayne) MacLaren of Charlottetown.

 

Resting at MacLean Funeral Home Swan Chapel. A celebration of Richey's beautiful life will be held at a later date at her family home in West Keppoch. If so desired, memorials to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation – Cancer Treatment Centre would be appreciated. Online condolences may be made at www.macleanfh.com