Mary Isabel Wilkie
1925 - 2014
Visitation Information
Visitation
Nov 20, 2014
Visitation Time
2-4pm and 7-9pm
Visitation Location
St. Peter's Plac eTracadie
Service Information
Service Date
Friday November 21, 2014
Service Time
11:00am
Service Location
St. Peter's Church, Tracadie, Nova Scotia
Requested Charity
Alzheimer Society or St. Peter's Parish Fund
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Wilkie, Mary Isabel, 89, of Tracadie passed away on November 18, 2014, in Milford Haven Home for Special Care, Guysborough.

Born in Salmon River, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Margaret (MacPherson) Markie.

Mary worked as a hairdresser until she married Roland "Rolly" Wilkie in 1946. She and Rolly operated the Hillside Restaurant in Tracadie for many years. Shortly after Rolly's death she moved to Halifax where she ran a rooming house. Upon returning to Antigonish, she rented a couple of properties in town. Mary returned to Tracadie after retiring and enjoyed playing cards, knitting, and watching her soaps.

She is survived by her children, Jimmy, Alberta and Anita (David) Mattie, Monastery; grand children: Chad, Trina, and Marlee; cousin Annabelle Kennedy, Giants Lake.

Predeceased by her husband Roland; son Leonard "Lennie" and daughter Linda, both in infancy; brothers, John, Jim, and Tom; sisters, Anne Doucette and Catherine Maloney.

Visitation will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m on Thursday November 20th in St. Peter's Place, Tracadie. Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Peter's Church on Friday at 11:00 a.m with Fr. John Barry presiding. Cremation to follow.

Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society or St. Peter's Parish Fund. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the C.L. Curry Funeral Home, Antigonish. Online condolences: www.clcurry.com