Obituary of Mary McAleenan

McAleenan, Mary Elizabeth … Mary E. (Stinson) McAleenan passed away peacefully at the Charlotte County Hospital, St. Stephen, on February 8, 2007, widow of Andrew Francis McAleenan who predeceased her. Born on September 23, 1914, she was the daughter of Robert Robinson and Florence Elizabeth (Dicken) Stinson. She was the last surviving member of her generation of the Stinson family, having been predeceased by her twin sister Alice Dicken Pendleton; sisters Margaret Beryl, Bessie Roberta (Betty) , Florence Elizabeth (Babe) Lord and her only brother Robert Noel. Predeceased also by her sister-in-law, Anita (Fisher), and her brother-in-law, Sydney Lord. She is survived by many loving family members: nieces: Barbara (Pendleton) Pyle, Joan (Pendleton) Stanton, Jean Stinson, Dianne (Stinson) McLellan, Doreen (Pendleton) Enman, Catherine (Stinson) Moses, Susan (Lord) Cummings, and nephews: Larry Pendleton, Don Pendleton, Robert Pendleton, Brian Lord and Robert Stinson; 10 grandnieces; 5 grandnephews plus many great-grand nieces and nephews- all of whom she loved and to whom she was a surrogate “mom”, not having had any children of her own. Over the years she has nurtured and cared for all the younger generation of her family. She was predeceased by nephews Gordon Lord and Richard Pendleton and niece Lynda Dawn Stinson. An active member of All Saints Anglican Church her entire life, she served as president of St. Mary’s Chancel Guild for many years, relinquishing this responsibility only when her health made it necessary to do so. For many years she was a member of the church choir and an active member of the Anglican Church Women. In 1992 Mary was presented with an award from the United Nations Association in Canada in recognition of over 35 years of volunteer work for the Red Cross, the Kidney Foundation, Arthritis Foundation and others. She always gave of herself for the betterment of others. She will be remembered by many locals and visitors alike as the lady who sat outside her home at 268 Parr Street when good weather prevailed to wave to or share a kind word with passerbys. She particularly loved to exchange words with the new students coming to the New Brunswick Community College who passed by her door. The family will receive visitors at All Saints Anglican Church at 77 King Street, St. Andrews, on Saturday, February 10, from 2:00-4:00 pm and 7:00-9:00 pm. Funeral service will be held on Sunday, February 11, at 3:00 pm, Canon John Matheson officiating. Interment will take place in the spring at the Church of St. Andrew Roman Catholic Cemetery where she will lay in rest beside her husband of 60 years. Funeral arrangements are in charge of MacDonald Select Community Funeral Home. (466-3110) 20 Marks Street, St. Stephen, NB. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to All Saints Anglican Church Building Fund.