MacLEAN, (Keddy) Mary Ellen - The late Mary Ellen (MacLean) Keddy - 76, 204 Herring Cove Road, Halifax died Monday, June 24, 1991 in Camp Hill Medical Centre. Born in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton on September 10, 1914, she was a daughter of the late James and Florence (Spears) MacLean.  Her family then moved to Halifax, then onto Alton, P.E.I. where her mother, Florence passed away.  James MacLean then married  Ena (Singleton) Campbell and the family moved back to Halifax, where they resided until his passing.  The family then returned to Lewis, P.E.I. until her stepmother's passing.  Mary then returned to Halifax where she worked at Halifax Furnishings as a stenographer.  Here she met and married Frank Edward Keddy of Martins River, on June 3, 1942.  Together they built a house in Fairview. They travelled West and settled in Toronto where they resided for 25 years.  They bought a cottage at Lake Simcoe, Ontario where they resided for 13 years.  In 1981, they moved back to Halifax, where they resided until her passing on June 24, 1991 at 76 years of age. Mary spent many enjoyable hours reading, writing to friends and family and watching TV until her eyesight started to fail.  She was predeceased by her brother Basil Stanley and her three step-brothers, Chester Campbell, Raymond Campbell and John Campbell.  To cherish her memory, she leaves her husband Frank Edward, son Bryan, daughter-in-law Anita (Halifax); her sister Catherine Roache (Moncton) and her step-sister Dolly (Cpt. Leon) Davey (Pictou); four step-grandchildren, two step-great-grand-daughters, numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.  She was a former member of Knox Presbyterian Church, Halifax. The body has been cremated. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Walker's Funeral Home, Herring Cove Road, Halifax with Rev. George MacDonald officiating, Mrs Geri Banks - Organist, and Joe MacLean - Piper played "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou Art". Burial will be in  Camp Hill Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia or the Salvation Army.

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