Obituary for ~
Flora May "Flo" MacIsaac
MacIsaac, Flora May "Flo" - 92,
St. Ninian's Street, Antigonish, died
Monday, April 16, 2001,
in St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish.
Born May 4, 1908, in Giant's Lake, Guysborough County,
she was the
daughter of the late Dan Archie and Catherine (MacNeil) MacIsaac.
Flo
began her teaching career in the one room schoolhouse.
She taught in
various schools throughout Guysborough, Antigonish and Inverness
Counties.
She graduated from Nova Scotia Normal College in 1928.
She
was among the first of four women to graduate from
St. Mary's University
in 1955, obtaining her bachelor of arts degree.
She taught school in
Halifax for 25 years ,
retiring from St. Pat's Junior High in 1973.
In
1975, she returned to Antigonish to be close to her family.
She was a
member of St. Ninian's CWL.
Surviving are brother, John Angus (Florence) MacIsaac, St. Andrews;
sister-in-law, Peggy A. B. MacIsaac,
Antigonish; Mary MacIsaac,
Peterborough, Ontario; nephews, Neil (Joan)
, Leo (Paula), Carroll (Marlene),
J.D. (Ann), Giant's Lake; Paul
(Patsy), Isaac's Harbour; Adrian (Sheila), Lower Sackville;
Donnie (Murdo) , Allan (Valerie), Alex (Rosemary), Ian (Judy),
Antigonish;
Aneas (Barb), Burlington, Ontario; Rod (Jennifer), Doug (Nora),
Peterborough, Ontario; Colin (Lauren), Calgary, Alberta;
nieces, Patsy
(Bill) MacLean, Lower South River; Jane (Bub) Aker,
Joanne (Lloyd)
Smith, Antigonish; Cordis (John) Boyd, Burlington, Ontario;
Donna (Scot) Flemming, Bonnie Minor, Peterborough, Ontario;
Several
grand-nieces and grand nephews.
She was predeceased by brothers, A.B.,
Archie Dan and Joseph MacIsaac;
sister, Mary MacIsaac. Visitation was
2-4,7-9 p.m.
Wednesday in MacIsaac Funeral Home Ltd., 61 Pleasant St.,
Antigonish.
Funeral 2 p.m.. today in St. Ninian's Cathedral,
Antigonish,
Rev. Dan MacLennan officiating. Burial at a later date
in
St. Francis DeSales Cemetery, Giant's Lake.
Family flowers only
please.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Francis DeSales
Renovation Fund.
Obituary typed and submitted by Neil MacIsaac
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