Obituary of Lillian Maude Meagher

MEAGHER, Lillian Maude - 90, Aulds Cove, died Saturday, February 5, 2005, in Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home. Born in Steep Creek on March 12, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Effie (Critchett) Carter. She was a member of St. Lawrence Parish, Mulgrave and St. Lawrence Altar Society. She was also a secretary of the Home and School Association in Steep Creek and Melford for several years. Lillian was an avid knitter, wonderful mother and had a great love for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She spent many years caring for her grandchildren. Surviving are daughter, Barbara (Bernie) MacAskill, Aulds Cove, with whom she had resided for many years; son, Basil Meagher, Mulgrave; daughter-in-law, Anne Marie Meagher, Aulds Cove; foster son, Wilfred (Donna) Carter, Whitehorse, N.W.T.; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence 'Larry'; son, Earl; daughter-in-law, Margie Meagher; sister, Gertrude Carter; brothers, Bernard, Gordon and Earl; granddaughter, Natalie Meagher and great-grandson, Justin MacAskill. Visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today in Mulgrave and Area Resting Place. Funeral mass will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church, Mulgrave, Father Peter McLeod officiating. Burial in the family lot in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Mulgrave and Area Resting Place. Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Port Hawkesbury. Words of comfort may be forwarded to the family at: www.haverstocks.com