Obit: McCLELLAND, Ruby "Doreen" [HARTLING]

McCLELLAND, Ruby "Doreen" - 87, passed away at home on Wednesday, September 12, 2007. Born in 1920, in Pugwash Junction, she was a daughter of the late Lee Finley and Sephora (MacLeod) Hartling. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack McClelland, and sister, Laura Campbell. She is survived by her daughters, Laura Beardmore (Captain K.C.), Victoria, B.C.; Karen Vance-Wallace (Jim Wallace), Toronto; Jean McClelland (Chris Young), Dartmouth; grandchildren, Kimberley Vance, Nicholas Beardmore, Christopher Beardmore, Charles Webber, and Timothy Webber; great-grandchildren, Patty, Marcus, Chloe, and Abigail. She trained in nursing and graduated from Jeffery Hale's Hospital in Quebec City in 1943. She practiced in Quebec, Ontario and Nova Scotia, and devoted over 20 years of her career as the administrator of the former Children's Training Centre in Dartmouth. She was an avid gardener and a long-time member and supporter of the Canadian Mental Health Association. A devoted volunteer, she campaigned on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society and other charities. Donations may be made to the Canadian Mental Health Association or the Molly Appeal for Medical Research. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today, with a memorial service at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 17, both in A.L. Mattatall Funeral Home, 217 Portland St., Dartmouth. Burial will take place in Eaton Cemetery, Pugwash Junction, on Monday afternoon.


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