Mary Catherine MacFarlane
- Father: Hugh A. MacFarlane1,2,3 b. 25 Jul 1882, d. 3 Apr 1922
- Mother: Mary Helen Moran1,4,3 b. 28 Feb 1893, d. 22 Feb 1991
- Relationships: 3rd great-granddaughter of Dougald MacFarlane, 3rd great-granddaughter of Margaret MacDonell, 3rd cousin of Donald James MacFarlane
- Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern
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It is with sadness that we announce the death of Kay (Mary Catherine) MacFarlane Basler MacDonald at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Sydney N.S. on August 14, 2014. Kay was the daughter of Hugh MacFarlane and Mary Ellen (Molly) Moran.
She was born on February 10, 1921 in Margaree, Nova Scotia; her Gaelic upbringing there was to influence her for the rest of her life.
She moved to Boston as a teen, and later served as a WAAC in the United States Navy during World War II. After the war, she married Albert Basler with whom she had 7 children; they grew up surrounded by Cape Breton music, with mom playing the piano and her brother, Alec D MacFarlane, playing the fiddle. In Boston, Kay was actively involved in the Gaelic Club, and performed Gaelic songs with them at folk music festivals in Newport, RI and Washington DC. After Albert’s death, she worked as a secretary at Blood Research Institute in Boston.
Kay later married Mick MacDonald of New Waterford, N.S., returning to Cape Breton. She worked at the Beaton Institute at Cape Breton University, recording native Gaelic speakers from Canada, the US and Scotland, and translating Gaelic publications. She hosted the CBC Cape Breton radio program “Island Echoes”, served as president of both the New Waterford Gaelic Society and the Gaelic Society of Cape Breton. She was a longtime member of the Cape Breton Gaelic Choir. After her retirement, Kay continued her involvement with Gaelic, teaching evening Gaelic classes for over 25 years and singing with and coaching the Gaelic choir. She served as a consultant on Gaelic to several Cape Breton musicians and frequently fielded calls from Canada and the US for help with a needed Gaelic phrase or translation. In 2009, Kay was awarded an honorary doctorate by Cape Breton University for her contributions to promoting, preserving and teaching the Gaelic language.
Kay was a long time member of St. Leonard Parish New Waterford. Her strong faith provided the bedrock upon which she lived her life. She was a dedicated member of the Mount Carmel Parish CWL, and also sang in the choir.
She knit countless sweaters and mittens, made beautiful quilts, and was always ready with a poem or song for any occasion. She delighted in spending time with her family and was thrilled with the arrival of great-grandchildren.
Kay is survived by her children Nancy Anne (David) Neville, Bert (Chris) Basler, Donald Basler, Meg Baxter, Barbara (Barry O’Brien) Basler, Frank (Carolyn) Basler; her stepchildren Jeannette (AJ) Beaton, Annie Mae (Duncan) Gillis, Daniel (Beverly) MacDonald, Joe (Sandra) MacDonald, and Carol Anne (Gerard) Graham; 22 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her first husband, Albert M. Basler, her second husband, Michael MacDonald, her brother Alec D. MacFarlane and her daughter Judith Basler Fortes.
Her family would like to thank the many friends who extended acts of kindness to her over the years, and especially to the health care workers who provided such wonderful care to her at home, in the hospital and at St Ann's Bay, Harbourstone Enhanced Care.
Family, faith, and her love of Scottish culture were her greatest joys in life ,and with that in mind, donations may be made to the Cape Breton Gaelic Choir (Oranaiche Cheap Breatuinn ) C/O Betty Mombourquette, 468 Murphy Road, Westmount, NS, B1R 1X1 or Parish of St Leonard, 5310 Union Highway, River Ryan, NS, B1H 1B2.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 20 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith Street, New Waterford. A funeral mass of celebration will take place Thursday, August 21 at 10 a.m. in the Parish Church of St. Leonard, Mount Carmel Avenue, with Father Ray Huntley officiating. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at St. Leonard’s Parish Hall, Convent Street, New Waterford.
Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at: www.vjmcgillivray.ca.3Family 1: Albert M. Basler b. c 1920, d. b 14 Oct 2011
Family 2: Michael Dan MacDonald b. c 1922, d. b 14 Oct 2011
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(?) Bassler
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Family: Mrs Bassler b. 1900
Mrs Bassler
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Family: (?) Bassler b. 1900
Albert M. Basler
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Family: Mary Catherine MacFarlane b. 10 Feb 1921, d. 14 Aug 2014
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Judy Basler
- Father: Albert M. Basler1 b. c 1920, d. b 14 Oct 2011
- Mother: Mary Catherine MacFarlane1 b. 10 Feb 1921, d. 14 Aug 2014
- Relationships: 4th great-granddaughter of Dougald MacFarlane, 4th great-granddaughter of Margaret MacDonell, 3rd cousin 1 time removed of Donald James MacFarlane
- Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern
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Judith Basler Fortes
Born In: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
Born: March 8th, 1954
Passed in: Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Passed on: October 14th, 2011
Judith Basler Fortes, of Plymouth, Mass., passed away Oct. 14, 2011.
She was born March 8, 1954, the youngest of seven children to Albert and Kay Basler.
Judy left us much too soon following a six-month battle with lung cancer. She faced the challenge with resolve, complete awareness and courage - much as she lived her life. She always stayed true to herself, who she was and who she wanted to be.
Judy was raised in Jamaica Plain and attended St. Thomas Aquinas Schools where she was a flutist in the award-winning CYO marching band. Of the many jobs she held over the course of her life, none was more important than her job as mother to her beloved sons, Ian, Cameron and Kyle. They adored her; she adored them. She passed on to them her love of all things Bob Dylan as well as the Grateful Dead and the Beatles. She loved her three cats Bob, Cali and Fiki. Any game that stimulated her brain was a must for Judy - from crosswords to Jeopardy to Words with Friends. Her home was her sanctuary where she cooked and tended her plants. In the end, she loved simply to sit and talk with her sons.
The family would like to thank Dr. Irina Gurevich and her colleagues at the Jordan Hospital Club Cancer Center for their compassionate care of Judy throughout her illness. They also thank the staff at Radius Health Care Center for their excellent care during Judy's two stays with them.
She was predeceased by her father, Albert M. Basler and her stepfather, Michael D. MacDonald.
She is survived by her three sons, Ian Fortes and his wife, Nicole; Cameron Fortes and his girlfriend, Jessica Salmon and Kyle Fortes.
She is also survived by her mother, Kay MacDonald of New Waterford, N.S; and her siblings, Nancy (Anne) and David Neville, Salem, Mass., Bert and Chris Basler, Brockton, Mass., Donald Basler, Dover, N.H., Meg (Mary) Baxter, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Barbara Basler and Barry O'Brien of Jacksonville, Fla., and Frank and Carolyn Basler, East Taunton, Mass; 10 nieces and nephews. In addition, she is survived by her Cape Breton, N.S. family, stepsisters, Jeanette and A.J.
Beaton of Troy, Annie Mae and Duncan Gillis of Creignish, Carol Anne and Gerard Graham of Craigmore; stepbrothers, Dan and Beverly MacDonald of New Waterford Joe and Sandra MacDonald of Troy, nine nieces and nephews.
A wake will be held Thursday, Oct. 20 from 4-6:30 p.m. followed by a brief service at Cartmell Funeral Services, 150 Court St., Plymouth, Mass., 02360.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made in Judy's memory to the Jordan Hospital Club Cancer Center, 275 Sandwich St., Plymouth, Mass., 02360, or the Radius Sunshine Fund, 124 South St., Plymouth, Mass., 02360.
Judith Basler Fortes ID# 1756
Born In: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
Born: March 8th, 1954
Passed in: Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Passed on: October 14th, 2011
Judith Basler Fortes, of Plymouth, Mass., passed away Oct. 14, 2011.
She was born March 8, 1954, the youngest of seven children to Albert and Kay Basler.
Judy left us much too soon following a six-month battle with lung cancer. She faced the challenge with resolve, complete awareness and courage - much as she lived her life. She always stayed true to herself, who she was and who she wanted to be.
Judy was raised in Jamaica Plain and attended St. Thomas Aquinas Schools where she was a flutist in the award-winning CYO marching band. Of the many jobs she held over the course of her life, none was more important than her job as mother to her beloved sons, Ian, Cameron and Kyle. They adored her; she adored them. She passed on to them her love of all things Bob Dylan as well as the Grateful Dead and the Beatles. She loved her three cats Bob, Cali and Fiki. Any game that stimulated her brain was a must for Judy - from crosswords to Jeopardy to Words with Friends. Her home was her sanctuary where she cooked and tended her plants. In the end, she loved simply to sit and talk with her sons.
The family would like to thank Dr. Irina Gurevich and her colleagues at the Jordan Hospital Club Cancer Center for their compassionate care of Judy throughout her illness. They also thank the staff at Radius Health Care Center for their excellent care during Judy's two stays with them.
She was predeceased by her father, Albert M. Basler and her stepfather, Michael D. MacDonald.
She is survived by her three sons, Ian Fortes and his wife, Nicole; Cameron Fortes and his girlfriend, Jessica Salmon and Kyle Fortes.
She is also survived by her mother, Kay MacDonald of New Waterford, N.S; and her siblings, Nancy (Anne) and David Neville, Salem, Mass., Bert and Chris Basler, Brockton, Mass., Donald Basler, Dover, N.H., Meg (Mary) Baxter, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Barbara Basler and Barry O'Brien of Jacksonville, Fla., and Frank and Carolyn Basler, East Taunton, Mass; 10 nieces and nephews. In addition, she is survived by her Cape Breton, N.S. family, stepsisters, Jeanette and A.J. Beaton of Troy, Annie Mae and Duncan Gillis of Creignish, Carol Anne and Gerard Graham of Craigmore; stepbrothers, Dan and Beverly MacDonald of New Waterford Joe and Sandra MacDonald of Troy, nine nieces and nephews.
A wake will be held Thursday, Oct. 20 from 4-6:30 p.m. followed by a brief service at Cartmell Funeral Services, 150 Court St., Plymouth, Mass., 02360.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made in Judy's memory to the Jordan Hospital Club Cancer Center, 275 Sandwich St., Plymouth, Mass., 02360, or the Radius Sunshine Fund, 124 South St., Plymouth, Mass., 02360.1
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Michael Dan MacDonald
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Family: Mary Catherine MacFarlane b. 10 Feb 1921, d. 14 Aug 2014
Angus MacDonald
- Father: Allan (Captain) MacDonald b. 1790
- Mother: Catherine Smith b. 1800, d. 1880
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John MacDonald
- Father: Allan (Captain) MacDonald b. 1790
- Mother: Catherine Smith b. 1800, d. 1880
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Family: Jessie MacFarlane b. c 1844, d. 16 Feb 1899
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Donald Walker1,2
- Relationship: 3rd great-grandfather of Donald James MacFarlane
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Family 1: Flora (?) b. c 1740
Family 2:
Citations
Registration Year 1867
Book 1810
Page 12
Number 41.
Angus Walker
- Father: John (Old John) Walker1 b. c 1758, d. 2 Feb 1867
- Mother: (Daughter of) Laird of Staffa b. c 1750
- Relationship: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Donald James MacFarlane
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Family: Catherine MacDonald b. 1827, d. 4 Feb 1890
Citations
Book 11
Page 29
Number 174.
Registration Year 1866
Book 1814
Page 16
Number 283.
Registration Year 1932
Book 147
Page 258.
Registration year 1870
Book 1825
Page 33
Number 107.
Registration Year 1922
Book 90
Page 202.
Registration Year 1909
Book 11
Page 76
Number 650.
Registration Year 1934
Book 147
Page 620.
Registration Year 1953
Page 4743.
Catherine MacDonald
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Family: Angus Walker b. 15 Sep 1823, d. 23 Feb 1909
Citations
Registration Year 1866
Book 1814
Page 16
Number 283.
Registration Year 1932
Book 147
Page 258.
Registration year 1870
Book 1825
Page 33
Number 107.
Registration Year 1922
Book 90
Page 202.
Book 11
Page 29
Number 174.
Registration Year 1934
Book 147
Page 620.
Registration Year 1953
Page 4743.
Donald A. Walker1
- Father: Angus Walker2 b. 15 Sep 1823, d. 23 Feb 1909
- Mother: Catherine MacDonald2 b. 1827, d. 4 Feb 1890
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Donald James MacFarlane
- Charts: Descendants of Hugh Gillis & (?) MacEachern
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Family 1: Margaret MacDonald b. c 1854, d. 15 May 1892
Family 2: Christina MacFarlane b. 3 Jan 1862, d. 15 Nov 1945
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Source Citation
Year: 1901; Census Place: Lake Ainslee (West/Ouest), Inverness, Nova Scotia; Page: 7; Family No: 52.
Source Citation
Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Census Place: Polling District No 15, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 4
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
Source Citation
Year: 1911; Census Place: 17, Inverness, Nova Scotia; Page: 4; Family No: 28.
Registration Year 1906
Page 99200060.
Source Citation
Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
Source Citation
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths; Collection: Registrations of Deaths
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Source Information
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
Source Citation
Year: 1891; Census Place: Lake Ainslie West, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6316; Family No: 2
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1891 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Mary Walker
- Father: Angus Walker1,2 b. 15 Sep 1823, d. 23 Feb 1909
- Mother: Catherine MacDonald1,2 b. 1827, d. 4 Feb 1890
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Donald James MacFarlane
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Family: Allan MacDonald b. 12 Feb 1835
Citations
Registration year 1870
Book 1825
Page 33
Number 107.
Birth Registration Year 1875
Book 1815
Page 16
Number 354.
Maria Walker
- Father: Angus Walker1,2,3 b. 15 Sep 1823, d. 23 Feb 1909
- Mother: Catherine MacDonald1,2 b. 1827, d. 4 Feb 1890
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Donald James MacFarlane
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Dorothy Walker
- Father: Angus Walker1,2,3,4 b. 15 Sep 1823, d. 23 Feb 1909
- Mother: Catherine MacDonald1,2 b. 1827, d. 4 Feb 1890
- Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Donald James MacFarlane
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Citations
Registration Year 1909
Book 11
Page 76
Number 650.