Catherine Marie 'Kay' Graham

It is with great sadness that we the family announce the passing of our mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother Kay Graham on November 29, 2014 at the Maple Hill Manor. Born in New Victoria, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Beaton) Nearing. Kay, a T.B. survivor was a very strong woman. She had left Cape Breton and was admitted into the Kentville sanitarium where she had spent some time in recovery. She had to leave her two girls at home which to her was heartbreaking. At the age of 36, she returned to Business College for 2 years. Kay was also an active member in the community, for 30 plus years she had run Buds Dairy with her husband on Plummer Ave, worked at the Royal bank where she retired and was a former member of the Saint Agnes C.W.L. Kay’s big heart allowed her to do anything for anyone. She supported a family in India for 30 years and was a woman of strong catholic faith. She had many hobbies which included bingo, reading and knitting, making many mittens for the kids in the neighbourhood. The one thing that Kay took great pride in was being there for her family. She was devoted to her grandchildren Katrina and Lonita. In her later years, Kay had developed Alzheimer’s disease but even still that couldn’t keep the smile off her face and ruin her positive attitude. Kay is survived by her daughter Leslie (Alan) O’Connell, New Waterford, son Scott (Linda) Graham, Lingan, grandchildren Katarina (Allan) Corbett, Michael Roach and Lonita Graham, great-grandchildren Ava Justine and Jace Alexander Corbett and aunt Katie Beaton. She is also survived by her sisters in-law Joanne Nearing, Dolly Simms, Emma Gillis and Helen Graham and brothers in-law Bernard Graham and Jack Patriquin, as well as many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she is also predeceased by her loving husband Buddy, daughter Lonita, son Richard and brother Lonny Nearing. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 3 from 4 to 9 p.m and there will be a funeral mass on Thursday, December 4th at 10 a.m in the Parish of Saint Leonard, Mount Carmel Ave with Fr. Ray Huntley officiating. Reception to follow at the Parish hall, Convent St. All are welcome. Cremation will take place and burial at a later date. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of McLellan Brothers Funeral Home, 3183 Plummer Ave., New Waterford, 862-7500. Donations in Kay’s memory can be made to the Resident Trust, Maple Hill Manor. To send online condolences to the family go to www.mclellanfuneralhome.com