Frances Boutilier

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Frances Boutilier on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Glace Bay, she was the daughter of the late Aloysius (Dee) and Edith (MacDonald) MacIntosh. Frances was an avid reader and bingo player and enjoyed her Friday night darts, was very creative artistically and her paintings are proof of that. She will be sadly missed by her husband, Raymond Boutilier, son Allie (Sandra), daughter Heather MacLeod, grandchildren Holly (Trent) and Christian and great-granddaughter Blake; sisters Josephine 'Dodo' Hopkins (Glenn), Port Morien, Catherine 'Bookie' MacComber (Roy), Catalone and Helen Robinson, Montreal; brothers Raymond (Vera) and Barry (Margie), both of Glace Bay; many nieces and nephews, sisters-in-law Geraldine 'Boots' MacKinnon, Anna Abraham, Vicki Boutilier and brother-in-law Joe Burke. Besides her parents, Frances was also predeceased by her sister Heather MacIntosh, mother and father in-law Charlie and Nellie Boutilier sister-in-law Leona Burke and brothers-in-law Russell Boutilier, Mustafa (Buddie) Abraham, Peter Mackinnon. Visitation will be held Friday, July 27, 2012 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm and a celebration of Frances's life will be Saturday, July 28th at 10 am in the Parish of Saint Leonard with Father Ray Huntley officiating, with interment in St. Michael's cemetery followed by a luncheon at the parish hall, Convent St. Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of McLellan Brothers Funeral Home, 3183 Plummer Ave., New Waterford 862-7500. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Frances's memory to the Palliative Care Unit at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. To send online condolences to the family go to: www.mclellanfuneralhome.com