BARBARA SUSAN McLEAN, FORMALLY OF CHAMPION, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2001 AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE.
BARBARA WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 21, 1916 IN WISCASSET, MAINE TO HAZEL AND GUY DOW. AS A YOUNG CHILD BARBARA CAME TO ALBERTA WITH HER PARENTS WHERE SHE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT LONG COULEE AND THEREAFTER, GRADUATED FROM THE CHAMPION HIGH SCHOOL. AFTER HER GRADUATION, SHE MOVED TO THE STATE OF MAINE AND GRADUATED FROM THE AUGUSTA ACADEMY OF HAIRDRESSING AND BEAUTY CULTURE. BARBARA OPERATED A BEAUTY SHOP IN WISCASSET, MAINE AND HELD BEAUTY LICENSES IN WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA AND ALBERTA. WHILE IN CALIFORNIA SHE OWNED A BEAUTY SHOP WHICH CATERED TO MANY FAMOUS MOVIE STARS. ON APRIL 28, 1951, BARBARA MARRIED ALLAN McLEAN AND THEY RESIDED ON THE ORIGINAL McLEAN FARM. BARBARA OPERATED A HAIRDRESSING BUSINESS ON THE FARM AND LATER ENJOYED WORKING AS AN AID AT THE CARMANGAY HOSPITAL IN THE EARLY SIXTIES AND RETIRED IN 1972. DURING THE LATE EIGHTIES THE FARM WAS SOLD AND BARBARA AND ALLAN MOVED INTO THE TOWN OF CHAMPION WHERE FOLLOWING ALLAN’S DEATH IN 1995, SHE CONTINUED TO RESIDE. IN LATE OCTOBER 2000, BARBARA MOVED TO THE PETER DAWSON LODGE IN VULCAN AND WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE EXTENDICARE FACILITY IN FEBRUARY 2001 WHERE SHE HAS CONTINUED TO RESIDE SINCE.
BARBARA WAS PAST MATRON OF THE ORDER OF EASTERN STAR, CHAMPION CHAPTER NO. 36 AND ALSO OF FERROWDALE CHAPTER NO. 65 VULCAN. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE PAST MATRONS CLUB CHAMPION, PRESIDENT OF THE FELICITY CLUB AND A MEMBER OF THE CARMANGAY ANGLICAN CHURCH GUILD.
LOVING MOTHER OF A SON DANA (ALANA) McLEAN, TWO GRANDCHILDREN RYAN, AUDRA AND GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER TAYLOR ALL OF OAKVILLE, ONTARIO , A BROTHER ROBERT DOW, TWO SISTERS-INLAW OLIVE O’REILLY OF CALGARY, MARGARET DOW OF VULCAN , A BROTHER-IN-LAW ROBERT (GWEN) McLEAN OF CALGARY AND NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
BARBARA WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND ALLAN, DAUGHTER HEATHER (GRANT) FISHER, A BROTHER DOUGLAS DOW, AN INFANT SISTER MARILYN, AN INFANT BROTHER EMMERSON AND HER PARENTS GUY AND HAZEL DOW.
FUNERAL SERVICE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2001 AT 2:00 P.M. AT THE CHAMPION UNITED CHURCH WITH FR. ROBERT GREENE OFFICIATING.
HONORARY BEARERS MARTIN AND EDITH GOTTENBERG, FRED AND PEGGY SELLAND, BOB AND DOROTHY HEALY, ELSIE KRASMAN AND KATHARINE ROLFSON.
CASKET BEARERS RYAN McLEAN, SEAN DAVIS, DON DOW, STEVEN HEALY, JAMES DOW, LES KRASMAN AND SHELDON ANDERSON.
INTERMENT CHAMPION CEMETERY.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE TRIBUTES IN BARBARA’S MEMORY CAN BE MADE TO THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.