MacKIRDY, Ina BA, BLS, (nee Dearing)
We
are saddened to announce that our mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and
friend, Ina MacKirdy, BA, BLS, (nee Dearing) passed away peacefully at
age 91 on October 10, 2011. Predeceased by husband and Cowichan School
Superintendent, Harvey MacKirdy, son Mark, and sister Enid Dearing. She
is survived by three children, Judy, John and Janis. Also five
grandchildren, Jennifer, Sarah, Kayla, Corbin and Aidan. Ina completed
her Bachelor of Arts degree and teacher
training at UBC in 1941 and taught secondary school in Abbotsford. She
later received a Bachelor of Library Science in the U.S. and continued
her Teacher/Librarian career in Powell River. Always an active member of
the United Church, early church work included summers in Prince Rupert
and the Queen Charlotte Islands, and also included the past 39 years as a
member of the Duncan United Church.
