ISLA MARION HAYES

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Isla Marion Hayes, passed away peacefully at her home in Rainycrest, with her granddaughter, Wendy, by her side, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.
Mom was born Feb. 18, 1924 in Burriss Township, Ont. to Edwin and Bertha Kennedy, the third of six children.
On Jan. 23, 1943, she married Arthur William Hayes while he was home on furlough from the Army. They moved to Prince Rupert, B.C., where Dad was stationed, until 1945, when they returned to Miscampbell Township, Ont.
There they built their family home and raised their five children.
Family was everything to Mom. She was an excellent cook and a fantastic baker. Her cinnamon buns and homemade bread were legendary.
She worked hard all of her life and later on, when arthritis started taking its toll, she just continued forward—never complaining, just carrying on.
She would lend a hand to a neighbour without a second thought. There was always food on her table and you never left her home hungry.
Mom lived in the family home until 1990, when she moved to Columbus Place in Fort Frances, Ont. She resided there, making many new friends and renewing old acquaintances, until 2009, when she moved to Rainycrest.
Left to mourn are her children, Lorne (Dawn) of Atikokan, Ont., Lyle (Georgina) of Miscampbell, Ont., Judy Andresen (Jack) of Winnipeg, Man., June Brown (Bill Falkenberg) of Kelowna, B.C., and Linda (Jim) Gill of Miscampbell, Ont.
Also left to mourn are her precious grandchildren, Tracey Hayes (Greg Laplante), Sandra McIntyre (James), Sheri Hayes-Brown (James), Wendy Ballew (Stephen), Jody Funk (Colin), Joel Andresen, Julie Fisher (Chris), Shauna Brown (Andrew Clow), Shannon Evans (Chris), Amy Quinsey (Geoff), A.J. Gill (Pam Duborg), Lacey Carlson (Luke), and Jake Gill (Chrissy Lemoine); and her precious great-grandchildren, Victoria Hayes, Robert and Scott McIntyre, Liz, William, John, Emily, and Olivia Ballew, Carter and Jordan Funk, Isla, Audrey, Gwen, and Claire Fisher, Brayden Mitchner, Justin Clow, Logan and Keagan Evans, and Ryan Quinsey.
Mom also is survived by her brothers, Ted, Rufus (Marika), and Ed Kennedy; sisters, Faye Kennedy (John Hazel) and Betty Kennedy (Marc Madill); sisters-in-law, Aileen Ryan, Gladys Hughes, Maxine Lamb, Audrey Parres, and Vicky Kennedy; brother-in-law, Hugh Geary; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mom was predeceased by her husband, Arthur (1974); mother, Bertha (1942); father, Edwin (1967); step-mother, Elda (2014); sisters, Audrey Kennedy (1973), Vivian Smith (2012), and Helen Geary (2007); brothers, Allan (1944), Jim (2007), and R.J. (2006); son-in-law, Gerry Brown (2004); and great-granddaughter, Ann (2007).
Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 29, 2014 at 10 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances, with Pastor Diane Clifford officiating.
Mom will be laid to rest with Dad in Burriss Cemetery.
The pallbearers will be Gertie Bujold, Kathy Meuller, Rita Moorhouse, Diane Revus, Linda Fleming, and Micaela Jensen.
The honourary pallbearers will be all her grandchildren.
In memoriam donations may be made to Rainycrest Long-Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., P9A 3T2.
Online condolences may be offered at www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com