Meredith (Mae) Janice Ingalls
1930-2019
Mrs. Meredith (Mae) Janice (Brown) Ingalls, of Seal Cove, Grand Manan, NB, died peacefully, on Saturday, December 14, 2019 under the care of her family and the devoted Staff of the Grand Manan Nursing Home.
Mae was a member of the Seal Cove Baptist Church where she served the Lord she loved in the ministries of music, fellowship, floral decoration and encouragement. Her life exemplified a firm faith in God evident from her devotional and prayer life.
Mae devoted her working days to the care and nurture of her family and loving support of her husband Owen W. (Junior) Ingalls during their 70 years of marriage. She took special delight in the presence of her grandchildren and great grandchildren in her later years. Her home was also a safe and warm place for their friends and schoolmates. There they could always rely on a happy welcome, a sympathetic ear; comfort and access to the well-stocked "goody drawer" containing the fruit of her famous baking skills.
Together with Junior; Mae exercised a wonderful gift of hospitality. Those welcomed to her dining room table included extended family and their friends, guests from church and folks from "away" many of whom had enjoyed a trip to the weir with Junior. Setting up extra tables was often necessary at Sunday dinner and nobody ever left hungry or sad.
Mae also found time for her household chores to enjoy photography, watching birds and gardening. In season her yard was transformed into a colorful display of dahlias, glads, roses and many other flowers and she loved arranging them into beautiful bouquets.
Mae is survived by her husband, Owen Wesley Ingalls, of Seal Cove, five sons; David (Debbie) Ingalls, of Ingalls Head, Bob (Muriel) Ingalls of Moncton, NB, Joseph (Leola) Ingalls of Seal Cove, Russell (Joan) Ingalls of Grand Harbour, Capt. Danny (Heidi) Ingalls of Barnesville, NB; 16 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren; two sisters, Estella Harvey and Ellen Bleumortier (David Hepditch), her brother Ross (Charlotte) Brown. Mae will be sadly missed by her family and others whose lives she touched with acceptance and kindness.
Mae is predeceased by her parents Melvin and Hilda (Ingersoll) Brown; daughter Joan Cook, her son-in-law Laurence Cook, three sisters Greta Frost, Irma Middleton, and Beulah Ingalls.
There will be visitation on Friday, December 20, 2019 from the Seal Cove Baptist Church starting at 1:00 PM. Funeral Service will be from the Seal Cove Baptist Church at 2:00 PM. Interment Service will follow at Hill Side Cemetery, with immediate family only.
Her family wishes to express deep gratitude to the nurses and staff of the Grand Manan Nursing Home where Mae spent the last two years of her life in safety and comfort during her struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Their care and patience with Mum made a difficult situation bearable for all of us.
For those who wish, a donation in Mae’s memory can be made to ALS Society, The Alzheimer’s Society, The Seal Cove Baptist Church, or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Funeral arrangements are in the care of Ells Funeral Home Inc., 1199 Route 776, Grand Manan, NB E5G 1G2. Condolences, messages of sympathy may also be sent to www.ells.ca or (506)662-3116.