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2 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Jean
acLeod Reaches 95 Years Old
Valerie Gillies
Editor, Lucknow Sentinel
Jean MacLeod (nee Stru-
thers) was born October
22, 1919 to parents Robert
Struthers and Annie Stru-
thers (nee Fisher). She had
a twin sister, Mary Simp-
son (nee Struthers) and
one brother Gordon Stru-
thers. On September 10,
1938 Jean married Law-
rence MacLeod. They
farmed on the 2nd of
Kinloss.
A celebration was held at
Lucknow United Church
on October 18 to celebrate
Jean's 100th birthday. Dur-
ing the celebration
remembrance pages were
made available for attend-
ees to write down their
memories of Jean
MacLeod.
A strong theme that ran
through the remem-
brances was that of a
happy lady that was
always smiling with a
"bubbly wit and positive
outlook on life": She loved
to visit, people loved visit-
ing with her and many
long-lasting friendships
have survived the test of
time. She always had lots
to tell people, made sure
all had lots to eat and
enjoyed playing games,
including cards, being
"the life of the party, such
a hearty laugh'
Marlene and Bob Stru-
thers wrote that "Aunt Jean
is very caring and compas-
sionate, always putting
others first and helping
them. She is very inde-
pendent and only accepted
help after moving to Sepoy
Manor." Jean was 93 when
she moved to Sepoy Manor
and drove her car until this
move. "She did not spare
the foot peddle much."
Jean was active in Luc -
know United Church and
many remember her as the
first person who greeted
them when they first
arrived in town.
Although there were
many older friends and
relatives at the celebration,
one of the remembrances
that was fondly pointed
out was that written by
Jean's great-neice, Emily
Hamilton. "I remember
Aunt Jean because she
liked black dogs."
Congratulations Jean
MacLeod on your 95th
birthday. During the cele-
bration Jean declared, "I'm
shooting for 100!"
Jean MacLeod will reach her 95th birthday October 22, 2014.
A celebration for Jean MacLeod's 95th birthday was held at the Lucknow United Church on October
18, 2014. Back from left: Murray Simpson, Keith Hodgkinson, Robert Struthers, Allan Stewart. Front
from left: Ken Hodgkinson, Winnie Stewart, Jean MacLeod, Jean Sahli, Jane Stewart.
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