Date of Birth: January 9, 1922
Date of Death: November 22, 2020
Marion Yvonne MacLean (nee Wotherspoon) was born in Melville, Sask. on Jan. 9, 1922 to Peter and Mary (McCallum) Wotherspoon. Marion received her education at Success and Happy Centre rural schools, then high school and a business course in Melville, graduating in 1941. She worked at H. Mackay Law Office and Co-op Creamery. Marion joined the army (CWAC) where in spite of hopes to be sent overseas.
She was posted to the Army Supply Section in Regina. On disbandment of the CWAC in 1946, Marion hired on as a civil servant with the Department of National Defence in Regina and Moose Jaw. In 1967 she was awarded the Centennial Medal in the Public Service category.
Marion was united in marriage to Wilson MacLean (a 28-year Army veteran) in 1969. She was brought up in the uninspiring days of the Depression and had “no great expectations”, but Wilson, who had spent his first working years in the coalmines of Cape Breton, saw beauty everywhere and through this, Marion became interested in local and foreign travel and was privileged to see London, Paris, Rome, Venice, and later parts of India, NePal and South America. In 1983 the couple retired to the family farm north of Melville with expectations of easy living. Sadly, Wilson died just one year later and Marion remained on the farm planting trees and flowers to add to the natural beauty of the yard.
In August of 2000, Marion purchased a house in Melville which at one time belonged to her brother Dave and his family. Marion may have rented an apartment, but she had a cat and dog to look after. She never was a dominant or moving force in community organizations, but served several minor roles such as setting tables, doing dishes, compiling schedules etc. For a number of years Marion conducted the Natural History Christmas Bird Count in the rural area surrounding the farm. She also compiled a family history book. Reading, especially history novels and animal stories, was a lifelong interest.
Predeceased by husband Wilson; her father and mother; brothers, Dave and his wife Cathie, Mervyn, Frank, Hugh and his wife Ainslie; and by a sister, Gladys; sisters-in-law, Mildred Wotherspoon and Vicki Wotherspoon. Marion is survived by her nieces, nephews.
Due to current public health restrictions, there will be no funeral service held at this time.
Arrangements were by Bailey’s Funeral and Cremation Care, Melville.
