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Died:
POPE (McKean), Isabel Helena
Age 93, died peacefully at home in Mount Denson, Hants Co., on Saturday, November 30, 2013, surrounded by the family who loved her. To all who knew her, Isabel leaves be­hind an example of a fully lived life, actively engaged to the end. Her sharp mind and glowing spirit will be deeply missed. Born in Shel­burne, the youngest of six children, she was a daughter of the late Rev. G. R. and Hattie (Gunn) McKean. She grew up in various rural com­munities in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, where her father had pastorates. A graduate of Dalhousie University and the Maritime Busi­ness College, she taught bookkeep­ing at the Maritime Business School and at the Halifax County Vocation­al School prior to her marriage. Isabel was actively associated with her husband, Bill, in his pastorates in Bayfield, N.B. and Great Village. Isabel successfully blended family and career. Married for 57 years, she and her husband were a perfectly matched team. Sharing the same ideals and a huge capacity for work, they made big things happen. To­gether they founded and ran the se­niors home, the Windsor Elms, and later, the Lancelot Press publishing company. As publishers, they helped bring the dreams of many lo­cal writers to print. They attracted a lifelong circle of creative spirits and encouraged their children to pursue their own artistic careers. Among the works they published was a book by their son, Robert, called \'Illness and Healing\', recording in words and in art, his experience with cancer. After their son’s death at age 35, Isabel and Bill established the Robert Pope Foundation and travelled widely touring Robert’s paintings in cities throughout North America and abroad. This Founda­tion continues to support, through scholarships and other programs, art and medical students at NSCAD and the Dalhousie Medical School. Isabel and Bill also sponsored and organized ten tours by the Second Mile Society, a Christian fellowship they founded, that took groups to many local and international places of interest. A life member of the U.C.W., Isabel was honoured by having the Great Village U.C.W. named for her. Her family held a special place in her life. She was prede­ceased by her husband, Bill; son, Robert; sister-in-law, Margaret; sis­ter, Mildred (Paul Baird); brothers, Harold (Dorothy), Alex (Geraldine), Douglas (Charlotte), and Hector (Gladys). She will be remembered by family and friends for her cheer­ful disposition and kind nature. An active gardener, an avid reader, a skilled accountant, and an unsur­passed listener, Isabel combined qualities of wisdom and toughness. Her patience and understanding made her a much-loved mother, a respected businesswoman, and a generous member of her church and community. Private family interment will be held at a later date in River­bank Cemetery, Hantsport. Dona­tions in memory of Isabel may be made to Robert Pope Foundation.

Family/Spouse: William Robert Pope. William (son of Robert Pope and Rena Young) was born in 1923 in Pictou, Nova Scotia; died on 14 Jun 2010 in HCH Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert George Pope was born in 1956; died in 1992.
2. Living
3. Living

G. married Hattie Gunn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]