Jane N. Gillis

SCARBOROUGH - Jane N. Gillis, 78, passed away peacefully on Jan. 19, 2013 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, on Sept. 25, 1934, she was the daughter of John and Geraldine (Bates) Gillis. She received her BS in Home Economics from St. Francis Xavier University in 1956 and did her dietetic internship at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Jane's early career was largely spent at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where she enjoyed teaching and mentoring newcomers in her field. In the late 1970's, Jane relocated to Cincinnati, OH to pursue her Master's Degree in nutrition and subsequently worked there for the better part of two decades at the Christ Hospital. During this time, Jane also earned a Master's Degree in religion. In 1999, she retired to her beloved east coast and settled in Maine. Jane is survived by one sister, Sally of Sydney, NS; two brothers, Joseph of Marlborough, MA and Ronald and his wife Della of Antigonish, NS; sisters-in-law, Bernadette and Joan, both of Antigonish, NS, and Mina Gillis Chamberlain of Quispamis, NB; special niece, Marie Gillis of Antigonish, NS; and many other nieces and nephews whom she dearly loved. In addition to her parents, Jane was predeceased by six brothers, Rev. Lawrence, Gerald, John Hugh, Cyril, Chris, and Bernie; three sisters, Mary, Sister Aileen, CSM, and Sister Anne, CND, and sister-in-law, Veronica. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon on Saturday, January 26, at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Rd, Scarborough. Interment will be at a later date at St. Ninian's Cemetery, Antigonish, NS. Arrangements entrusted to Conroy-Tully Crawford Funeral Home, 172 State St., Portland. Donations may be made in Jane's memory to the Good Shepard Food Bank, PO Box 1807, Auburn, ME 04211-1807, where she loved to volunteer. Online condolences may be expressed below.