Charlotte Hunter Tansey

TANSEY, Charlotte Hunter D.C.L. LL.D., D.L., M.A., B.A. Passed away after a difficult illness on August 26, 2010 in her eighty-ninth year, daughter of the late Michael Tansey and the late Charlotte Hunter, at the Jewish General Hospital, where she was cared for with kindness and expertise. Prior to that, Charlotte was attended by the health care staff on the fifth floor of Father Dowd residence. Mourned by sisters Barbara Wells Cooper (England) and Carol Tansey. Predeceased by brother Peter Tansey and sister Mary Summers, sister-in-law Jane Tansey, brothers-in-law Ivor Wells and Allan Cooper. Also predeceased by her nephew Stephen Wells. Also mourned by brother-in-law William Summers and nieces and nephews of the Summers family, Timothy, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Patrick, Charlotte, Jacqueline, Christine, Rebecca, the Tansey family, Cathy, Patricia, Michael, Christine and the Walls family, Gwyneth and Kevin and the newest adopted niece Moira Carley. Charlotte is mourned by five god-children, Michael Dawson, Paul Machnik, Elizabeth Summers, Michael Tansey and Gwyneth Tuck. She is also mourned by so very many good friends. Charlotte Tansey was a founding director of the Thomas More Institute sixty-five years ago and was president for eighteen years until her retirement. Visitation at Kane & Fetterly funeral home, 5301 Decarie Blvd. (corner Isabella), on Sunday, August 29, 2010 from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Gabriel's Church, 2157 Centre St., on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 1 p.m. Donations to the Thomas More Institute, 3405 Atwater Ave., Montreal, Qc, H3H 1Y2 may be made in her memory. Condolences may be sent to www.kanefetterly.com