Mrs. Janet Mae McInnes

Mae passed away peacefully at Sunrise of Lynn Valley. Grateful for a loving family, 2 marriages and a large circle of friends. She was born and raised in North Vancouver and is survived by her three children, Ian (Lori), Kathy (Brian), Janet and her grandchildren Brittany, Kaitlyn, Christopher and Deanna.

Mae enjoyed her early work days at BC Tel and Russell & DuMoulin and many memories of hiking, skiing and renting a cabin on Grouse in the ‘40’s. The Sons of Scotland and travels rounded out an active early life on the North Shore.

Horseshoe Bay was a special place for Mae – her grandparents built a cottage and two cabins on Bruce Street in the ‘20’s. Family and friends gathered over the years for picnics, fishing derbies and family events. Mae loved the sun, the mountains, and being close to the water in a boat or on her paddleboard.

Mae married Tom Dailly in 1950 and they built their first home on 9th street in North Van with father Syd helping with the construction. As the family grew, the house was expanded, and later the family moved to Lynn Valley in the ‘60’s. Tom predeceased Mae in 1978.

In chapter 2 - Mae married Dermott McInnes in 1979. The extended family now included David (Sue), Don (Dee) and grandchildren Neil (Donn), Ian, Colin and Fiona - followed by great grandchildren Wil, Elliot and Duncan.

Favorite times included: life at the cabin in Crystal Water Point Roberts, early spring visits to Maui, travels with Dermott to Scotland, Ireland, England, Egypt, Europe, Israel, Australia, and hiking the Routeburn in New Zealand, rounded out some of their adventures.

Her involvement with Lynn Valley and Mount Seymour United Churches was an important part of her life and forged lifelong bonds and friendships. For 71 years, she was a member of the Burrard Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Being an active part of her family’s life, checking in with friends, working in the Thrift Shop at Mount Seymour United, writing her stories of growing up in North Vancouver and the family history in Horseshoe Bay, kept her happy in later years.

Thank you to the staff of Sunrise for making Mae part of their family the past 4 years.

We would also like to thank Rev. Nancy Talbot of Mount Seymour United for her involvement in our family journey.

If you wish to remember Mae, donations can be made to First United Church.