Gladys McLellan

Obituary of Gladys McLellan

The family of Gladys McLellan of Yorkton, sadly announce her passing on Thursday, January 23, 2025. She was 81 years of age.

A Private Funeral Service will be held.

Memorial donations in memory of Gladys McLellan may be made towards a Nursing Scholarship at Suncrest College as gifts of remembrance.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Bailey's Funeral Home, Yorkton.

Gladys McLellan was born on November 9, 1943 in Ituna, SK. She was the youngest daughter of Frank Egbert and Mary Whyte McLellan (nee Morison). Gladys passed away peacefully in the Yorkton Regional Health Centre on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at the age of 81 years. She grew up at the family homestead near Homefield, SK. She took her education at the Smokeside Country School up until Grade 9, then completed High School in Ituna. She then went on to Nursing at the Clinical Transition Practicum Course in Regina. In 1964, Gladys completed her Registered Nursing Degree. In 1967, Gladys helped establish the Park Unit of Psychogeriatrics… she then became head of this new Park Unit at the Yorkton Union Hospital. After the Park Unit closed, she continued to work at the Yorkton and District Nursing Home, where she worked until her retirement. In all areas of her nursing career, Gladys was very devoted and compassionate, offering respect to all of the clients and residents she dealt with. They were her other family. Gladys worked long hours, but enjoyed her role as a Registered Nurse. Her graduating quote was “With the ropes of the past, we’ll ring the bells of the future”.

Gladys is predeceased by her parents, “Bert” and Mary McLellan; two sisters, Pat Fletcher and Clara Hilliar; brother-in-law Arnold Fletcher; great-nephew Dwayne Walker; numerous Aunts, Uncles and Cousins.

Gladys leaves behind to cherish her memories her brother-in-law Alex Hilliar of Melville; niece Janice Fletcher (Elliott Redeker) of Wetaskiwin, AB (Colin, Wanda and Sawyer Peterson), niece Sandra Walker (Ernie Potyondi) of Fenwood, Children Kim Walker (Kendra & Trinity), Linda (Chad) Anhalt (Andrew, Jessie and Tanner), Joanna (Kenny) Martin (Tyler, Jeremy, Ashley, Aspen), Herbert, John Walker, Frank (Amanda) Walker, Matthew (Allicia) Walker (Elizabeth, Maddison), niece Roxanne Fletcher of Regina, niece Rona Lizee (Mark Salyniuk) of Regina, niece Shirley (Herb) Lemaire of Melville, Children Travis (Lanina) Lemaire, Lindsey (Harley) Hahn.

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