Obituaries Australia

THE death occurred suddenly at her residence in Errey street, at 1 o'clock on Friday morning of Mrs. Mary McKean, who was in her 75th year. The late Mrs. McKean had been in good health and had attended a concert a few hours before her death, which came as a great shock to her family and large circle of friends.

Born at Belmont, the late Mrs. McKean was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Donald McRae. She married the late Mr. William James McKean at Port Campbell and came to reside at Camperdown in 1917 after her husband had been killed in action at the 1914-18 war.

The late Mrs. McKean's parents came to Australia from Scotland as children in a ship called the Ticonderoga in the early 1850's. The Ticonderoga was one of the fever ships and was quarantined for a lengthy period on arrival at Port Phillip Bay. Many of the passengers died and some were buried near Portsea.

The late Mrs McKean was an ardent worker for St. Andrew's Presbyterain Church and charitable organisations also claimed her attention. Her children are Leslie (deceased), Mary (Mrs. Lloyd Cororooke), Donald, William (Melbourne), John, Robert (deceased), Elsie and Ruby. The funeral which was a lengthy one, took place to the Camperdown cemetery on Saturday afternoon, and followed a service conducted in St. Andrew's Church by the Revs. D. Drennan and J. E. Lloyd. There were many beautiful floral tributes. The service at the grave side was conducted by the Rev. D. Drennan.

Coffin-bearers were Messrs. Donald, William and John McKean (sons), Rev. J. E. Lloyd (son-in-law), Messrs. Alan McKean (nephew), R. A. McAlpine, and the pall was supported by Messrs. Roderick. John. Alec and Donald McRae (brothers), David McKean (brother-in-law), J. Nicol (brother-in-law), W. R. Henderson and G. G. Errey.

The arrangements were carried out by Messrs. Walls and Macqueen.