Mary McCann

Our beloved Mother, Mary Grace McCann (nee Cunningham-Dunlop), passed away on September 19, 2022. Mary was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1931 to the late Gordon Cunningham-Dunlop and Donna Cunningham-Dunlop (nee Evans). Mary grew up in Noranda, QC, and looked back with great fondness on the summers she and her older brother Jim spent at her grandfather’s farm in Petrolia, ON. After graduating from Noranda High School in 1949, Mary acquired secretarial skills at The Mother House in Montreal. Returning to Noranda, she became secretary to the President of Noranda Mines and met the love of her life, Scott McCann, at the local Anglican church, where Mary was the organist. Following their wedding in 1951, Scott and Mary had three children, Laura Elizabeth, Robert Scott, and Donna Mary. While looking after the home for Scott and the children in Thornbury, ON, Mary served as organist and choir director of St. George’s Anglican Church. Relocating to Toronto in 1969, she enjoyed her lifelong passions for piano playing, reading, and a wide variety of sports, including curling, figure skating, swimming, and tennis, spending many happy hours on the courts of Toronto’s Granite Club. Retiring back to Thornbury in 1981, Scott and Mary wintered at a tennis and golfing community in South Florida, and took many memorable trips, including to Wimbledon in 1982 and Sarajevo for the 1984 Winter Olympics. Eventually, the devoted couple found their way back to Toronto, where they enjoyed frequent contact with daughter Laurie and her husband David and visits from son Robert and husband Jim, daughter Donna, and grandchildren Robin and Kimberly. Predeceased by Scott and her beloved brother Jim, Mary will be greatly missed by her family and friends.


Condolences may be sent to Mary’s family by way of Ward Funeral Home. A family celebration of her life will take place at a later date.