It is with great sadness, after a hard fought battle with cancer, we announce the passing of Gay MacLean of Puslinch on May 3, 2025. Loving wife of 26 years to Jim MacLean. Beloved mother to Mark (Natasha) Wilkie and Kim Wilkie. Treasured step mother to Julie MacLean. Cherished grandmother to Rebecca, Matthew, Owen and Ava. Gay will be dearly missed by her siblings, Larry (Betty Ann) Griffiths, Murray Griffiths, Dale (Brad) Young, Kim (Teresa) Griffiths and Lynn Griffiths. Dear sister in law to Audrey (Roger) Gordon and Kathy MacLean. Gay will be missed by all of her nieces and nephews. Gay is pre-deceased by her parents Phil and Connie Griffiths, brother in law Donnie MacLean and her late husband Paul Wilkie. Gay will always be remembered by her career as a teacher at Aberfoyle PS. Her gardens were her pride and joy. She could always be found in her flower beds tending to her beautiful flowers. Her and Jim loved the home they created together in Puslinch. A cremation has taken place. A graveside service for family and friends will be held on Thursday, May 8th, 2025, at 1:30pm at Crown Cemetery in Puslinch. Arrangements entrusted to the Wall-Custance Funeral Home & Chapel 519-822-0051 / www.wallcustance.com. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. A tree will be planted in memory of Gay MacLean in the Wall-Custance Memorial Forest.
