Martha’s School of Nursing in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, where she met Bernie. Mona followed in her mother’s footsteps and earned her diploma as a registered nurse from St. She was adored by her husband’s large family, and her mother-in-law, Blanche, took her right under her wing as if she was one of her own. MacIsaac, Mona was born and raised in Glace Bay on the island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and was currently of Almonte, Ontario. The only child of Bridget (Keenan) and Walter A. A beloved mother and grandmother (Amoo), Mona Marie (MacIsaac) MacDonald, died Oct.