Rayma K. Perry
1928-2019
Rayma Kathryn Perry of Hartland passed away peacefully on Wednesday,
January 9 at the Central Carleton Nursing Home. Born July 1, 1928 she
was the first born child to Milton & Pearle Lunn.
Rayma graduated from East Florenceville Superior School and Normal
School with further studies at UNB. She loved to study, loved to
teach and loved to learn. She went back to teaching at Hartland High
in 1966 and had a special affinity for all of her Grade 7 classes.
She loved books and poetry with her favourite poet being Emily
Dickinson.
After retiring from teaching, she spent many volunteer hours during
the planning and construction of the Central Carleton Nursing Home,
the “Apartment Complex” and Carleton Place. Once the
building projects were finished, she took on the role of providing
programming to residents of those facilities until dementia stole her
life.
Rayma was active in the United Church of Canada and had great
admiration for that church and what it stood for. She was a life
member of the Hartland UCW and the IODE. She took up watercolour
painting late in life and works of her birds and flowers can be found
in homes around the Maritimes.
Rayma married Roland in 1949 and supported his career with the CPR and
then with Day & Ross. They took great pride in the achievements of
their two daughters Andrea and April and their granddaughter Aisha.
They loved to talk about their children’s careers, travels and
escapades. And they were greatly pleased with their “special
daughter” Debbie who made life so much easier and joyful in
their later years.
Rayma is survived by daughters Andrea Perry of Woodstock, NB, April
(Murray) James of Quaker Brook, NB, Debbie Prosser of Windsor; and
granddaughter Aisha (David) O’Donnell of Burlington, NJ;
sisters-in-law Joan Lunn of Fredericton, Dawn Bonard of Tequesta,
Florida, Deanna Perry of Ottawa; brother-in-law Bob Mackie of Trinity,
Newfoundland and many nieces and nephews. Rayma was predeceased by her
parents, husband Roland (2016) and brother Alden Lunn (2014).
Resting at Britton’s Funeral Home, 2 High Street, Hartland (375-4343)
with visiting on Sunday, January 13 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. The funeral
service will be held at Britton’s on Monday January 14 at 1:00
p.m. Internment at Greenwood Cemetery at a later date. Reception to
follow.
Donations in Rayma’s memory may be made to Greenwood Cemetery,
Central Carleton Nursing Home Activities Department or a charity of
one’s choice.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Rayma K Perry 19282019..
Décès pour la Ville: Hartland, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick