Mildred Bernice Des Barres
1936-2019
Mildred Bernice Des
Barres, 82, of Brookdale, NS, and formerly of Bradford,
ON, passed away at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre on
Thursday, March 7, 2019. Born in Upper Nappan, NS, Mildred
was a daughter of the late Elvie and Luetta (Read)
Coates.
Mildred enjoyed knitting, quilting,
sewing, crocheting and reading. She was a graduate of the
Grace Maternity School of Nursing and was proud of her time as an
Obstetrics Nurse.
She will be remembered as a hard worker
and for her love of her family.
Mildred will be dearly missed by her
children, Susan (Wayne) Babin, Jeff (Carol Fielding)
Swinamer, David (Cheryl) Des Barres, Cathy (Ken) Zweep, and Nancy
(Charles Flippin) Des Barres; seven grandchildren; seven great
grandchildren; sisters, Grace Jones and Joan (Allan) Hawkes; a
brother, George Coates; a sister-in-law, Donna Coates, as well as
several nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased
by her husband, Cecil Des Barres; a brother, Ralph Coates and a
sister, Edith Hynes; a brother-in-law, Bill Jones and sisters-in-law,
Nancy Coates and Marjorie Des Barres.
Arrangements are under the care and
supervision of the Jones Family Funeral
Centre, 70 Church Street, Amherst (902-667-8777), from
where a celebration of Mildred’s life will be held on Tuesday, March
12, 2019 at 2 pm with a reception and time of gathering to follow.
Interment will take place in the St. Denis Cemetery, Minudie, NS, at a
later date.
As per the wishes of the family, in lieu
of flowers, donations in memory of Mildred may be made to the Canadian
Lung Association or the Canadian Cancer Society.
Sharing of memories and condolences may
be sent to the family by visiting Mildred’s online memorial at
www.jonesfamilyfuneralcentre.ca or through the Jones Family Funeral Centre Facebook
Page.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Mildred Bernice Des Barres 19362019..
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Décès pour la Ville: Amherst, Province: Nova Scotia