Evelyn Marion Anderson
1922-2019
Evelyn Anderson, passed away peacefully in her
97th year on Thursday, 2 May 2019 at the
Moncton Hospital. She had resided at Camden Park Terrace since 2012.
She was the daughter of the late Cecil and Jessie (Price)
Dernier.
She will be sadly missed by her husband, Col. Bruce W
Anderson of Port Elgin and her sons, S. Boyd (Franscine) Anderson of
Moncton and Dr. Ian B. (Gwen) Anderson of Calgary. She will also be
dearly missed by grandchildren Elizabeth (Kenneth) Chow of Hong Kong,
Jennifer (Steve) MacGillivray of Vancouver, David Anderson of Atlanta
GA, Alexis Anderson (Montreal) and Katie Anderson
(Toronto).
Also survived by 4 great-grandchildren: Emily and Annabel
Chow; Lily and Ewan MacGillivray. Also survived by nieces and nephews:
Pamela Hosford, Peter Ritcey, Roberta DeVries and Andy (Mary-Anne)
deVries. Also survived by her cousin Betty Berry and former daughter
in law, Mary Porter.
In addition to her parents, Evelyn was pre-deceased by her
sister, Dorothy Ritcey (1997) and her brother in law, John Ritcey
(2012) as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Evelyn was born in Halifax and moved to Moncton in 1936 with
her parents. She graduated from Moncton High School in 1940. She then
attended Success Business College and began her first job with
Moncton’s Water and Light Department at City Hall. During
the war she assisted the Red Cross in Moncton.
She married Bruce Anderson on 11 September 1948 at Central
United Church, Moncton and then as a young bride moved to Amherst NS
to become a homemaker and raise her two sons. In 1963, Bruce was
transferred by Central Trust to Fredericton and Evelyn readily adapted
to her new home making many friends. She was employed by the United
Way, the Chamber of Commerce, Connaught Street School and Montgomery
Street School as a secretary. She was a member of the Sir Leonard
Tilley Chapter IODE. In 1989, she and Bruce had just retired and
decided to consolidate their homes and move to Cornwall Point
(Shediac) where they made many friends.
Evelyn, Bruce and the children enjoyed many summers at the
family cottage at Point du Chene where they had a wide circle of
friends. There were many sing a longs and other functions at the
cottage or on the beach. Evelyn often enjoyed a daily swim. She was an
enthusiastic gardener who enjoyed planting and maintaining an
extensive vegetable and flower garden whether in Amherst, Fredericton
or Shediac. This hobby continued right up to 2012. Evelyn also enjoyed
golf, badminton and curling in her younger years. She also enjoyed
socializing and attending formal balls and functions with Bruce as
part of his militia military career.
Her biggest hobby was travel, including several family trips
to Florida and Bermuda and within Canada but she is better known as a
lover of cruises. She and Bruce have visited most of the world by sea
and Evelyn would sometimes go alone if Bruce was working. She was
presented an award by Cunard Lines in Santiago, Chili in 1992 for
having completely encircled the globe with just that one company! She
also sailed on all « 3 Queens ». She completed 69 cruises in
total, including her last in 2015 on Celebrity Silhouette with her
daughter in law, Franscine.
Evelyn’s family would like to thank the doctors and
staff of the Moncton Hospital’s Cardiac Unit, in particular
Dr. Jennifer Sinclair and RN Devon Miller for their care during
Evelyn’s last few days.
In keeping with Evelyn’s wishes, there will be no
visitation or funeral service at this time. A « celebration of
life » will be held later this year with internment at Elmwood
Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care of Tuttle Brothers and
Riverview Funeral Home, 214 Pine Glen Road Riverview NB E1B 1V6.
Donations in Evelyn’s memory may be made to the Hospice of
Greater Moncton, 164 Collishaw St. Moncton NB E1C 9R3 or the charity
of your choice. Online condolences may be sent to sboyd@nb.sympatico.ca
or www.tuttlefuneralhome.ca
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Evelyn Marion Anderson 19222019..
Décès pour la Ville: Riverview, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick