Ferne Stonham
1920-2021
Ferne Alexandra Stonham, 100, formerly
of Riverglade, NB passed away just two months from her
101st birthday, at her home at the Ridgewood
Veterans Wing, Saint John, NB on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Born in
Chipman, NB she was the daughter of the late Warnock and Annie
Garland.
Ferne was a longstanding member of the
Highfield Baptist Church, however in recent years she attended the
former Riverglade Baptist Church (Cornerstone Community Church). She
was a member of the Salisbury Legion, and served with the
Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRENS) Medical, in the
Second World War. Ferne loved crafts, knitting, and cared for and
enjoyed many of nature’s smallest creatures; taking cats
into her home and feeding the birds.
Survived by her nephew, Paul (Robin)
Johnson of Florence, South Carolina, US; special friends, Daniel and
Irene Ferguson, and Margaret Hodgson, who always made themselves
available to care for Ferne, and genuinely enjoyed her
company.
Family and friends are invited to a
Memorial Service at the Salisbury Funeral Home Chapel (3350, Route
106, Salisbury West, NB, 506-372-4800) on Monday, April 19, 2021 at
2:00 pm. Covid restrictions in place. A web-link to livestream the
service will appear on the funeral home website. Interment at the
Glades Cemetery at a later date.
If desired, memorials to the Cornerstone
Building Fund would be appreciated.
www.keirsteads.ca
Please click here
to view our Facebook page, where the Service will be
livestreamed on Monday, April 19, 2021 at 2 pm
19202021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Ferne Stonham 19202021..
Décès pour la Ville: Salisbury, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick