Margaret Elizabeth Haire
1918-2020
Margaret Elizabeth (Coutts) Haire – 101 years of a well-lived
life, November 28,1918 – January 29, 2020, at the palliative care unit
of the Saint John Regional Hospital, having suffered a stroke on
December 21, 2019.
Much loved wife of the late Russell George Haire, daughter of
the late Charles Taylor and Jennie Moores (Mattatall) Coutts,
step-daughter of the late Jens Ortved Nielsen, sister of the late
William St. Clair, Charles Burton and Douglas Taylor Coutts, the late
Claire Marie and Laura (Lounder, Wright) Nielsen and two girls who
died in infancy. Will be greatly missed by her loving daughter
Jennifer Haire, husband (Andre Chenier), grandsons Cristian and
Jeremiah Haire-Foster, sister Barbara (Nielsen) Mattatall, numerous
nieces and nephews especially Jane (Coutts) Glennie and Katherine
Coutts, her friends from the Presbyterian Kirk, from Ridgeview Manor
and family friends Claudine D’Aoust Delisle and
Louis-Philippe D’Aoust, Debbie (Theule) Musgrave, Paulette
(Roy) Merrill and Patricia (Williams) Venturil.
Margaret left St. George in her late teens to train as a
nurse at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. She enjoyed her work
as a private duty nurse caring for some of Montreal’s
well-known families. She also cared for patient Russell George Haire
whom she later married in 1950. Margaret and Russell loved their life
in Montreal with their daughter Jennifer, their travels with their
hunting dogs and their large garden. In 1978 they moved to St. George
where Russell died in 1985. Margaret continued to live in her own home
with daily assistance well into her 90’s. Her daily feeding
of the crows and nightly feeding of the raccoons was of great concern
to her caregivers who believed that the wildlife might decide to visit
the kitchen. She spent her last 4 years at Ridgeview Manor in
Pennfield where she delighted everyone and was the life of the party.
At the age of 93 she still enjoyed cutting grass, taking daily walks
up the Main Street to the Country Market and making her favourite stop
at the Post Office.
Many thanks to the dedicated staff at Home Support, St
Stephen, Extra Mural, Neurology Unit (especially Claudine) and
Palliative Care (especially Deborah in the final hours) and of course
the wonderful Ridgeview Manor.
Arrangements in the care of the St. George Funeral Home
(755-3533) 26 Portage Street, St. George NB. A celebration of life
service for Margaret will be held on Monday, July 25, 2022 at 2:00 pm
at the Prebysterian Kirk, St. George NB followed by the interment at
the St. George Rural Cemetery.
The family has asked that masks be worn for this service and
to get an adaquet headcount for attendance please RSVP by emailing
Margaret’s daughter, Jennifer at jhaire@magma.ca
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Presbyterian
Kirk, St George, Ridgeview Manor, Pennfield or the Canadian Wildlife
Federation.
www.stgeorgefh.ca
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Margaret Elizabeth Haire 19182020..
Décès pour la Ville: St-George, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick