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Beatrice Ryan
1936-2024
Beatrice Mabel (Marshall) Ryan
On October 01, 2024, our dear mother Beatrice completed her
journey on this earth. She passed peacefully surrounded by her
children at the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow, knowing she was
loved.
Today, we are grateful for her full life of 88 years with the
faith that we will meet again. We affectionately knew her as Mum,
Nannie, the Great One, Nannie B, and the Queen
Bea.
She was born to Allan and Mabel (Clarke) (Miller) Marshall on
August 28, 1936 in the Black Diamond, Westville. Following the death
of her mother, after the age of two she was raised by her maternal
grandmother, Elizabeth Clarke. She attended Primary school in
Westville where she double graded and sang at many Variety Shows and
War time fund raisers.
After age six, she moved to Abercrombie to be with her father
and paternal grandparents, James and Rhoda (Betts) Marshall. Her
childhood stories could fill a book about the farm and the one room
schoolhouse. She later attended New Glasgow High
School.
Beatrice became a ‘Sobey’s
girl’ the summer she turned sixteen starting at #25 on
‘Back Street’, then #4 Trenton, and later in every
New Glasgow Sobeys store.
Following her marriage to William Leo Cooke she moved
permanently to Trenton. Upon his tragic death she was widowed, at age
twenty-nine, to raise their five young children. The following ten
years as a single mom were busy. She was our strong, independent,
practical, frugal, and hard-working mum.
Her marriage to Leamon R. Ryan resulted in an active
household blessed with a new baby and five teenagers at the same time.
She ran a tight ship!
Beatrice was a member of the First United Church Trenton, the
UCW, and held a chair position in the now defunct LOBA Lodge Trenton.
She became a PCW and worked at Glen Haven and later private home
care.
After retirement, she volunteered many years at the Aberdeen
Hospital Gift Shop. Beatrice was a 32-year member of the New Glasgow
50 Plus Club, a 30-year member of the Trenton Seniors, a past
TOPS/COPS member, a Red Hatter, was recognized as a Trenton Volunteer,
and was part of the ‘Timmies Gang’. She was also a
29-year ovarian cancer survivor.
At age fifty, she started traveling with family and friends.
Holidays were enjoyed to eastern Canada, Cuba, Florida, Mexico, and
New York. She rode a camel in Tunisa, climbed the
Great Wall of China and sailed down the Yangtze River. She rode an
elephant in Italy, a gondola in Venice, toured the British Isles,
kissed the Blarney Stone, and walked on Hadrian’s
Wall.
Beatrice loved singing and conversation. She loved family
parties, traveling, doing crossword puzzles in ink, playing cards
every Saturday night with her family, and political arguments. Prior
to the Covid restrictions, she never missed a parade or festival. The
first one in the car, she was always up for an
adventure.
For the past 68 years Beatrice dispensed wisdom, advice, and
opinions from her ‘Command and Control Center’
–her kitchen table. Oh! If that table could talk. She knew her Bible
and probably hundreds of songs. For every situation she had a song
lyric, an old saying, a Bible passage, or a famous
quotation.
Mom left no degrees or estates. We are constantly amazed that
someone from such humble beginnings could achieve so much. A
Depression Era baby, she passed on these valuable lessons. Always a
voracious reader, she left this legacy to her children. She was
quietly proud of her family.
Beatrice was predeceased by her parents, first husband,
William Cooke (d.1966); second husband, Leamon Ryan (d.2019);
half-brother, Jack Miller; stepmother, Patricia (MacKenzie);
stepsister, Florence Marshall (d.2013); stepbrother, James
‘Tug’ Marshall (d.2021); daughter-in-law, Joyce
Rhyno Cooke (d.2012); and son-in-law, Rod McInnis
(d.2023).
Left to mourn are her children, C. Lynn Cooke, W. Michael
Cooke, Wendy McInnis, Karen (Bernard) MacNeil, Martin Cooke, Leanne
(Chris) Ryan-White; a lost son, Kenneth D. Marshall; grandchildren,
Andrew MacDougall, Erin (Dan) Trowell, Mitchell MacNeil, Edison
Skinner, Sean McInnis, and Charlie White; great- grandchildren, Aidan
and Avery Trowell; step- grandchildren, Susan (Chad) and their
children Katelyn and Aaron; Joanna and her daughter Selina; and Janet
(Mathieu) and their son Lathan; a sister, Barbara Dawson; sister
in-law, Clarita Marshall; brother in-law, Melvin (Beverly) Ryan; many
nieces, nephews, and treasured long-time friends.
Beatrice thought death was like stepping through the doorway
into another room. Her passing has left an immense hole in our hearts.
We are grateful she left us with a lifetime of memories and stories.
Mum, you taught us everything except how to live without
you.
«Our family chain is broken, and nothing feels
the same. But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link
again».
Cremation has occurred. Beatrice will be resting with ease in
the R.H. Porter Funeral Home, 55 Almont Ave., New Glasgow on Saturday,
October 5, 2024. Visitation is from 12 – 1 pm, to be followed by a
Funeral Service with Ron Shaw S.M. presiding. At its conclusion,
family and friends are invited to join us at a reception there to
celebrate her life. Flowers gratefully declined but words of comfort
are appreciated.
We are forever grateful to the health care system for such
excellent care. The family wishes to thank Dr. Spencer Barclay for his
many years of dedicated care and home visits; Brian Hiscott for his
compassionate and dignified care; the Aberdeen Hospital 4th and 5th
South Floor staff, Palliative Care staff; and the staff at the Halifax
Victoria General Hospital, Thoracic Unit. We are comforted by the many
sincere condolences, flowers, and food from friends and family.
Donations in Beatrice’s memory may be made to the Palliative
Care Unit c/o Aberdeen Health Foundation.
We love you, Mum. Thank you for everything you did for all of
us.
«Look
how far that little candle sends its light.» —Wm.
Shakespeare.
19362024
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