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Jessie «Marilyn» Verge
1938-2024
Jessie
«Marilyn» (Guest) Verge, age 85, of New Minas, NS. died
Monday, April 22, 2024 at Valley Hospice in Kentville,
NS.
Born May 4, 1938, in
the Inverness Memorial Hospital, Inverness, Inverness Co. Cape Breton.
She was the second oldest daughter of eight children of the late Cora
Eveline Cameron, 1915-2010, of Dunmore, Inverness, Co. Cape Breton and
the late John Arnold Guest, 1911-1995, British Home Child of
Birmingham, England.
Marilyn was raised at
Glencoe Station, Inverness Co. Cape Breton and received her early
education there. After completing high school at the Port Hood Academy
she attended the Nova Scotia Normal Teachers College in Truro, NS.
Graduating in June 1957, her first teaching position was in Sheet
Harbour, Halifax Co. NS, where she met her husband to be, Cecil Murray
Verge, who at the time was working at the Royal Bank in Halifax, NS.
They were married in St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, Sheet
Harbour on June 20, 1959. She then taught at Hampton Gray, Shearwater,
Dartmouth, NS. She did substituting at various other schools in
Dartmouth, NS. She taught in Lockeport and several other schools in
Shelburne Co, NS., as well as Somerset School, Kings Co. and
substituted at other Kings Co. schools.
In 1981/2 she attended
Windsor Regional Vocational School, graduating with her CNA Nursing
degree, attaining the highest average in the entire school. She was on
the staff of the Miller Hospital, Kentville, NS. until she retired in
1989.
She belonged to the
IODE in Lockeport holding the offices of secretary and
standard-bearer. She was secretary of the Lockeport Home &
School Association and taught Sunday school at Holy Cross Anglican
Church, Lockeport and was a member of the church ladies guild. She was
a member of the former Kentville Hospital Auxiliary (Twig) New Minas
branch and worked as a volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross equipment
loan unit for many years. Marilyn was a member and belonged to the ACW
of St. James Anglican Church, Kentville, NS., where she was a
secretary for several years. Marilyn was also a member of Orchard
Valley United Church, New Minas.
Marilyn was a very
family loving and caring person who enjoyed gardening, tole painting,
knitting, camping, and family gatherings, especially family times at
their summer place at Willow Lane, Glencoe Station, Cape Breton. She
was an avid square dancer, being a member of the Harbourlights
Twirlers in Shelburne, Haley Dancers, Kentville, Rainbow Dancers,
Somerset & Welsford and the Apple Valley Dancers of
Aylesford.
She is survived by her
soulmate and loving husband of 65 years, Cecil Murray Verge; son,
Kenneth Brian of Glencoe Station, Cape Breton and grandson, Corey Evan
Verge, of Drayton Valley, Alberta; daughter, Judith Anne Verge (Tom
Grant), of New Minas, grandchildren, Nicole Nadine Charumski, and Kyle
James Charumski, and their father James Charumski of Bedford,
great-granddaughter, Marley Marie Keizer of Lawrencetown Halifax Co.
NS; daughter, Cheryl Arlene Ezekiel (Edward) of New Minas and grandson
Lukas Alexander Ezekiel (Ryan) of Truro, NS; daughter, Valerie Lynn
Baran (James), granddaughter, Emily Faye, of Arizona, step
grandchildren, Jacob, Becky and Jessica Baran all of San Diego,
California, USA; brother-in-law, J Robert «Bob» Younker
(Betty), of Halifax, NS; sisters, Rosemary Jacqueline Guest,
Inverness, Cape Breton; Annie Laura Chiasson, Glencoe Station, Cape
Breton; Alice Viola Guest and Jim Usatis, Toronto, ON; Ruth Sarah
Guest (Warren McNamara), Glencoe Station. Edna Florence Guest,
Halifax, NS; many nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive her. She
was predeceased by her only brother, Cameron Dennison Guest 1940-2014
and her sister, Gloria Eveline Younker 1936-2017.
Cremation has taken
place, and there will be no visitation as per Marilyn’s
wishes. A celebration of life service, followed by reception, will be
held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2024 in the White Family Funeral
Home, Kentville. Burial to take place at a later date in St. Michaels
and All Angels Anglican Cemetery, Sheet Harbour, NS. Donations in
memory may be made to the Valley Hospice Foundation, Unhoused Shelters
in Kentville, Orchard Valley United Church, Kentville, or charity of
choice. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family
Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville.
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