Audrey Marie Bates
1930-2018
Born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia on May 16, 1930.
Died on December 9, 2018 in Moncton, New Brunswick.
She is survived by her dear sister Alison MacKenzie, beloved
children Anita, Larry (Alyson), Linda (Eric), Mary (Jacek) and Ron
(Kristina), and much-loved grandchildren Alana, Kristen, Claire,
Elizabeth, Michael, Andrew, Mark, Alex, Cameron, Hayley, Katie,
Andrew, and great-grandchildren Nathan, Brody, and
Malcolm.
She was predeceased by her cherished husband of 64 years,
Aubrey Bates, her parents, William and Esther Aucoin, sister Margaret,
and brother John.
Audrey was a warm-hearted person and strongly devoted to her
family and many friends. She graduated from the Nova Scotia Normal
School and taught in St. Peter’s, Nova Scotia for several
years. She retained her love of reading and writing
throughout her life and won many contests for her poems and
plays. She was a long-time volunteer librarian at
Bessborough School in Moncton.
She and Aubrey represented both Moncton’s
Centennial Lawn Bowling Club and the province of New Brunswick at
Atlantic and national lawn bowling championships and were avid bridge
players.
Visitation will be held at Cobb’s Funeral Home and
Cremation Center, 330 Whitepine Road, Riverview (869-2007) on Thursday
from 3-5 PM with parish prayers to take place at 4:30 PM from the
funeral home. Mass of Christian burial will be held at Holy Family
Church on Friday, December 14, 2018 at 11 AM with Father Phil Mulligan
presiding. The interment will take place in Alderwood
Cemetery.
Memorial donations in Audrey’s memory may be made to the
Alzheimer Society of New Brunswick. Special thanks to the wonderful
staff at ProTem Health Services of Moncton for their amazing and
compassionate care. Online condolences can be made at
www.cobbsfuneralhome.ca
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Death notice for the town of: Riverview, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick