Gertrude Eleanor Boran
1926-2018
Gertrude Eleanor Boran 92, of
Springhill, passed away on Thursday June 14, 2018 at High Crest
Nursing Home. Born in Readville, Mass, she was a daughter of the Late
Thomas and Florence (Emberly) Nicholson.
Moving to Springhill at age two she was educated in
Springhill Schools; she worked fourteen years for Maritime Tel
& Tel, one year at the Nova Scotia Hospital and finished her
working career with the Town of Springhill for fourteen years. She was
a member of Springhill Baptist Church; she enjoyed skating, cycling,
walking and dearly loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren and
the young friends she made at Moms and Tots while helping them to
learn to skate; she was on the Board of Directors for GOVRC since 1991
and a member of the Cobequid Chapter IODE.
She was an avid dog lover and they all knew she carried a dog
biscuit with her at all times. She loved spending her summers on
Pugwash Point and being with her cherished family and
friends.
She will be sadly missed by son, Tom (Deb) Boran of Pugwash
Point; daughter, Ruth (Bill) Spence of Port Howe; grandchildren,
Billy, Michael and Jamie Spence; Andrew, Nicholas and Patrick Boran;
great grandchildren, Kyle, Abigail, Levi, Elle, Hudson, Graydon,
Katie, Sara, Quinn, Ashley and Cody; brother, Harold Nicholson,
Springhill and Billy (Theda) Nicholson of Courtice, ON, and a sister,
Jean MacDonald of Bramalea, ON;
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband
Carlyle “Bud” Boran in 2017.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to
A.H. Brown Funeral Home, 5 McFarlane St.,
Springhill, (902 597 2361) from where visitation will be held on
Monday, June 18, 2018 from 12:00 noon until the time of the funeral
service at 2:00 pm. Interment will take place in the Hillside
Cemetery, Springhill.
The family wishes to extend their deepest gratitude to the
High Crest Nursing Home and the VON for their continued exceptional
care and compassion.
Donations in memory of Gertrude may be made to the GOVRC, the
Springhill Baptist Church or the Alzheimer’s Society of
Canada.
Sharing of memories and condolences may be sent to Gertrude’s
online memorial at www.brownsfuneralhome.com or through the A.H. Brown Funeral Home Facebook
Page.
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Death notice for the town of: Springhill, Province: Nova Scotia