Jessie Ann Grist
1936-2019
Jessie Ann Grist – age 84, of Kentville, passed away on
Saturday, April 27, 2019 in Grand View Manor, Berwick. Born in Pictou
County, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Georgina (Cheverie)
Fraser. She had been employed with MT&T as an operator, in
repair service, an engineering clerk, retiring as a service advisor
and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers. She spent the majority of
her life in Pictou Landing and in recent years, moved to the Annapolis
Valley. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who took great
pride in her family and maintaining her home. She was well known
throughout Pictou County as “The Fudge Lady”, always having
a supply to offer to those she met. She is survived by her husband,
Walter “Walt”, Kings Riverside Court, Kentville; son, Shane
(Jacqui), Cambridge; two granddaughters, Nicole Grist (Matthew
Clarke), Beaver Bank; Kaily Grist (Jalil Chaudry), Vancouver;
great-grandchildren, MacKenzie and Logan; two brothers, John
(Jeanette), Merigomish; Donald “Din” (Murial), Dartmouth.
She was predeceased by sisters, Jean, Margaret and Anita; brothers,
Samuel “Sug”, Peter, William and Albert. Cremation has taken
place. A reception will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Friday, May
3, 2019 in Kings Riverside Court, Kentville. A funeral service,
followed by a reception, will be held at a later date in the R.H.
Porter Funeral Home, 55 Almont Avenue, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The
family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to the angels on
Winslow Unit and the nurses at Grand View Manor, with special
appreciation to “our special angel”, Linda Walters-Findlay,
for her care, kindness, support and compassion. Donations in memory
may be made to Alzheimer’s Society or Grand View Manor,
Berwick. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family
Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville.
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Death notice for the town of: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia