Lois Irving
1932-2019
*Update: The funeral service will be
held on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at the Dawson Settlement Church at
11:00am
It is with great sadness that we
announce the passing of Lois Irving on March 2,
2019.
She was born on May 21, 1932 in
Dawson Settlement, NB. She was the daughter of the late Audber and
Helen (Newcomb) Jonah.
After graduating from high school in
Hillsborough, NB., Lois was employed at the T. Eaton Co. until 1952,
when she married her best friend, William (Bill) Irving. Lois began a
life of travelling with Bill for the next 26 years as he served with
the RCAF. They lived in several Canadian Provinces and Germany with
three sons.
They retired to Berwick, NS. Lois was
active in the Food Bank and the Baptist Church, later they moved to
Stony Plain, AB.
Several years after Bill’s
passing, Lois moved to
Riverview.
Lois is survived by her sons; Steven
of NS, Gordon (Nancy) of BC and her daughter-in-law Val of AB. She is
also survived by her sister Dora Cornford of Saint John, her brother
Herman (Betty) Jonah of Dawson Settlement, five grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews.
Lois was predeceased by her husband William, son, Michael,
brother, Blair and his wife Emma Jonah, sister, Audrey Day,
brother-in-law George Cornford and her brother-in-law Franklin
Day.
In keeping with her wishes, there
will be no visitation. A funeral service will be held at a later date
this spring with interment to follow in the Jonah
Cemetery.
Arrangements are entrusted to Cobb’s
Funeral Home and Cremation Center ,330 Whitepine Rd., Riverview
(869-2007). Donations made to a memorial of the donor’s
choice would be greatly appreciated by the family.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Lois Irving 19322019..
Death notice for the town of: Riverview, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick