Hilda May Shaw
1938-2020
The passing of Hilda May (O’Brien) Shaw, wife of the late Malcolm
Daniel Shaw formerly of Second Falls NB occurred unexpectedly at the
Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John NB on August 5, 2020. Born in
L’Ardoise NS on July 15, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Charlie
and Mary (Sampson) O’Brien. A loving mother, grandmother and sister,
Hilda is survived by her son: Kevin (Debbie) Shaw of St. George NB;
granddaughter: Jacklyn Shaw (Shannon Gowan) of Saint John NB; special
granddaughter: April Stevens (Trevor Green) of Bonny River NB; one
sister: Ann (Joseph) Brind of L’Ardoise NS; one brother: Raymond
O’Brien (Angela Dorey) of L’Ardoise NS; several nieces, nephews and
cousins. In addition to her parents and husband, Hilda was predeceased
by her siblings: Sonny, Cyrel, Fred and Jean.
In Hilda’s words, that we discovered today in her 50th wedding
anniversary keepsake book,
“We moved to Newfoundland in 1957 to a small isolated mine called
Tilt Cove. From there we moved to Rambler. In 1967 we moved to the big
town of Baie Verte so Kev could start school, the mine closed so we
moved to Sudbury, Ontario, where we stayed 5 years. Then we headed
north to Werner Lake, Ontario and stayed there 2 years. By then the
lure of the North had got us and we were off to the big North
Whitehorse, Yukon. It was quite an experience and we stayed 10 years.
When the mine closed we were getting older and decided to head back to
our roots so we settled for another mine and home in St. George New
Brunswick.”
Hilda had an adventurous spirit and made friends everywhere she went.
Hilda was always up for a dance or a good game of cards. Family was
everything to her. She was a mother and grandmother to all. She was
everything that is beautiful. She was warm, kind, giving and selfless.
She was love. And now she gets to be with the love of her life Malcolm
again.
Our heartfelt thanks go out to Ridgeview Manor and all the caregivers
that always showed her love and compassion. For that we will forever
be grateful.
Arrangements in the care of the St. George Funeral Home (755-3533) 26
Portage Street, St. George NB. As keeping with Hilda’s wishes, there
will be no visiting or funeral service and she will be laid to rest
with Malcolm in L’Ardoise NS at a later date. In Hilda’s memory,
donations to the NB Heart & Stroke Foundation or to the Kidney
Foundation would be appreciated by the family.
www.stgeorgefh.ca
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Death notice for the town of: St-George, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick