Margaret Elizabeth Haire
1918-2020
Margaret Elizabeth (Coutts) Haire – 101 years of a well-lived life,
November 28,1918 – January 29, 2020, at the palliative care unit of
the Saint John Regional Hospital, having suffered a stroke on December
21, 2019.
Much loved wife of the late Russell George Haire, daughter of the late
Charles Taylor and Jennie Moores (Mattatall) Coutts, step-daughter of
the late Jens Ortved Nielsen, sister of the late William St. Clair,
Charles Burton and Douglas Taylor Coutts, the late Claire Marie and
Laura (Lounder, Wright) Nielsen and two girls who died in
infancy.
Will be greatly missed by her loving daughter Jennifer Haire, husband
(Andre Chenier), grandsons Cristian and Jeremiah Haire-Foster, sister
Barbara (Nielsen) Mattatall, numerous nieces and nephews especially
Jane (Coutts) Glennie and Katherine Coutts, her friends from the
Presbyterian Kirk, from Ridgeview Manor and family friends Claudine
D’Aoust Delisle and Louis-Philippe D’Aoust, Debbie
(Theule) Musgrave, Paulette (Roy) Merrill and Patricia (Williams)
Venturil.
Margaret left St. George in her late teens to train as a nurse at the
Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. She enjoyed her work as a private
duty nurse caring for some of Montreal’s well-known families.
She also cared for patient Russell George Haire whom she later married
in 1950. Margaret and Russell loved their life in Montreal with their
daughter Jennifer, their travels with their hunting dogs and their
large garden. In 1978 they moved to St. George where Russell died in
1985. Margaret continued to live in her own home with daily assistance
well into her 90’s. Her daily feeding of the crows and nightly
feeding of the raccoons was of great concern to her caregivers who
believed that the wildlife might decide to visit the kitchen. She
spent her last 4 years at Ridgeview Manor in Pennfield where she
delighted everyone and was the life of the party. At the age of 93 she
still enjoyed cutting grass, taking daily walks up the Main Street to
the Country Market and making her favourite stop at the Post
Office.
Many thanks to the dedicated staff at Home Support, St Stephen, Extra
Mural, Neurology Unit (especially Claudine) and Palliative Care
(especially Deborah in the final hours) and of course the wonderful
Ridgeview Manor.
Arrangements in the care of the St. George Funeral Home (755-3533) 26
Portage Street, St. George NB. Visitation at the funeral home on
Monday February 3, 2-4 and 6-8 pm. Celebration of life will take place
in late spring at Presbyterian Kirk, St George. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to Presbyterian Kirk, St George, Ridgeview
Manor, Pennfield or the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
www.stgeorgefh.ca
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Death notice for the town of: St-George, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick