Rosemary Edna Farnell
1932-2020
The peaceful death of Rosemary Edna Farnell, 88, occurred
on December 15, 2020 at the Drew Nursing Home in Sackville,
NB where she received excellent care since 2015. Born in Saint John,
NB to the late Sandy and Nellie Anderson, she graduated from nursing
school in 1953 and soon married William “Bill” Galbraith.
Over the next eight years they had four children: Greg, Pat, Susan and
Peter and relocated to Moncton. In1964 Bill died suddenly of a heart
attack leaving Rose with the daunting task of raising young children
while working full-time at the Moncton Hospital. She weathered her
kid’s teen years with the help of her much loved
mother-in-law, Florence Galbraith, many friends, St Pat’s
Family Center, and her sheer determination and quick-witted humour. In
1975 she married William Herbert Farnell and enjoyed an especially
happy marriage until Herb’s death in 2015. Rose loved being
a nurse and the simple things in life. She relished a meal of rare
roast beef and red wine, family gatherings at the Parlee Beach cottage
that usually went far into the next morning, sizzling in the sun
drenched in baby oil, and girl-time with her dear friends Marina, Toby
and Ruth. Rose embraced life at the Drew, and even when
Alzheimer’s robbed her of almost all memory, she never lost
her graciousness, even though it took effort when every visitor became
a stranger.
Rose is survived by her sister Thelma Carpenter (Murray),
sons Greg (Jean), Peter (Mary), daughter Susan, step-daughter Anne
Baker, nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She was
predeceased by her parents, in-laws George and Florence Galbraith,
brother Boyd (Lois), husbands Bill and Herb, son Pat (Brenda), and
stepson-in-law Jim Baker.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Tuttle Brothers Riverview
Funeral Home 214 Pine Glen Rd. Riverview, NB (506) 857-9544
Online condolences can be made
at www.tuttlefuneralhome.ca
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Rosemary Edna Farnell 19322020..
Death notice for the town of: Riverview, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick