Annie Elizabeth ‘Betty’ (Conrad) Conway
1931-2021
Conway, Annie Elizabeth “Betty”
(Conrad) – Whitehead, Guysborough Co. It is
with deep sadness and peace that we announce the passing of Annie
Elizabeth “Betty” Conway (Conrad) of White Head, on Tuesday,
June 22, 2021 at Milford Haven Nursing Home in
Guysborough.
Born in Lower White Haven, NS on February 22, 1931, Betty
lived a life of selfless devotion, where her love was felt by taking
the simplest of things and making them feel so special. A
dedicated wife, mother and grandmother, Betty worked tirelessly for
30+ years as a Lighthouse Keeper’s wife on White Head Island
beside her beloved, darling husband, Sonny. With all her
love and diligence, she taught all of her 7 children their school
lessons, baking them the world’s best pies, bread and
biscuits, while always singing a catchy song or whistling a
tune.
She was a self-taught organist, who played for her church as
a young girl and loved to sing. She had a talent for taking
any word or phrase and turning it into a fun melody to the delight of
her grandchildren and children.
She loved to share a delicious meal or a cup of tea on the
island with her many boarders and anyone who graced her
kitchen table. With her infectious smile, laugh and sharp
wit, she loved to work and was rarely idle. Whether
challenging someone to a spirited scrabble game, the thousands and
thousands of miles she walked, or baking a favorite treat for her
grandchildren, Betty loved to keep active and creative.
Betty’s devotion to her family began as early as grade 1,
when a handsome young boy asked to borrow her red crayon. With that
chance meeting, Betty and Sonny built a life and love the
envy of many and will be united for eternity.
Betty is survived by her children, Carmen (Kathy), Hazel
Hill; Vera Rhynold (Phillip), Antigonish; Lori Boudreau,
Port Felix; Patrick (Marina), White Head; Cathy (Brad), Moncton;
son-in-law Thomas Jelleau, Whitehead; as well as her cherished
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her sister Helen MacLeod,
Halifax. Betty will be reunited with her one true love, Mark
Wilfred Patrick (Sonny), her daughter Lynn (Jelleau), her son Mark,
and infant children Joseph and Susan; her parents, Annie (Carley) and
Robert, her siblings Marguerite (Rizzo), William, Allison, Alice
(Powell), James, Robert, Lillian (Rhynold), Fraser and an
infant brother Carmen .
A family interment will be scheduled at a later
date. Donations can be made to the St. Joseph’s
Parish Cemetery Fund, Port Felix. Arrangements are under the care of
Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Canso. Words of comfort may be
forwarded to the family at: www.haverstocks.com
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Annie Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Conrad Conway 19312021..
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Death notice for the town of: Guysborough, Province: Nova Scotia