Mrs Heather Rothney
Sherbrooke – Avis de décès
On May 25, 2021, after a lengthy and hard-fought battle with cancer, Heather Florence Rothney of Lennoxville, QC (formerly of Inverness, QC.) ended the journey she began in 2018 when first diagnosed. Heather, born on September 16th, 1958 in Sherbrooke, QC, passed away peacefully at the Maison Aube Lumière, surrounded by family. She was the daughter of the late Bruce Rothney and Marion Kelso.
Heather leaves to mourn her two sons, Christopher and Gregory Wright of Inverness, QC; her siblings Richard (Rick) Rothney of Vancouver, BC; Karen of Vancouver, BC; Melanie of Kitimat, BC; Trudy of Victoria, BC; and the father of her two children Jim Wright of Inverness. Heather was predeceased by her older brother Kenneth (Ken) of Vancouver, BC in 2020. She leaves many nieces and nephews both here and in BC.
She cherished a special relationship with her niece Jennifer of Victoria, BC. Heather leaves as well many cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, and colleagues. Heather cherished her friendship with, Brenda Trenfield, Janice Vaudry Carey and Geraldine McGurk and many others whom she
encountered during her lifetime.
Due to the COVID pandemic, a private service (by invitation) will be held at the Steve L. Elkas Complex, Sherbrooke, Quebec on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 1:00 p.m., followed by the burial of ashes at Christ Church Lower Ireland.
The service will be available online, you can view the ceremony live or on replay at funeraweb.tv/en/diffusions/30652.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, 3330 King-Ouest, suite 130, Sherbrooke, QC, J1L 1C9 or The Maison Aube Lumiere, 3071, 12th Ave. North, Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5H3 would be appreciated by the family.
A special thank you to all the health care workers who guided her through her illness.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Mrs Heather Rothney 2021..
Death notice for the town of: Sherbrooke, Province: Quebec