Rebecca’s Obituary
REBECCA LOUISE BRUCE, 29 years of age, was born and raised in Middleton, Nova Scotia, passed away suddenly and peacefully on Sunday morning, January 24th, 2021 in the comfort of her parents home. Beckie was active and having a “Dance Party” with her niece Rankin, Nana, and special neighbour Jean the night before. She was planning to go to exercise class and bake for her students in the afternoon. Growing up she loved figure skating, ballet, horseback riding, and piano, she went on to the MRHS band playing flute and piccolo. Beckie was a honour student and a member of the Phi Club, competed some at track, and was the Editor of the Yearbook in her graduating year. Beckie went to Alberta Ballet’s Summer program when she was 16, and had a wonderful trip to Greece in grade 10 with the MRHS travel Club. She studied ballet briefly at the Conservatory in Halifax while at Saint Mary’s University, but there she found competitive cheer leading, and after graduation continued on with Halifax Cheer while getting her teaching degree at Mount Saint Vincent University. Beckie taught in England for a year and traveled to Scotland. She had worked summers for the Heart of the Valley Festival, and then at the Annapolis Valley Exhibition office while going to University, so when she returned from England, she went back to helping at the EX office. Beckie also went back to Cadance Academy to ballet, was a substitute teacher and went to work at Boston Pizza New Minas and enjoyed he co-workers there. This charismatic, inspirational person planned to teach high school English, and found herself connecting with, and being fulfilled by teaching resource at West Kings High School, despite the early mornings. Beckie is predeceased by her grand fathers, William Wallace Bruce and Robert MacDonald, and her Uncle Wade MacDonald. Her loss will be felt by : Father, John Bruce; Mother, Patricia MacDonald Bruce; Sister, Katherine Bruce; Brother, Robert Bruce; Niece, Rankin Bruce; Aunts: Lisa MacDonald O’Brien, Sandi Bruce, Angela Bruce, and Cheryl MacDonald; Cousins: Jordan Brittany, Brooke, and Ellen MacDonald; Eben, Hannah, Alex and Jesse Bruce; and Breanna and Mitchell O’Brien. A private Burial will take place and a celebration will be held at a later date to be announced.
Donations in her memory can be made to Annapolis Valley Exhibition, Box 100, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, B0S 1M0, or manager@annapolisvalleyexhibition.com , or Middleton and District Arena, PO Box 823 Middleton, Nova Scotia B0S1P0 , kerimacculloch@gmail.com or charity/organization of your choice.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Rebecca Louise Bruce January 24 2021..
Death notice for the town of: Dartmouth, Province: Nova Scotia