Mom passed peacefully at the Charlotte County hospital with
family at her side. She was 91 years young! This last year
she had some health issues and was very tired. All she wanted was to
be with her Lord and the love of her life for 60 plus years, our
father Douglas Lord.
Anyone that knew her, knew her spunk! Just over 5ft
tall, she could work circles around most! She took care of
her family and friends both physically and emotionally. Her
homes were always the drop in spot and there always was fresh tea,
baked goods and many meals at the family table.
At 15 (that’s in the 1940’s), Grammy Cook
put her on a train from Maine to New York City, where she cared for
her Aunt Olive for the better part of a year. Imagine a
young Dewolfe Corner girl in that big city!
Over the years, she worked at Ganong’s, the Saint
Croix Courier, Dr. Omar’s office and babysat many children.
(Shannon, Tanya & Jared, and Darren to name a few.) She and
dad were also foster parents to a number of children; including
Arlene Alexander who she considered a daughter.
She did all this while raising her 6 children and managing a loving
home filled with smells of bread, pies, donuts and fun &
laughter. She loved a practical joke.
She is predeceased by her husband, Douglas Lord, all of her
siblings – Tom (Grace), John (Kay), Ivan, Ronnie (Liz),
Blair (Elaine), and Moira as well as her grandsons Craig, John
& Gus and May’s partner Winston
Johnson.
She is survived by her children – Bonita Haney (Winnipeg,
MB), Mitzi (Robert) Fortin (Midland, Texas), Rick (Dorrie) Lord
(Blacks Harbour, NB), Tami (Garth) Turner (Dauphin, MB), Tavis (James)
McLennan (Middleton, NS), May McAllister (St. Stephen, NB), and Arlene
Alexander (St. Stephen, NB.)
Also survived by grandchildren, Jeff Haney(Heather)
(Manitoba), Ralph Clinch(Maria) (Manitoba) Tammy McLaughlin (Larry)
(St. Stephen, NB), Ian Lord (Christine) (Ontario), Ryan Lord (Bailey)
(Ontario), Jeremy Dunn (Ontario) Ashley Dunn (Ontario),
Brenda Turner ( Dauphine, MB), Shalene Turner (Saskatchewan),
Nora McLennan (Nova Scotia), Tyler Cleghorn (St. Stephen,
NB.) and her Great grand children – Nickolas, Julian, Lewis,
Alara, Damon, Natasha, Julia, Anthony, Gary, Robbie, Sarah ,Daisy ,
Brad and Donnie as well as Great-great grandson, Cooper and
Dorrie’s daughter Christina and her daughter
Emma.
Mom will be missed greatly by many family and friends
including fellow believers at the Milltown Baptist Church, Milltown,
NB and Mickey (Midland, Texas) and the Valley View Baptist Church in
Midland Texas. We all will celebrate a life well
lived!
Special thanks to grandson Tyler (living with Nana this past
year), niece Beth Stinson (almost daily visits), Nancy Snow (Home
care, molasses cookies and love), Melanie Milligan (Home care), Doc
Lister (40 plus years of care and love) and the kind Nurses at
Charlotte County Hospital.
Resting at The S.O. Mehan & Son Funeral Home Ltd., 23
Main Street, St. Stephen, N.B. from where the funeral service will be
held on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 2 PM. Visitation will be held at
the funeral home on Monday, December 12, 2022 from 6-8
PM.
Livestream link : youtu.be/8zS3cBLvTq4
For those who wish, donations in memory of Berla may be made
to a charity of one’s choice. Condolences may be sent to the
family online at www.mehanfuneralhome.ca
1931 2022
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Berla J Lord 1931 2022..
Death notice for the town of: St-Stephen, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick