Ellen Marie Foley
1938-2022
The family of Ellen
Marie Foley, 84, formerly of Kentville, is saddened to announce her
passing at Wolfville Nursing Home in the early morning hours of July
29, 2022.
Born on April 29, 1938
in Grand Falls, NF, she was the eldest of 10 children. She was a
daughter of the late John “Jack” and Mary (Murphy)
Sweeney.
Our Mom was very proud
of her Newfoundland heritage and was the epitome of kindness. She
opened her heart and home to everyone she met. Her greatest joy in
life was having her family around her. After Gerard’s
retirement in 1991 they enjoyed travelling to Florida and Myrtle Beach
and spent many happy summers at the campground in Cambridge-Narrows,
NB. In their later years, they returned to Newfoundland for the
summers and set up home in their cabin in Campbellton. Mom loved
hanging clothes out where she had a wonderful view of the ocean. She
loved to sing and dance, was an avid knitter and had tried her hand at
sewing, quilting and embroidery. She also enjoyed bowling and
snowmobiling. She was a devout Catholic, a member of the CWL, and was
involved in the Cursillo Movement and the RCIA. She served as a
Eucharistic Minister and taught Catechism in her younger years. She
was a member of the Red Hat Society and the Kentville New Horizon
Club.
Ellen was dearly loved
and will be greatly missed by the love of her life, Gerard, her
husband of 64 years, Kentville; her five children, John, Surrey, BC;
Anna, Kentville; Jeff, Calgary, AB; Lisa, Kentville, and Deanie (Les)
Kelowna, BC; five grandchildren, Mathieu (LeAnn), Mandy (Mark), Amy,
Sarah and Daniel, and her three great-grandchildren Kaidynce, Ellie
and Jaxtyn. She is also survived by her brother, John (Shirley), Grand
Falls-Windsor, NF; sisters, Mary (Gerry), Portugal Cove, NF; and
Pauline, Halifax, NS, as well as many nieces, nephews and extended
family. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her brothers, John
(in infancy) and Jim; sisters, Trish, Alice, Dorothy and
Jose.
Cremation has taken
place. Visitation will be held in the White Family Funeral Home on
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from 6 to 8 p.m. with prayers starting at
7:45 p.m. The funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday,
August 11, 2022 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Kentville.
For those unable to attend, a video livestream of the funeral will be
available by visiting corpuschristins.ca/. Interment will
follow in the Holy Cross Columbarium, Kentville.
The family would like
to express their gratitude to the staff at Valley Regional Hospital
and Wolfville Nursing Home for their care during the past year.
Donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Nova
Scotia or the Breast Cancer Society of Canada. Funeral arrangements
have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, Kentville. To view the video webcast and for on-line
condolences or inquiries please visit:
www.whitefamilyfuneralhome.com.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Ellen Marie Foley 19382022..
Death notice for the town of: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia