On November 23, 2022 Kenda, loving wife and step mother
passed away following a courageous and lengthy battle at the age of
65. Kenda is predeceased by her father, Kenneth Cole and her mother
Muriel Cole (Beatty). She is survived by her husband Norman, step
daughters Sarah Richard, Julie Richard, Natalie (Ryan) Davison,
grandsons Jack and George Davison, brother Rick (Terry) Cole and their
children Valancy, Hayden and Bryce, brother Ted (Paula) Cole and their
son Skylar, several other nieces, nephews, best friend Lise Culligan
and a host of additional family and friends.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Kenda and her family moved to
Katherine Avenue in Moncton where Kenda was raised, attending
Beaverbrook Elementary School, Birchmount Junior High and Harrison
Trimble High School. Kenda loved life and lived it with zest, humor
and a passion for growth. These characteristics contributed to
numerous personal and business achievements, including her business
Van Kleefe Jewelers as a finalist in the Business of the Year Category
for the City of Abbottsford BC in 1995, losing only to a new start up
passenger airline, WestJet.
Kenda’s positivity and drive proved to be a great
source of support for her family and many friends. She would light up
a room by simply entering it, always drawing others in. Her curiosity
and openness were an inspiration to all. Her greatest love was that of
her immediate family and several close friends.
Kenda will be missed by so many. A private celebration of
life limited to family and close friends will take place at a later
date.
The surviving family and friends of Kenda wish to thank the
paramedics, emergency room, acute care, gynecology, oncology and
palliative care staff of the Moncton City Hospital as well as the
extramural team that supported her upon returning home. In particular,
the family would like to thank Dr. Hemsworth, Dr. Mansfield and Dr.
Prive and their teams for the excellent care provided. They would also
like to thank Dr. Beaulieu, Ellie and all of the nursing staff of The
Briarlea, Gorge Road for the excellent care provided to Kenda in
recent years.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, donations can be made in
Kenda’s honor to “The Friends of the Moncton
Hospital”.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Tuttle Brothers Riverview
Funeral Home 214 Pine Glen Rd. Riverview, NB (506)
857-9544
Online condolences can be made
at www.tuttlefuneralhome.ca
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Kenda Dawn Richard Cole 1957 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Riverview, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick