It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of
Lois Wilma Ann Wilson, 83, of River
Hebert, NS. Lois passed away at the Cumberland Regional Health Care
Centre on Sunday, January 2, 2022.
Born in
Stanley, NB, she was a daughter of the late William and Katherine
(Pond) Jarvis.
Lois grew up in Stanley, NB. After graduating from Stanley
High School, she moved to Fredericton where she worked for Sears
Roebuck. While in Fredericton she met and fell in love with the love
of her life Dara.
They married and moved to River Hebert to work on the family
farm and started a family of their own. As the kids got older, she got
involved in the Girl Guides of Canada, being a Guide leader and later
a Division Commissioner and served on the Provincial Council. She was
involved with the building of the Girl Guide Camp in Middleborro, NS.
She also helped Dara with 4-H, who was a 4-H leader.
Lois will be dearly missed by her
husband of 59 years Dara ; sons Roy (Charlene) and Eric (Colette);
daughter Sheila (Gordon) and son-in-law Allan; grandchildren
Christopher (Allison), Timothy (Laura), Jessica (Mitch), Brooke
(Nick), Crystal (Justin), Maxine and Maggie; great grandchildren Leo,
Daniel, Adam, Justin and Chelsea; brothers Bertrand (Jeanette) and
Robert (Sheila); sister Areta; brother-in-law Dave and sister-in-law
Bon as well as many nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by a daughter
Serena, granddaughter Nicole, sisters Estella, Thelma, brothers-in-law
Jim, Bill, Carl, Bill, Carl and Don and sisters-in-law Audrey, Dayle
and Marg.
Arrangements are under the care and supervision of the
Jones Family Funeral Centre, 70 Church
Street, Amherst, NS (902-667-8777). Honoring Lois’s wishes, cremation
has taken place and a service will be held at a later
date.
Donations in memory of Lois may be made to Girl Guides of
Canada.
Sharing of memories and condolences may be sent to the family
by visiting the online memorial at www.jonesfamilyfuneralcentre.ca or
through the Jones Family Funeral Centre
Facebook Page.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Lois Wilma Ann Wilson 1938 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Amherst, Province: Nova Scotia