Marilyn Helen Kennedy
1942-2022
Marilyn Helen Kennedy
– age 80, of Centreville, passed away on Wednesday, June 22,
2022 in the Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville.
Born in
Boutilier’s Point, Nova Scotia, she was a daughter of the
late Graham and Dorothy (Awalt) Dauphinee.
Marilyn worked as a
bookkeeper for Don Fraser before becoming a bookkeeper for the family
business, Veldhoven Upholstery. She was heavily involved in the
Centreville community, Centreville Good Neighbors Club, Pins and
Needles as well as the Centreville District Community Development
Association where she held many positions. She was a very proud,
loving, kind and determined person. She adored all creations,
especially animals. She was an avid gardener who enjoyed knitting,
crocheting, painting, crafts and loved crossword puzzles and
Sudoku.
She will be dearly
missed by her husband of 30 years, John Veldhoven and her cats, Blue
and Newya; son, Kenneth (Jennifer), Abercrombie; stepdaughter,
Jennifer (Drew) Kyle, Williamsburg, Ontario; grandchildren, McKaela
Kennedy; Kelowna, British Columbia; Mackenna and Brogan Kyle, both of
Williamsburg, Ontario; Alden Kennedy, Greenwood; sister, Iris Gillan,
Halifax; sisters-in-law, Cathy Dauphinee, Chester; Shirley Dauphinee,
Halifax; numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents,
she was predeceased by her first husband, Blaine Kennedy; brothers,
Harley Dauphinee, Duncan Dauphinee and brother-in-law, Jack
Gillan.
Cremation has taken
place and there will be no visitation, by request. The funeral service
will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in the White
Family Funeral Home, Kentville, Reverend Shirley Cole officiating. For
those unable to attend, a livestream of the service will be available.
Interment will take place in the Boutilier’s Point Cemetery
at later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory may be made to
the Centreville Good Neighbors Club or your local SPCA. Funeral
arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, Kentville. For online condolences, inquiries and
to view the service, please visit:
www.whitefamilyfuneralhome.com.
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Death notice for the town of: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia