Ramona Adams Francis
1928-2022
The family of Ramona Adams Francis regretfully announces her
passing on February 18, 2022 at the age of 93. Ramona Adams was born
in 1928 in Bridgewater, NS, where her father, a locomotive engineer
with the CNR, had been posted. Her large family returned to
Campbellton, and later Tide Head, NB, during the Depression. In 1943,
her father was killed in a head-on train collision.
Following high school, Ramona completed her teacher training in
Fredericton, and taught in Fredericton Junction, Moncton, Baie Comeau,
QC and Fredericton.
Ramona was an energetic and capable woman who enjoyed team
sports, curling, golf, skiing, and was an accomplished seamstress,
costume designer, hostess, and home decorator. She was a member of the
Faculty Women’s Club, a volunteer with the New Brunswick
Youth Orchestra and the Fredericton Music Festival, and a board member
of the York Sunbury Historical Society. In her later years, Ramona
researched the genealogy of her Scottish (Adams) and Irish
(Fitzgerald) ancestors, and presented her results in a book on each.
She also created an extensive and detailed map of her
genealogy.
To the end, Ramona retained her sense of style, her spirit
and her sense of humour, revealing to her hospice nurses turning her
that “the first hundred years are the worst”.
Ramona leaves her three children, Jane Harrison (George),
Hudson QC, Adam Francis (Pauline, nee Losier), Whistler, BC, Jennifer
Sykes (Kimball), Ottawa, ON, and grandchildren Amy and Dax Francis, as
well as many dear relatives and friends.
At Ramona’s request, no funeral will be held.
Burial will take place at the Campbellton Rural Cemetery at a later
date. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to
Hospice Fredericton.
www.mcadamsfh.com
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Ramona Adams Francis 19282022..
Death notice for the town of: Fredericton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick
How saddened I was to learn of Ramona’ s passing. We were neighbours for many years on Simcoe Court and I have many wonderful memories of our days on the court. Our little tea parties were wonderful occasions filled with conversation and laughter. In later years we would meet downtown and chat about our families. She was such a lovely person who gave so much to the community. My deepest sympathy to Jane(whom I had the pleasure of teaching at FHS). Jennifer, and Adam. Rest in peace, dear friend.