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Zehra Ertuerk
December 10, 1925 – June 21, 2024
Zehra Ertuerk
December 10, 1925 – June 21, 2024
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Zehra Ertuerk, age 98, on June 21 at the Halifax Infirmary.
Zehra was born on December 10, 1925 in Bucharest, Romania. At a very young age, her family moved back to their homeland in Turkey. Zehra grew up in Istanbul where at age 18 she entered the nursing profession. It was also there where she met Yaşar Yazıcı, the man she would later marry. Zehra abandoned her nursing career when in 1959 Yaşar obtained a placement to study engineering at university in Germany. Zehra and their young daughter Filiz accompanied him to Hanover where they adopted the German language and culture. Although her marriage did not survive, Zehra decided that remaining in Germany offered her and Filiz the best opportunities for their future. As a single parent, she initially worked in a number of skilled trades until she requalified to return to nursing.
After retiring in 1994, Zehra came to Halifax to be reunited with Filiz who had emigrated to Canada in the early 1980s to pursue her own studies at Dalhousie University. Once again, Zehra was faced with embracing a new culture and learning yet another language.
Zehra’s love of animals, especially cats, was well-known, and her cooking skills were the stuff of legend. She was a meticulous seamstress who could mend or craft almost anything with a needle and thread. Fondly remembered by daughter Filiz Hoetten (Bill MacDonald) Bedford, Nova Scotia. A graveside service for family and close friends is planned for June 28 at 11:00 am in Sunrise Park Inter-Faith Cemetery, Hatchet Lake.
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SERVICES
Graveside Service
Friday, June 28, 2024
11:00 AM
Sunrise Park Inter-faith Cemetery
2025 Prospect Road
Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia B3T 1R9
December 10 1925 June 21 2024
Death notice for the town of: Dartmouth, Province: Nova Scotia
death notice Zehra Ertuerk December 10 1925 June 21 2024
obituaries notice Zehra Ertuerk December 10 1925 June 21 2024
We offer our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Zehra Ertuerk December 10 1925 June 21 2024 and hope that their memory may be a source of comfort during this difficult time. Your thoughts and kind words are greatly appreciated.