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PICTOU , Helena Maria Christina, age 92, of Indian Brook, passed away unexpectedly on June 12, 2023 in Ostend, Belgium. Born in Maastricht, Netherlands, she was a daughter of the late Matthew Heuts and Helena Meulenhof.
Helena displayed a fighting spirit from an early age. During the Second World War, she was a member of the underground and helped families and soldiers to escape the Nazis in Europe. She met her future husband, Ben, in Ottawa while working as a nurse and he was her patient. Later, she and Ben worked together for the First Nations Veteran’s Association in Nova Scotia and Ottawa. She was proud to have sat on the roundtable for Veteran’s in Ottawa. A devout Roman Catholic, she was a member of the Ladies of St. Anne and a faithful follower of St. Anthony.
Besides her parents, he was predeceased by her husband, John “Ben” Pictou.
A visitation will be held 6-9 pm today, Friday June 30, 2023, in the Ettinger Funeral Home, Shubenacadie. A Christian mass will be celebrated at 10 AM Saturday July 1, 2023 in St. Kateri’s Roman Catholic Church, Indian Brook, Fr. Phil Thibodeau officiating. Burial will follow in St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Indian Brook.
Tributes, words of comfort and memories of Helena may be shared with the family at www.ettingerfuneralhome.com
1930 2023
Death notice for the town of: Shubenacadie, Province: Nova Scotia
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