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HODGES, Jessie May (10863)

Birth

  • Born on 1938 in Berwick, Kings Co., NS

Death

  • Died on October 30, 2025 in Kentville, Kings Co., NS
  • Buried in Berwick Cemetery in Berwick, Kings Co., NS

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Notes

  • Occupation: Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Obituary: Jessie May (Hodges) Lutz, 87, of South Berwick, passed away suddenly, but peacefully Thursday, October 30, 2025, in Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville. Born in Berwick, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lucy (Ulhman) Hodges. She grew up in Morristown and Aylesford East. Jessie took her nurse's training at the Kentville Sanitorium, graduated as a CNA (1957), and worked throughout the Western Kings Memorial Hospital, going to Outpatients in 1971. She was a member of Berwick Baptist Church and volunteered with the South Berwick Community Hall working to restore the upstairs, organize community suppers, and prepare weekly card party refreshments. Jessie's keen mind and hands were always busy: knitting mittens, hats, and baby blankets, mending, baking treats, gardening, making pickles, jams, and preserving fruits and vegetables, reading, solving and putting together puzzles, and using her phone and iPad to stay in touch with family and friends. She loved to pick blueberries and watch Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. Jessie's greatest pride and joy was her family. She cared for her husband, Hardy, mother-in-law, Florence, and brother-in-law, Ronnie in their declining years. She thrived on family visits and keeping up on everyone's activities and accomplishments. She enjoyed get-togethers and initiated family, school, and hospital reunions. Jessie is lovingly survived by her daughter, Nancy (Colin) MacKinnon, Sackville, NB; sons, Larry (Janice) Lutz, Rockland, and Brian (Debbie) Hodges, Aylesford; grandchildren, Andrew (Amy) MacKinnon, Neil (Gabrielle) MacKinnon, Emily (Cassian Ferlatte) Lutz, Tom (Amanda) Lutz, Danielle (Greg) Salsman, Sam (Luci) Lutz; great-grandchildren, Everett, Azie, Wyla, Evelyn, Ewan, Finn, Oliver, Finley, Hardy and Georgia; brother-in-law, Robert (Maureen) Lutz, Coldbrook; sisters-in-law, Janice (Robert) Dunn, South Berwick; Carolyn (Bill) Schrage, Orleans, ON; and Marina (Charles) Hudson, Salisbury, NB; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Hardy Lutz; brothers, Howard, in infancy, A. Lawrence, and Ronald. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. (with livestream available) on Thursday, November 6, 2025, in the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville, followed by a reception. Pastor Evan Colford officiating. Interment in Berwick Cemetery. Donations in memory may be made to Annapolis Valley VON or Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia. A special thank you to the VON and VRH for their care. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville. To view the livestream, for online condolences or inquiries please visit: www.whitefamilyfuneralhome.com.

Sources

  • Funeral Home: White Family Funeral Home Kentville,NS Obituary October 2025 Jessie Lutz

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