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THOMAS, Reta Victoria (39616)

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Birth

  • Born on April 18, 1919 in Aylesford, Kings Co., NS

Death

  • Died on October 09, 2003 in Kentville, Kings Co., NS
  • Buried in Berwick Cemetery in Berwick, Kings Co., NS

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Notes

  • Obituary: SAWLOR (Thomas), Reta Victoria - 84, Somerset. We grieve the unexpected loss of our beloved mother and grandmother, Thursday, October 9, 2003, in Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville. Born in Aylesford, she was a daughter of the late Starr Page and Mary Alberta (Creemer) Thomas. She was a member of Berwick Baptist Church and a former member of the McPherson Auxiliary and had been a member of the W. W. S. Auxiliary. Reta had also been involved with a local seniors group, was an avid bridge player, who passionately spent a number of years playing bridge with her many friends. She travelled extensively throughout the world, enjoyed gardening, was an exceptional seamstress, and loved to knit. Surviving are children, Beverly Starr (Rawding) Morse, Somerset; David Lester Rawding, Somerset; Heather Lorraine (Mrs. Gordon Avery), Kingston; Gerald Kim and Lorna (Cyr) Rawding, Weston; sister, Barbara Best, Aylesford; grandchildren, Richard, Robert (Krista) Morse; Shelley (Jim), Michelle "Missy", Susan (Mike) and Ray Morse, Leslie (Shelley) and Angie Rawding, Lyndsay (Neil Shannon), Lauren and Evan Avery, Barry (Amanda) Rawding; great-grandchildren, Lacey, Hattem, Brian, Danielle, Alicia, Miranda, Logan, McKenzie, McKenna and Cammron; sisters-in-law, Mary (Carlyle) Richardson, Alberta; Jean Eisner, Berwick; several nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by all. She was predeceased by her husband, Manning Donald Sawlor; grandsons, David Morse, Michael and Jeff Rawding; great-granddaughter, Ashley Rawding; brothers, Manson, Robert and Blake Thomas; brothers-in-law, Carl "Dick" Best, Raymond Eisner, Burnell Reid; sisters-in-law, Edna Reid, Helen Sawlor, Donna Thomas. Reta's family was very important to her. We will always be grateful for the wonderful memories, especially her Christmas dinners. She is gone but never forgotten. We will miss her dearly. Visiting 7-9 p.m. today in H.C. Lindsay Memorial Chapel, 192 Commercial St., Berwick, where funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Rev. Shawn Kehoe officiating. Burial in Berwick Cemetery. Donations in her memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia or Canadian Diabetes Association.

Sources

  • Funeral Home: H.C. Lindsay Funeral Home Berwick,NS Obituary October 2003

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