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Joan Lidstone
Lidstone - The death occurred at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown, on Sunday, March 13, 2005, of Joan Lidstone, wife of the late Davis F. Lidstone, of 149 Milton Avenue, Summerside, aged 87 years. Daughter of the late Dr. R.N. and Blanche (McQuinn) Knowles. Survived by sons Richard D. 'Dick', Victoria, BC; Robin C., Summerside; grandchildren Chris (Juliet), Edmonton; Sean (Jane), Edmonton; Susan and Barb Lidstone, Halifax; Charles E., Toronto; by great-grandson 'Josh'; and by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her brother R.N. 'Bud' Knowles; sister Nancy Blanchard; brother-in-law Donald E. (Evelyn) Lidstone.
Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, where funeral service will be held on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Interment will later take place in Peoples Cemetery, Summerside. Visiting hours Wednesday from 3-5 p.m. only. Memorial donations to Prince County Hospital Foundation or a charity of your choice would be appreciated.
Doris MacKay
The death occurred at the Summerset Manor, Summerside, on Tuesday, October 4, 2005, of Doris MacKay, of Summerside and formerly of Halifax, NS, aged 91 years.
Born in Halifax, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Jenetta (Cleversey) Gilkie. Survived by her son Graham (Lena), Wilmot Valley; grandchildren Darren (Lisa) MacKay, Charlottetown; Scott (Cheryl) MacKay, Summerside; great-grandchildren Colin, Reilly, Cameron, Alexander and Lauren; sister-in-law Hilda Gilkie, Halifax, NS; and by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by a grandson Darrell MacKay; sister Velma Lloy and by brothers Roy Gilkie and Cyril R. Gilkie.
No visiting hours by request. A memorial service will be held at J.A. Snow Funeral Home, 2666 Windsor Street, Halifax, NS, on Friday at 2:00 p.m., with Arch Deacon Peter Armstrong officiating. Interment in St. John s Cemetery, Halifax, NS. Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside.
Ethel Jay
The death occurred at the Prince County Hospital, Summerside, on Tuesday, October 4, 2005, of Ethel Jay, of 167 Fitzroy Street, Summerside, aged 88 years. Born at Millburn, she was the daughter of the late William and Susan (Pyke) Cobb.
Survived by children Elmer (Adele), Baltic; Glenda (Lorne) Wensley, Saskatoon; Reg, Summerside; Sterling (Shelley MacInnis), Summerside; Blair (Heather Bernard), Summerside and Roger, Cape Traverse; by 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her husband Roy Jay; brother John Cobb; sisters Ruth MacKay, Muriel MacKinnon and Lena MacKinnon.
Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, until Saturday, then to the Summerside Church of the Nazarene, for funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Interment service will take place in Midgell Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. Visiting hours Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial donations to the Prince County Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.
Goldie Macdonald
The death occurred at the Prince County Hospital, Summerside, on Saturday, October 8, 2005, of Goldie Macdonald, of Andrews Lodge and formerly of Lefurgey Avenue, Summerside, aged 96 years. Born in Cape Traverse, she was the daughter of the late Moses and Helena (Stanley) Guignion. Survived by her daughter Ione Macdonald, Halifax, NS; son Dr. Clive (Theresa) Macdonald, New Waterford, NS; a sister Esther MacWilliams, Cape Traverse; by grandchildren Marsha Schurman, Summerside; Brent (Carol) Schurman, Summerside; Paul M. Schurman (Heather Johnston), Central Bedeque; Stephen Macdonald, Halifax, NS; Hilary Macdonald-Webster (Scott), Halifax, NS; great-grandchildren Eva (Kent) Strongman, Summerside; Lisa Schurman-Smith (Rudy), Summerside; Michael Schurman, Lunenburg, NS; Kelsey and Meghan Ritter, Halifax, NS; Ben Schurman, Summerside; Charlie Schurman, Lloydminster, AB; great-great-grandchildren Patrick and Katie Strongman and Anna Smith. Predeceased by her husband Norman Macdonald; daughter Lois Schurman; grandson Shaun Macdonald; great-grandson Bobby Schurman; sisters Frances MacWilliams, Winnifred Fraser, Dorothy Miller, Gladys Page, Ethel Stickney; and by a brother George Guignion. Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, until Wednesday, then to the Summerside Baptist Church, for funeral service at 1:30 p.m. Interment in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Valley. Visiting hours Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. Memorial donations to the Summerside Rotary Library would be appreciated.
Joyce MacLean
The death occurred at the Wedgewood Manor, Summerside, on Friday, October 7, 2005, of Joyce MacLean, of Wedgewood Manor and formerly of Russell Street, Summerside, aged 82 years. Born at Glengarry, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ethel (McInnis) Thomson. Survived by children Carl (Phung), Mississauga, Ontario; Sheila (Gerald) Arsenault, Middleton; Betty Dechambeau, Vancouver, BC; Debbie (Doug) Bridges, Charlottetown; Sharon (David) Griffin, Summerside; Blair (Debbie) Travellers Rest; Brant, Vernon, BC; and Mona Paradis (David Meehan), Cple Harbour, NS; by 10 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; and by brothers Leigh (Donna) Thomson, Prince George, BC; Glen Thomson, Brampton, Ontario. Predeceased by her husband John 'Jack' MacLean; and brothers Alvin and Lorne Thomson. Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, until Wednesday, then to St. Paul s Church, Summerside, for funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. Interment in St. Paul s Cemetery, Summerside. Visiting hours Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial donations to the Prince County Hospital Foundation or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.
Joanne Rayner
The death occurred at the Prince County Hospital, Summerside, on Thursday, October 13, 2005, of Joanne Rayner, of Travellers Rest, aged 55 years. Survived by her father Alfred and step-mother Betty Cormier, Summerside; husband Daniel 'Danny' Rayner; children Michael Croken (Tara), Moncton, NB; Blair Croken (Tracey), New Annan; step-daughters Patty Rayner (Allan Wood), Summerside; Tammy (Jason) Reeves, Kensington; grandchildren Scott Nantes, Ryan Waite, Emma Waite, Olivia Fraser, Erin Reeves and Kale Wood; sisters Anne (Garth) Wood, Travellers Rest; Laurena (Brian) Taylor, Granville; Alfreda Cormier, St. Catherines, ON; Jean Cormier, St. Catherines, ON; Sheila Cahill, Summerside; brothers Gary (Judy) Cormier, Vancouver, BC; Merlin (Kate) Cormier, Summerside; Allison Cormier, Summerside; Paul Cormier, Summerside; and Terry Cormier, Bedeque. Predeceased by her mother Eva (Perry) Cormier; sister Donna White; brothers Carl Cormier and Paul in infancy. Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, until Saturday, then to St. Paul s Church, Summerside, for funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Interment in Peoples Cemetery, Summerside. Visiting hours Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.
Lois Carr
The death occurred peacefully, at her late residence, on Wednesday, October 19, 2005, of Lois Carr, of 105 North Drive, St. Eleanors, aged 83 years. Survived by her loving husband Ernest Carr; children Loweena (Mark) Dean, Toronto; Hazel (Ray) Frost, Borden; Winnifred (Eric) MacArthur, St. Catherines, PE; Lynn (Allan) MacLeod, St. Eleanors; Karen (Sterling) Noye, St. Eleanors; Howard (Susan) Sackville, N.B.; John (Kara) Fredericton, N.B.;by 14 grandchildren; 3 great- grandchildren; sister Daisy (Maynard) Thompson; brother-in-law Charles Allen and sister-in-law Dorothy Barlow. Predeceased by her parents Howard and Greeta (Clark) Barlow; brothers J. Preston, Lowell and Harry Barlow; sisters Grace Allen, Marjorie Harkness and Beryl Harkness, and by a niece Jeannie Harkness.
Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, until Saturday, then to the Wellington United Church, for funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Interment in Hillside Cemetery, Wellington. Visiting hours Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Wellington United Church would be appreciated.
Ruby Ryder
The death occurred at the Prince County Hospital, Summerside, on Sunday, October 23, 2005, of Ruby Ryder, of Wedgewood Manor and formerly of Wellington, aged 68 years. Born at St. Raphael, she was the daughter of the late Nelson and Margaret (Grey) Ryder. Survived by sisters Doreen MacLeod, Edmonton, Alberta; Orpha (Emmett) Dueweke, Michigan, U.S.A.; brother Ralph Ryder, Summerside; by special niece Janice (Edmond) Perry, Miscouche; and by several nephews. Predeceased by a brother Vernon Ryder and by a brother-in-law Bill MacLeod.
Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, until Tuesday, then to the Wellington United Church, for funeral service at 1:30 p.m. Interment in Hillside Cemetery, Wellington. Visiting hours Monday 7-9 p.m. Memorial donations to the Hillside Cemetery would be appreciated.
Marvin Melvin Duguay
The death occurred at the Prince County Hospital, Summerside, on Saturday, October 22, 2005, of Marvin 'Melvin' Duguay, of Slemon Park and formerly of St. Philip, aged 77 years. Born in Tracadie, NB, he was the son of the late James and Nellie (Sovie) Duguay. Survived by his children Jim (Benita), St. Chrysostome; Benny, Summerside; Marie Walsh (Paul Arsenault), Albany; Tammy Duguay (Duane Arsenault), Slemon Park; Peter, Summerside; by 14 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters and by a brother. Predeceased by his wife Norma (Arsenault) Duguay; daughters Linda Beamish and Shirley Duguay; and by a brother and sister.
Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, until Wednesday, then to St. Paul s Church, Summerside, for funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. Interment in St. Philippe et St. Jacques Cemetery, Egmont Bay. Visiting hours Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.
Vans Freeman Pye
The death occurred at the Langley Memorial Hospital, Langley, BC, on Saturday, October 22, 2005, of Vans Freeman Pye of Langley and formerly of Lot 16, aged 61 years. He was the son of the late George and Dena Pye of Central Lot 16. Vans is survived by his wife Carolyn; his daughter Michelle; son Warren and their mother Jennie McNeill all of B.C.; 2 step-children Cynthia and Douglas and 4 step- grandchildren. The following brothers and sisters, Janie Crossman, Bedeque; Lillie MacLeod, Belmont, Lot 16; Muriel (Elmer) Thompson, Summerside; June (Fred) Peck, Cannington, Ontario; Charles (Bea) Pye, Charlottetown; Clare (Don) Jones, Riverview, N.B.; Carl (Genny) Pye, Charlottetown; Sharon (Richard) MacNeill, North Rustico; Lorne (Barb) Pye, Summerside; brother-in-law Earle Inman, Wellington; and by numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, his brothers Earl and Stanley Pye and sister Blanche Inman.
Cremation will take place in B.C. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 29, at the Lot 16 United Church at 2:00 p.m. in celebration of Van s life with Rev. Don MacPherson officiating. Memorial donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association or Lot 16 United Church Cemetery would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside.
Janie Pat MacLellan
MacLellan - The death occurred peacefully, at the Summerset Manor, Summerside, on Thursday, January 26, 2006, of Janie 'Pat' MacLellan, of Summerside and formerly of Grand River, aged 100 years. Born in Grand River, January 15, 1906, she was the last surviving family member of her parents Patrick and Catherine MacLellan. Survived by nieces and nephews Vernon (Violet) DesRoche, Grand River; Albert (Diane) DesRoche, Toronto; Eileen (Joe) Boriska, Vancouver; Gerald DesRoche, Vancouver; and Elmer (Carole) DesRoche, Mount Forest, Ontario. Predeceased by a sister May (Arnold) DesRoche; brother John A. MacLellan; nieces Pat (Walter) McNeill and Shirley Cameron; and by a nephew Helmir DesRoche. Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, until Monday, then to St. Patrick s Church, Grand River, for funeral mass at 10:30 a.m. Interment in St. Patrick s Church Cemetery. Visiting hours Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial donations to the St. Patrick s Church, Grand River, or the Summerset Manor Equipment Fund would be appreciated.
Bernice Ede
The death occurred at the Prince County Hospital, on Sunday, September 21, 2003, of Bernice Ede, of 444 Central Street, Summerside, aged 82 years.
Born in Norboro, she was the daughter of the late George and Hazel (Woodside) Sharpe. Survived by her husband Don Ede; by her children Marcia (Charles) Railer, Ajax, Ontario, and Gwen Ede, Ottawa, Ontario; by brothers Clive Sharpe, Wilmot Valley; Ron (Valerie) Sharpe, Tallahassee, Florida; and by a sister Edith (Malcolm) Bradshaw, Searletown. Predeceased by a sister Glenn Pauley and a brother Leigh Sharpe.
Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside. No Visiting hours by personal request. A memorial service will be held at Trinity United Church, Summerside, on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. Interment in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Prince County Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.
