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Bertha Helen PURDY

Female 1913 - 2005  (91 years)


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  • Name Bertha Helen PURDY 
    Born 17 Jun 1913  Belmont, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 May 2005  Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Hilden Cemetery, Hilden, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I18019  bmds
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2017 

    Father Charles Alexander PURDY,   b. 28 Jul 1888, Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1970, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Annabell LIGHTBODY,   b. 29 Jun 1893, Belmont, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1974, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F6357  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Leslie Melrose GOSBEE,   b. 27 Oct 1910, Roachville, Kings, New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1968, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Children 
     1. Joan Elizabeth GOSBEE,   b. 5 Jun 1937, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1937, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Charles William GOSBEE,   b. 28 Jul 1939, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1965, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
    +3. Gerald GOSBEE,   b. Est 1941  (Age 84 years)
     4. Kenneth GOSBEE,   b. Est 1943  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F7215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Brenton Earl DEWAR,   b. 17 Apr 1913, Bible Hill, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1976, Colchester, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Children 
     1. June DEWAR
    Family ID F7216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jun 1913 - Belmont, Colchester, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 May 2005 - Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hilden Cemetery, Hilden, Colchester, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Obituary.
      DEWAR Gosbee, B. Helen – 91, Lavinia Drive, Truro, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2005, in Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro. Born in Belmont, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Annabel (Lightbody) Purdy.
       Helen was a CNA at the Colchester Hospital and Hillcrest Manor until her retirement.
       She is survived by sons, Gerald (Violet) Gosbee, Amherst; Kenneth, Truro; daughters, June Dewar, North River; Gloria (Mike) Sponagle, Goldboro; stepdaughter, Dianne (Dewar) Spears, Bible Hill; sisters, Esther (Arnold) Matthews and Margaret Totten, both of Welland, Ont.; Charlotte Petit, Oshawa, Ont.; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great great-grandson.
       She was predeceased by her first husband, Leslie Gosbee; second husband, Brenton Dewar; son, Charles William "Billy" Gosbee; daughter, Joan E. Gosbee in infancy; great-grandson, Lantz; sisters, Ruth Purdy, Jean Stevenson; brother, Edward Purdy.
       Visitation will be 1-3 p.m. Tuesday prior to funeral service at 3 p.m. Tuesday, both in Mattatall Funeral Home, Truro, Pastor Connie Stewart will officiate with burial to follow in Hilden Cemetery. Donations in memory may be made to the Nova Scotia Department of Health, Continuing Care Branch, Truro or IWK Health Centre, Halifax. E-mail condolences may be made at: mattatallfh@ns.aliantzinc.ca
      — Halifax Herald, 5/9/2005

    2. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 108089558.