Reader, Ava Ruth Marie - 7 months, Truro. On March 7, 2010, our sweet baby girl slipped away from us in her sleep. She was a happy, beautiful baby whose short time with us was filled with joy and love. Ava leaves behind her parents, Greg Reader and Natasha Muise; sister, Brea; maternal grandparents, Samantha and Lorne Smeltzer, Eastville; paternal grandparents, Bert Reader and Louise Hamilton, East Noel and Shawn Bernard and Clay Lynds, Maitland; great-grandparents, Carol and Dean Martin, Millbrook, Ruth Westall, David and Beverley White, Halifax; aunts, Adree and Laetitia; uncle Trent; cousin, Clara; several great uncles, great aunts and a large extended family. She was predeceased by her maternal grandfather, Phillip Muise. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 7-9 pm; memorial service on Friday at 11:00 am, both in Colchester Community Funeral Home, 512 Willow Street, Truro with Rev. Larry Harrison officiating. Private burial in Oak Island Cemetery, Maitland at a later date. Family flowers only. Donations in Ava’s name may be made to the IWK Foundation, Halifax. On-line condolences may be made at www.colchestercommunity.com “When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure”.