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Joan Winnifred Marquardt

Joan Winnifred Marquardt

Joan Winnifred Marquardt, age 74, of Amherst passed away peacefully at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre on Saturday January 9, 2016.
Born in Amherst, NS, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Winnifred (Bourgeois) Munroe.
She worked at Niagara Finance in Amherst. After marrying her husband and starting her family in Amherst, she later moved with them to Ontario, then later to Texas. She returned to Amherst in her senior years. She was an active volunteer at many schools throughout her life, a member of the Amherst Curling Club and an active member of the Holy Family Parish Church.
She is survived by sons Michael (Jenny), Austin, Texas and Christopher, Dallas, Texas; grandchildren Munroe Jean, Milo Billy and Mason Otto; sister Rachel (Larry) Latta, Lorneville; Betty Ann Cook, Amherst; brother Walter (Phyllis) Oshawa, ON; several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband Mark Marquardt and brother Gary.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Furlong~Jones Funeral Home, 70 Church St., Amherst, NS (902-667-8777). Cremation has taken place. A Funeral Mass from Holy Family Parish Church will be held on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 10 am, Deacon Howard Gottell officiating. Committal at St. Charles Nativity Cemetery will follow.
Those wishing to make a donation in Joan's memory may do so to the CRHCC Palliative Care, or charity of your choice.

 

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