Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Hooper
Passed on: July 8th, 2018
With broken hearts, we announce the sudden passing of our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Betty Hooper, age 74, on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.
Born in Grand Bank, NL, on November 14, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Lawson and Myrtle (Hodder) Mullins.
Betty was a devoted wife and mother who took great pride in caring for her family. She was happiest spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren or in her kitchen preparing meals and baking with them. She enjoyed reading, gardening and loved sewing and was a proud Sea Cadet Mom (#129 Caribou Sea Cadets) for over forty years. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, North Sydney and a former member of the ACW.
Betty is survived by her four children, Patsy (David) Murray, Ruth (Danny) Walsh, Shawn (Bonnie) Hooper, all of North Sydney and Linda Moore, Edmonton; eight grandchildren, Holly (David), Caelin (Jesse), Nathan (Crystal), Patrick, Max, Amy, Mason and Stephen (Alicia); seven great-grandchildren, Jasmine, Max, Mya, Parker, Ella, Owen and Aubrey; her companion, Ronald Robertson; son-in-law, John Moore; two brothers, Edward (Hannah) Mullins and William (Muriel) Mullins; sisters, Rosena Egan, Vera (Paul) Kavanaugh and Susan Martin; sisters-in-law, Gwen, Grace (Stephen), Marjorie and Mary; brothers-in-law, Nelson, Edward and Douglas; many nieces, nephews, and extended family.
She was predeceased by her husband, Max Hooper; brothers, Graham and Willoughby Mullins, Clarence Hodder; sisters, Sharon and Daisy; sisters-in-law, Meta and Ruby, and brother-in-law, William.
Visitation for Betty will be 7-9 p.m. Tuesday in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, with Rev. Julio Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeside Cemetery, North Sydney.
Memorial donations may be made to the NS Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Online condolences may be sent to www.wjdooley.com.
