Verna McElwain
MCELWAIN, VERNA BERNICE
Verna B. McElwain of Hartfield, NB passed away January 28, 2016 at Carleton Manor, Woodstock, NB. Born in 1925 at Hartfield, NB, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Nora (Bradley) Moorcroft.
She is survived by two sons, David McElwain (Karen), Cape Neddick, Maine and Robert McElwain (Maia), Sebring, Florida; five grandchildren, Amber Bergeron (Erik), Cole McElwain, Mackenzie McElwain, Evan McElwain and Paige McElwain; one great grandson, Jakob Bergeron; a sister, Eunice Clark (Fred), Campbell Settlement, NB; two brothers, Arwood Moorcroft, Pokiok, NB and Perley Moorcroft (Cora), Dumfries, NB; two sisters-in-law, Myrtle Moorcroft, Upper Queensbury, NB and Marie Moorcroft, Rossville, NB; a brother-in-law, Lynn McElwain (Miriam), Woodstock, NB; several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Alton McElwain; three sisters, Helen Ames, Matilda Bragdon and Zella Barrow; three brothers, Johnny, Harry and James Moorcroft.
Visiting hours will be held at Flewelling Funeral Home, 585 Otis Drive, Nackawic, NB next Saturday, February 6, 2016 from 12 noon to 2 pm. Funeral service will be held at 2 pm from the funeral home chapel with Rev. Ralph Irving officiating, assisted by Ralph LeBlanc. A reception will follow in the funeral home dining room. Interment will be later at Otis Cemetery.
For those who wish to make a donation in memory of Verna, the family has suggested the Fredericton Rotary Club designated to the “Polio Plus Program” or a charity of the donor’s choice.
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