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Marie Geraldine Coll

Marie Geraldine Coll

Coll, Marie Geraldine, Truro, NS, affectionately known as “Gerri”, was born April 15th, 1940 in Bathurst, New Brunswick and passed away Sunday, March 19th, 2017 due to complications from a stroke. She lived her life with joie de vivre and was passionately French. You could argue she had an abnormally large collection of frog memorabilia and we loved that she did. She loved anything gourmet and always cooked with a glass of wine (or two). She loved to travel and with Harvey, they were able to see the world together. Did I say she loved her white wine? When she was angry with us, she swore in French…and that’s when we knew we pushed her too far. And she loved her fancy coats and hats as a personal luxury. These are the things those that loved her, teased her about.
She was so proud of her time at Saint Mary’s University. For more years then we can remember, she served as Secretary to the President. We all knew who really ran St. Mary’s! She leaves her loving & devoted husband of 56 years Harvey Coll, her son Douglas, daughter-in-law Brooke Hatton-Coll, and grandchildren, Matthew & Ian. Gerri was preceeded in death by her parents, Leona and Martin Sivret, and her brothers Gerald and Ronald Sivret, of Bathurst. Gerri is survived by her loving sister, Anne-Marie Melanson (nee Sivret), of Bathurst, and her beloved sister-in-law, Helen Sivret, of Riverview. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mattatall ~ Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street Truro, from where a celebration of her life will be held 2:00pm ~ 4:00pm, Thursday, March 23rd, 2017. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gerri’s memory to the Canadian Cancer Society. Private messages of condolence can be sent to the family by viewing Gerri’s obituary and selecting "Send A Condolence" at: www.mattatallvarnerfh.com

 

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