WESTVILLE – Barbara Florence (Munro) Welch, 68, Westville, NS, passed away after a long battle with cancer on April 14, 2009. She was surrounded by her loving family and the man she fell in love with 49 years ago.
Originally from Lovat, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Bessie (McCunn) Munro.
Barb spent 40 years working for the Royal Bank where she enjoyed her time with the people of Westville. She was an avid gardener, enjoyed many crafts, and loved to travel.
She is survived by her loving husband Jimmy; her daughters, Janet, Edmonton; Cheryl Stewart (Jamie), Rocklin; and Wanda, Edmonton; grandchildren: Jayna, Tyler, Lauren, Melissa, Quinn, Alex and Emily. She is also survived by brothers and sisters, Marie Barylak (George), Whitby, Ont.; Catherine Dickey (Jack), Otterbrook; Raeburn Munro (Ardele), Union Centre; Jean Marshall (Howard), Fox Brook; Marion Day (Merle), Westville; Alexander "Sandy" Munro, Westville; Chester Munro (Dorothy), Little Egypt Road.
Visitations will be held on Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Eagles Funeral Home, Westville. Her funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Friday from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Westville with Rev. Norman Marple officiating. Burial will be in Gairloch Cemetery, Gairloch.
Family flowers only. Barb’s wishes were for donations to the Aberdeen Palliative Care Society, where she was so wonderfully taken care of in her final days, or to the Canadian Cancer Society.