Elsie Theresa Pellerin, age 92, of Amherst, passed away peacefully at Gables Lodge, Amherst, NS on Thursday, July 22, 2010.
Born in Sackville, NB, she was a daughter of the late Layton and Martha (Estabrooks) Stokes.
She was a member of Holy Family Parish Church and a former member of the prayer group. She was a member of the I.O.G.T. Lodge and the Golden Years Society.
She will be sadly missed by sons Henry (Joan) and Wilfred (Phyllis), all of Amherst,10 grandchildren, several great and great great grandchildren; foster-daughters Virginia, Shirley, and Brenda, half-sister Barbara Merritt, half-brother Clarence Stokes, and niece Erma LeBlanc.
She was predeceased by her husband Henry, and siblings, Charles, Carl, Harry, Joseph, Clarence, Alberta and Zelpha.
Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the Furlong~Jones Funeral Home, 70 Church St., Amherst, NS (902-667-8777) where visiting hours will take place on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral Mass will be celebrated from the Holy Family Parish Church, Amherst on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 10 am, Father Vernon Driscoll officiating. Burial will take place in the St. Charles Nativity Cemetery.
Those wishing to make a donation in Elsie's memory may do so to the charity of your choice.
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