Hortense Elizabeth Cochrane, wife of the late Wilfred Cochrane, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2012, at 103 years, at her second home, the Windsor Elms Village in Falmouth. She was born August 16, 1908 in Mosherville to the late James and Mary (Clark) Northup. She lived most of her life in Stanley, moving to the Windsor Elms in 2005 at the age of 97. Survived by, daughters, Isobel (Owen) Lowe, Stanley; Linda (Dennis) MacKinnon, Liverpool; son, Donald (Lin) Cochrane, Hubley; daughter-in-law, Marlene Cochrane, Kennetcook; grandchildren, Wanda (Bruce) Spencer, Lakelands; Michael (Barb) Lowe, Lower Sackville; Brad (Nancy) MacKinnon, E. Port Medway; Dan (Marca) MacKinnon, Windsor; Ginelle (Stuart) Starritt, Timberlea; Dr. Karen Cochrane, Scott Cochrane, Jeff Cochrane, all of Halifax; Kathy (Steve) Copp, Timberlea; Shelli (Casey) Singer, Kennetcook; grandson-in-law, Elwood Munroe, Scotch Village; 17 great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. Her second family the staff of the Windsor Elms Village, especially the staff of 2nd Hart and Meadowview 4. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by her son, Norman “Buddie” Cochrane; granddaughter, Sheree Munroe; brothers, Roy, Earl, Victor, Vernon, Dudley and sisters, Emily MacDougall, Pauline McIninch and Marion Wellwood. Hortense was a member of the Mosherville United Church and an active member of her community. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, who made friends with everyone she met. The family wishes to thank the staff of the Windsor Elms Village for their loving care to our mother. Arrangements were entrusted to DeMont Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 419 Albert St., Windsor (902-798-8317), where the family received visitors Monday, July 30 from 7-9 p.m. Funeral service was held at 11 am Tuesday, July 31 in the funeral home chapel, Michelle Armstrong officiated. A reception was held in the funeral home's Elmcroft Reception Centre. Private family interment followed in St. Stephen’s Anglican Cemetery, Stanley. Donations may be made to Windsor Elms Chaplaincy Fund, 174 Dyke Rd., Falmouth, NS B0P 1L0 or a charity of one’s choice. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting: www.familycare.ca
Your life was a blessing,
Your memory a treasure.
You are loved beyond words,
And missed beyond measure.