Gladys 'Merle' Naddaf
Lieu de naissance : Wareham
Lieu de décès : North Sydney
Date de décès : 12 décembre 2013
With deep sadness we announce the peaceful passing of our loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Gladys Merle Naddaf, age 89, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013 at her home.
Born in Wareham, England, Merle was the daughter of the late Frederick and Beatrice (Marshallsay) Cornish. She was a veteran of the Second World War, serving overseas with the British Army. Merle was a war bride, having met her husband Moses Naddaf while overseas and married before returning to North Sydney. She worked for many years as a personal care worker at MacGillivray Guest Home in Sydney until her retirement. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Those who knew mom will remember her for her wisdom, wit, honesty, generosity of spirit, remarkable memory and a passion for books. To us, she was the very best a mother could be and we will miss her terribly.
She is survived by her two sons, Joe, North Sydney, Michael (Aileen Neil), Groves Point; her two daughters, Janet Jessome and Beverly (Frank) Yurczyszyn, both of North Sydney; her six grandchildren, Gerard, Tammy, Michelle, Andrew, Stephen, Ashley and four great-grandchildren, Cayleigh, Victoria, Colby and Gabriel. Also surviving is her sister-in-law, Mary Naddaf, North Sydney, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Merle was predeceased by her husband, Moses Naddaf; two infant children, Andrew and Mary and her sister, Pamela Vervaet.
There will be no visitation by request. A graveside committal at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Sydney will take place at a later date. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney.
Memorial donations can be made to a charity of choice.
Online condolences may be sent to www.wjdooley.com.
