CROSTHWAITE, MILDRED - It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Mildred Crosthwaite, age 91, of Dorchester Cape. Mildred passed away peacefully at the Sackville Memorial Hospital on Friday, July 18, 2014. Born in Dorchester, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Grace (Card) Amisson. Mildred was a dedicated homemaker who devoted her life to raising her eleven children. Very talented in the kitchen, she was the best cook ever. She also loved gardening, especially flowers. In her spare time she enjoyed fishing, and sewing. Mildred loved listening to country music, and in her younger years was quite talented on the slide guitar. She was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Dorchester Branch #16. She will be sadly missed by her children Wayne (Patricia), Douglas (Iona), Raymond, Eldon (Tammy), all of Dorchester, Vernon (Gail), Sackville, Sandra Goguen, Surrey, BC, Cheryl Read, Woodpoint, Stephen (Carrie), Dorchester, Harriett (George) Coombs, Sackville, Walter (Karen), Haines City, FL, Wanda (Chris) Henwood, Amherst, NS; 26 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She was predeceased by her brothers Victor, Guy and Walter.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Jones Funeral Home, 70 Bridge St., Sackville, NB (506-364-1300) where visiting hours will take place on Sunday from 7 to 9 pm. Her funeral service will take place at Jones Funeral Home on Monday, July 21, 2014 at 2 pm, Myles D B Krueger, PhD officiating. Burial will follow in the Dorchester Rural Cemetery. Those wishing to make a donation in Mildred's memory may do so to the Red Cross, Diabetes Assoc., Heart and Stroke Foundation, or the charity of your choice.