CRAIG, FREDA - It is with sadness, the family announces the death of Freda Eloise (Lee) Craig, age 100, formerly of Hampton, Bayswater and St. George, NB, which occurred peacefully on Thursday, December 25, 2014, at the Passamaquoddy Lodge, St. Andrews, Charlotte County, NB, wife of the late Chester Clarence Craig. She was born on February 5, 1914 in Seldon, Maine, USA, the last surviving child of the late E. Fremont and Sarah Jane (Wynn) Lee. Freda had been a member through the years of the Hampton United Church, U.C. Women, Hampton Stitch & Chatter Club, Bayswater-Summerville United Church, Peninsula Pearls Seniors, Granite Town Seniors, & St. George Presbyterian Kirk. Her last years were at Granite Court in St. George & Passamaquoddy Lodge, in St. Andrews where she received excellent care in pleasant surroundings. - Special thanks to all. Freda is survived by her son, Calvin Lee Craig and his wife Barbara of Bonny River, NB; grandson, Jonathan L. Craig (Maryse Lanteigne) of Moncton; granddaughters, Jennifer Craig of Waterville, NS and Leslie Roy and her husband Ronald of South Africa; great grandchildren: Ryan, Liam, and Laura Roy also living in South Africa; as well as numerous nieces and nephews in Canada and the USA. Besides her husband and parents, Freda was predeceased by her brothers, Roland and Daniel Lee; sisters: Norma Lee, Edith Gillmor, Clara Herron, Myra Desoto, Abbie Healey, Frances McHugh and Martha Krutt and brothers-in-law Ross Gillmor, Stanley Herron, Henry Desoto, Lyall Healey, John McHugh and Meyer Krutt.
She is resting at Reid’s Funeral Home (506-832-5541) 1063 Main Street, Hampton, NB, where visitation will be held on Sunday, December 28, 2014 from 2 to 4 PM. A Memorial service, conducted by Rev. Cheryl MacFayden, will be held from Presbyterian Kirk Church, St. George, at 11:00 AM, on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, followed by a reception in the Hall. Interment will take place at a later date in the United Baptist Cemetery, Second Falls, NB. Donations to the St. George Presbyterian Kirk Church, Passamaquoddy Lodge, the Schizophrenia Society of NB or NS or to the charity of the donor’s choice would be appreciated by the family. Personal condolences to the family and donations may be made through www.ReidsFH.com