Mary Georgina “Betty” Kerr, of Brooklyn, Hants County, passed away peacefully after a brief illness, on Saturday, December 26, 2015, at the Hants Community Hospital, Windsor, surrounded by her family, three days short of her 93rd, birthday. Born on December 29, 1922, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, she was the daughter of the late Hebert and Clara (Rogers) Wheeler. Betty was a faithful member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Windsor. She was well known for knitting wool socks for those she loved. She is survived by daughters, Mary Lou (Keith) Swantee, Sundridge, Pictou Co.; Clare Ann, Lantz; sons, John (Ann), Waterford, Ontario; James (Lalia), Three Mile Plains; Michael, at home; grandchildren, Catherine Falconer (Dewayne), Thomas “Tom” MacCormick (Renee), Andrea Roadhouse (Jay), Heather Kerr (Michael Dufour), Andrew Kerr (Valmai Goggin), Jacqueline Kerr (Sean McGee), Danielle Kerr (Andy Wesley), Stephen Kerr (Janessa) and Jamie Kerr (Matthew Smith; many great-grandchildren, Nick and Matthew Falconer; Steven and Ian MacCormack; Kane, Zoe and Austin Roadhouse; Jacob, Luke and Hannah McGee; family friend, Pat MacCormack, Pictou. Claire’s dogs, Jack and Maisie, will miss her love and treats. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Stephen Maxwell Kerr (1989); sister, Louise MacCarthy; brother, Clarence Wheeler; and an infant brother. Visitation was 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, December 29, in Lindsay’s Windsor Funeral Home (902-798-2232), 194 King Street, Windsor, B0N 2T0. Funeral service was 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2015, in Lindsay’s Windsor Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Father John MacPherson officiating. Interment in St. John’s Parish Cemetery, Wiley Ave., Windsor. Donations in memory of Betty may be made to a charity of your choice. On-line condolences may be sent by clicking on “contribute” at www.lindsaysfuneralhome.com