HILDER, GERTRUDE BEATRICE Gertrude Beatrice, born September 10, 1907, at Valley, Nova Scotia died at Moncton, August 5, 2003 in her 96th. Predeceased by her parents, Daniel and Rachel (Christie) Brown, husband James, son Leslie, daughter Helen Harrison, grandsons, David Hilder, Ivan and David Walker, granddaughter, Diane Walker, brothers Albert, Andrew and Don Brown, sisters Margaret Hoare and Jean Shaw. She leaves to mourn son Harold (Kathryn) Hilder of Fredericton, N.B.; daughters Barbara Walker of Penticton, BC and Eileen (Walter) McConville of Brentwood Bay, BC, daughter-in-law Doris Hilder of Halifax, NS, 16 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, eight great great grandchildren, brothers Fred Brown of Perth, ON, Ed (Leona) Brown of Fort Lawrence, NS, Alex (Julie) Brown of Chase, BC, sisters Marian Scott of Riverview, NB, Betha (Arthur) Langille of Brass Corners, NS, Wilena Brown of Stratford, ON, Eva MacRae of Victoria BC, sister-in-law Jean Brown of Kempton NS and many nieces, nephews and other relatives. After many years of volunteer work with church groups, especially CGIT, Gertrude moved to Toronto after Jim's death in 1965. She worked at the Chinese United Church for one year, then attended Covenant College to obtain a diploma as a certified church worker. Following six years of work at the United Church's MacDonald House in Montreal, she retired to Nova Scotia. In retirement she had more time to devote to the crafts she loved and won many ribbons and awards at various fairs, including the CNE in Toronto. She made the leather cover for the Maritime Conference Bible. Her last ten years were spent at Royal Court Retirement House at Riverview, NB where she continued with her crafts and especially enjoyed her two garden plots, growing a variety of the flowers she loved. A memorial service will be held at Valley United Church, Valley, NS on Saturday, August 9, 2003 at 4:30 p.m. Internment of ashes in Crossroads Cemetery, Valley, NS will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity of your choice in Gertrude Hilder's name would be appreciated. The funeral arrangements are under the direction of Cadman's Funeral Home, 114 Alma Street, Moncton, NB (857-1110). www.cadmansfh.com