Claudine Maud Bennett
Passed on: September 26th, 2008
60, Whycocomagh Claudine Maud Bennett, 60, of Whycocomagh, died peacefully at home on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. Born in Sydney, she was a daughter of Frank Reginald Janes, Glace Bay, and the late Marguerite Martin. Claudine was known for her culinary skills and had worked at the Village Inn, the Bell-Bouy and Norma’s Diner. She was also a former employee of Lucky Dollar and Woolco. She was a volunteer in the community and a former member of the Lioness Club. She is survived by her loving husband, David; daughters, Alexis (John) Gillis, Jamesville, and their children, Caitlin, Ailig and Logan; son, Todd (Laura), Burton, N.B., and their children, Katherine, Emily and Kyle; sisters, Lorraine (Larry) Slykhuis, Sask.; Gertrude Boudreau, Frances Janes, Roxanne (Terry) Wilson, all of Glace Bay; brothers, Andrew, Halifax; Eddie (Monica), Charles (Lorraine), Fred, all of Glace Bay; numerous nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews to whom she was known as ‘Auntie Honey’. She was predeceased by brothers, John and Frank. Visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., Sunday in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Whycocomagh. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Monday in Stewart United Church, Whycocomagh, Rev. Donna Tourneur officiating. Burial in Stewartdale Cemetery at a later date. Family flowers only please. Memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, Canadian Diabetes Association or L’Arche Cape Breton. Words of comfort may be forwarded to the family at: www.haverstocks.com.
