DORCHESTER, N.B. - Sadly, the family of Mary Hazel Goguen, (98) announces her passing at the Moncton City Hospital on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, after a brief illness. Born in Port Elgin, N.B., in 1909, she was the daughter of the late Alphie Theodore and Christine (Leger) White. The last surviving member of her family, she was predeceased by her husband Anthony (Ken) Goguen; brothers, Leo, Fred, Adolphe, Charles, Rene, Ted; and sisters, Ada, Jennie, Emiliene and Emerise. She is survived and fondly remembered by her daughter Caroline (Goguen) Monteith; and sons Ronald (Nickie) and Raymond (JoAnn); eight grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Very devoted to her family and involved for many years with the Canadian Cancer Society, Dorchester Seniors Club, seniors bowling league, church choir, she had a deep and abiding faith and was first in line to lend a helping hand whenever one was needed. Her love of family and contribution to her community was foremost in her mind. Up until the last couple of years, she was fiercely proud of her vegetable garden and always tried to catch the biggest fish when she went fishing with her husband and family. During her early years, she worked as a Nanny for Dr. MacDonald in Halifax; returning to Port Elgin, she worked in a restaurant owned by Fred Magee. Times were hard during the dirty '30s and she moved on to Moncton where she met and married Ken in 1937. During the second world war, with her husband overseas, she moved back to the family farm in Shemogue with her children to take care of her ailing mother. After the war, the family moved to Dorchester where she ran a small restaurant in what is now known as the Bell Inn. She also worked for a period of time at the Keillor House. After purchasing the Palmer House, she closed the restaurant and opened her home to her aunt and uncle, sister and brother-in-law, and any and all who needed shelter and a welcoming smile. The remains were entrusted into the care of the Jones Funeral Home, 70 Bridge Street, Sackville, (364-1300). Hazel's family received friends at the funeral home on Feb. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. A parish prayer service was held at the funeral home Sunday at 8:30 p.m. A funeral mass for Hazel was held from St. Vincent's Roman Catholic Church, Sackville on Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at 2 p.m. Burial in the St. Timothy Roman Catholic Church Cemetery in Great Shemogue in the spring. Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of the donor's choice.