Shirley Bishop
Shirley Marie Bishop, 59 of Amherst, NS and formerly of Bathurst, NB passed away peacefully at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Center on August 26th, 2011 surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Lorne, NB on Oct 30th, 1951 she was the youngest daughter of the late John F. and Marie (Godin) Lapointe.
Shirley will be sadly missed by her husband of thirty-seven years, Don, son Gregory; daughter-in-law, Tracy; and her granddaughter Brooklyn, all of Amherst. She is survived by her sisters Jeanette and Lorraine, brothers Leonard, Lawrence and Norbert and sister-in-laws Frances and Linda from Northern New Brunswick. She is also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins. She will also be missed by her favorite terrier, Scottie.
She is pre-deceased by two brothers¸ Emery and Romeo.
Shirley enjoyed children, gardening and travel and found happiness in helping friends and neighbours. She enjoyed music and was an avid guitar player in her youth.
Cremation services have been entrusted to Campbell's Funeral Home, Amherst, NS.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 at 10:00 AM at the Holy Family Church, St. Peter Avenue, Bathurst, NB, Fr. Culligan officiating. Burial will take place at St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery, Nash Creek, New Brunswick at a later date.
The family wishes to thank Drs. C. Atkinson, K. Bienkowski and the Palliative support staff of the CRHC, Amherst, NS for the attention and professional care provided during her final days with us. We also wish to thank Drs. Rejean Savoie and R. Ghedira at the Georges L. Dumont Hospital, Oncology Department, Moncton, NB for their care and compassion during the past two years.
Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Shirley may do so to the Cumberland Regional Health Center Foundation; www.chcfoundation.com
On-line condolences may be forwarded to the family via: www.campbellsamherst.ca
