CARIBOU RIVER, Pictou County – Greta A. Bell, 87, of Caribou River, Pictou County, passed away after a lengthy illness January 29, 2012 in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow.
Born in Halifax, she was the youngest daughter of the late Harold and Maude (Pace) Murphy.
She was educated at St. Patrick's and joined the Income Tax Division of the Federal Government following graduation in 1944. She continued studies in bookkeeping holding the title of Accessor in the Estates Division when she retired to Caribou River in 1976. She spent most of her adult life in Spryfield and following retirement divided her time between Caribou River and Florida. In 2010 she moved to Lakeside Villa, Lyons Brook. She belonged to many organizations both here and in Florida and served either as treasurer or auditor for most of them.
Surviving are her brother, Harold Patrick “Spud” Mills, Wyoming; nieces: Corrine Scallion, Herring Cove; Karen McKay, Halifax; Kitty McLaughlin, Platteville, Colorado; nephew, Gerald Bastie (Margaret Ann), Paradise, NS; several great and great, great nieces and nephews and one great, great, great nephew.
She was predeceased by her husband, John Leo Bell in 1983; brothers, Cyril, Gerald; and sister, Margaret Bastie.
Visitation will be held 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday in McLaren Funeral Home, Pictou. Funeral Mass will take place 11 a.m. Saturday from Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church, Pictou, with Father Gerald Campbell officiating. A reception will follow in the church hall. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia or charity of choice.