JEWETT, MARIE ANNE (COPEMAN) M.D. - March 7, 1921 – December 18, 2014 - Dr. Marie Jewett died in Toronto on December 18, 2014. Born in London, Ontario, Marie attended the University of Western Ontario, graduating in medicine in 1942. After interning at Toronto Western Hospital, she moved to a residency at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, where she met her husband, Dr. Beverly Lorne Jewett. They married in 1944 and moved to Fredericton in 1947. With five young children she delayed establishing her own medical practice, though she found time to manage the business side of her husband’s practice, which she did throughout their careers. When she returned to practice, she chose to focus on allergies, travelling to the United States to obtain training, and became one of the first doctors in the Maritime Provinces to specialize in the treatment of allergies. Although Marie practised medicine at a very high level, her focus was always her five children and their care and well-being. She was very proud of them and their many accomplishments – as lawyer, nurse and educator, surgeon, airline pilot, and chartered accountant. Marie also loved her adopted province, and the abiding friendships she made. She loved her summer home in St. Andrews, where she welcomed visits from children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren throughout the summer. She was a docent at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery for many years and had an avid interest in bridge, attaining the level of Life Master. With declining eyesight, Marie moved to Toronto in 2010, to be near her daughter Anne and son Bev and their families, and made new friends. Sadly, her son Bev died in 2013. She is survived by her four other children and their spouses – Mark (France Morrissette), Elizabeth (Paul Kitchen), Lawrence (Bonnie), Susan Jewett (Bev's wife) and Anne (Andrew Cook). She is also survived by many grandchildren, whom she loved and treasured: Alexander Jewett, Luke Vallée (Tamara), Mark Vallée (Colette), Ashley Jewett (David Lamden), David Jewett, Victoria Jewett Chatzikirou (Dan), Elizabeth Jewett, Thomas Jewett, Nicholas Rademaker and Michael Rademaker; by several nieces and nephews; and by four great-grandchildren. Marie felt fortunate that her large family was enriched by step grandchildren Jordan Smaldon and Mary, Stephanie and Jeffrey Kitchen and their families. Besides her husband and son, Marie was predeceased by her sisters, Ruth Brown and June Lefaivre, her grandson, Colin Rademaker, and step-grandson Jacob Smaldon.
Marie's ashes will be returned to New Brunswick, and a service of celebration of her life will be arranged there in 2015. For those who wish to make a donation in memory of Marie, the family suggests the Colin Jewett Rademaker Memorial Bursary Fund at Rothesay Netherwood School. Colin’s bursary assists students to attend RNS where many of Marie's grandchildren flourished. Contact details: Rothesay Netherwood School, 40 College Hill Road, Rothesay, NB E2E 5H1, 506-848-1731. Those wishing to send condolences may send them to Elizabeth Kitchen at the same address or elizabeth.kitchen@rns.cc