MANZER, HARRIETTE ETHEL - 1912 - 2008 - Harriette Ethel Manzer passed away on March 5, 2008 at the age of 96. She was born and brought up in Marysville (now part of Fredericton), York County, NB. She was predeceased by her parents, Rowley and Ethel (Bradley) Manzer; her brother, Harold and his wife Blanche (Dunbar); her sister, Esther and her husband Ernest Freeborn; and her brother, William (Bill). She is survived by Bill's widow Dorothy (Moore) Miller and her nephews, Ivan and Malcolm Freeborn and David Manzer and their families. Following graduation from Fredericton High School and the Provincial Normal School, Harriette spent several years teaching in rural schools in York and Carleton Counties. Most of her career was spent in the Alexander Gibson Memorial School in Marysville from which she retired in June 1967. In 1978 she moved to Moncton to live close to her sister Esther and Esther's family. Throughout her life, Harriette had been an active member of the Methodist, now United Church. She was both a Charter and a Life Member of the United Church Women Organization in which she held executive positions. She was also active and held executive positions in the Pythian Sisters organization. She was a member of the N.B. Society of Retired Teachers and a Life Member of the Canadian College of Teachers. The family wishes their greatest thanks to Darlene Hardy for the friendship and excellent care Harriette received in Darlene's Mountain View Relieve Home. A "CELEBRATION OF LIFE" gathering in honor of Harriette was held on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Central United Church. Arrangements were entrusted with Fair Haven Funeral Home, 1177 Salisbury Road, Moncton (506) 852-3530. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date at the Marysville United Church, with burial to follow in the Manzer family plot in the Church Cemetery.