Georgette Alice (Carpentier) Desveaux
Date de décès : 13 novembre 2008
83, New Waterford Georgette Desveaux, 83, of St. Joseph St., and formerly of 9th Street, New Waterford, passed away Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at New Waterford Hospital, surrounded by her family. Born in Sanora, Guysborough County, she was a daughter of the late Phillyie and Victoria Carpentier. Georgette was a member of the Parish of St. Leonard, Mount Carmel Church. She was a member of the cleaning staff at Breton Education Centre for several years. She was also a member of the New Waterford Pensioners' Club and Cercle Evangeline. Georgette loved family gatherings with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Surviving are daughters, Marie (John) MacLellan, Rose (John) Hutchinson, both of New Waterford, Bertha (Kevin) Williamson, East Bay; sons, Roland (Dorothy), St. Thomas. Ont., Arthur (Josie), Toronto, Ont., Phillip (Dawn), London, Ont., George (Anne Marie), Sydney, Frank (Nancy), Mississauga, Ont.; sister, Mary Pottie, Quebec; daughter-in-law, Cecilia Desveaux, New Waterford; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Georgette was predeceased by her husband, Albert, son, Leo, three sisters, Margaret, Lucienne, and Yvonne, and two brothers, Henry and Nazaire. Visitation will be held today, Friday, Nov. 14 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith St., New Waterford. A funeral mass to celebrate Georgette's life will take place Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. in the Parish of St. Leonard, Mount Carmel Church with Fr. Paul MacNeil officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery with a luncheon to follow at the Carmel Center. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to New Waterford Hospital, Canadian Cancer Society, or the Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia. Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at: www.vjmcgillivray.ca. The family would like to thank the 2nd Floor Nursing Staff of New Waterford Hospital for all their care and compassion.
