Betty Marie (Gillingham) Vardy
Lieu de naissance : Valley Pond, Terre-Neuve, Canada
Lieu de décès : Sydney/Bras d'Or, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 1er août 2010
As another angel is called to heaven, we mourn the death of our mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, Betty Marie Vardy who passed away quietly on Aug. 1, 2010, at the Northside General Hospital surrounded by family and close friends.
Formerly from Valley Pond, Newfoundland, Betty was the eldest daughter of Reginald and Renee (Bartlett) Gillingham.
Betty moved to Cape Breton in 1970 to work at the Northside General Hospital as a licensed practical nurse, where she worked for 34 years until her retirement in 2005. The number of lives that she has touched in that period are too numerous to mention.
Betty was predececeased by the love of her life, Berkley Vardy and her mother, Renee Gillingham.
She is survived by her children, Rhea Vardy-MacPhee (Duncan), Paul (Deidrea Parks), Mark (Tina); her grandchildren, whom she adored and who loved her dearly, Rachael and Monica MacPhee, Lauren and Charlotte Vardy and Hunter Stevens. She is also survived by her father, Reginald Gillingham, and siblings, Maise (Morley) Rideout, Sandra (Mike) Penney, Joyce (David) Osmond and Norris (Karen) Gillingham, all of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Anglican Church, Queen Street, Sydney Mines at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, with Rev. Peter Rafuse officiating. Interment of Berkley and Betty will take place at Lakeside Cemetery, North Sydney.
Condolences may be made online at info@wjdooley.com.
Donations can be made in lieu of flowers to the Canadian Cancer Society or CoppaFeel (Breast Cancer Awareness) at www.coppafeel.org.
"Spead love everywhere you go: First of all in your own house ... let no one come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness." - Mother Teresa
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney.
