It is with great sadness that the family of Theresa Emerice Landry age 83, of Amherst, announce her passing on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Upper Nappan, NS.
Born in Nappan, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Ellen (MacDonald) Bourgeois. In her younger years, Theresa worked for Fuller Brown and Company in Amherst and Springhill and for 17 years she worked for Margolians in Amherst. She was a member of Holy Family Parish, Amherst and a member of the CWL and the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Theresa has always remembered with great fondness the love of her life and soul mate Paul W. Landry.
Theresa dedicated her whole life to the service of others. Family, friends, the elderly, shut-ins, St. Vincent de Paul society, and the church were all dear to her heart and brought her great joy. Anyone who entered her home was treated like family and most often became an extended member. She was well known for her baking and bartering, cookies for hugs and kisses. Her selfless ways has served as a model for everyone who knew her, especially her family.
She will be sadly missed by her children Susan (Mike) Hennigar of Upper Sackville, NS, Lana (Philip) White of Lower Sackville, NS, Terry (Larry) Cove of Amherst and Wayne (Pat) of Brookdale, daughter-in-law, Nancy Sandford, and 13 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Theresa's grandchildren added an immeasurable amount of pleasure to her life along with her many special nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, Theresa was predeceased by her husband Paul, son Marshall, daughter Mary Ellen, sisters Winnifred Munroe, Yvonne McNutt, and Mary Stewart and brothers William, Leon and Marshall.
Visitation will be held on Monday, January 10, 2011 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. with parish prayers at 8 p.m. all from Campbell's Funeral Home, 98 Church St., Amherst.
Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. from Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Amherst with Father Vernon Driscoll officiating.
Interment will take place at a later date in the St. Charles-Nativity Cemetery, Amherst.
Memorial donations in Theresa's memory may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society or the charity of your choice.
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