Catherine \'Katie\' Atkinson
Lieu de naissance : Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : Terre-Neuve, Canada
Date de décès : 21 novembre 2009
Catherine ‘Katie’ Atkinson went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in her 97th year at Stirling Heights LTCC.
Katie was the loving and dearly loved wife of the late Richard Atkinson (1995).
Dear mother of Shirley (Ron Clements) and Margaret (Dr. Bob Handfield). She leaves behind her grandchildren, Ron and Brenda Clements and Dave and Lorie Clements, all of Cambridge, Robert and Tracey Handfield, Summerland, B.C., and Beth and David Sutton, Penticton, B.C. Her precious great-grandchildren Zachary, Katlin and Emma Clements, Cambridge, and Dawson and Allison Handfield, Summerland, B.C. Also surviving are her brother-in-law, John Atkinson, Guelph, Ont.; and her sister-in-law, Vera Atkinson, Glace Bay, N.S.; as well as several nieces and nephews. She will be lovingly remembered by her dear and faithful friend, Ruth Barar.
Katie was predeceased by her sister, Ann Andrews, New York, and her brother, Bill Hussey, Glace Bay, N.S.
Katie was born on her beloved island of Cape Breton and moved with Richard and their family to Cambridge in 1953.
She was a soldier with the Salvation Army, Cambridge Citadel, where she attended the Home League and the Naomi Group. She was a founding member of the Cape Breton Ladies Club.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be conducted at the Salvation Army, Cambridge Citadel, 16 Shade St., Cambridge, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, at 4 p.m.
The family wishes to express a special thank you to the staff in Cabral House, at Stirling Heights LTCC for their loving care and respect they showed to Katie.
As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Salvation Army or the charity of your choice.
Arrangements entrusted to Corbett Funeral Home, Cambridge.
www.corbettfuneralhome.ca
