Josephine 'Josie' (Finn) Copan
Lieu de naissance : Inverness, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : New Waterford, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 26 février 2012
It is with great sadness we the family announce the passing of our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Josephine (Josie) Copan on Feb. 26, 2012, at the New Waterford Consolidated Hospital, 3r floor, with her family by her side.
Born in Inverness, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Bertha (Poirier) Finn.
Josie will be remembered by all who knew and loved her as she was a kind and gentle lady who was always there for everyone. She loved playing bingo and scratch cards, and in earlier years she loved to dance.
She is survived by daughters, Ernestine (Neil) MacKinnon, Juliette (Dan) MacDonald, Bertha (Wendell) Fahey; sons, Ernie (Darlene) Lussier, Clement (Darlene) Lussier and Emile (Gail) Lussier; 27 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren; stepdaughters, Trina and Ruth Copan; stepsons, Louis and Jimmy Copan, as well as many step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. Josie is also survived by her sister, Emma LeForte, Inverness, NS.
Besides her parents, Josie was also predeceased by her first husband, Gaston Lussier and her second husband, Alphonse Copan, sisters Julia, Nellie May, Mary Catherine, Mary Jane, Annabelle, and brother John James.
As per her request, cremation has taken place and a funeral mass to celebrate Josie’s life will be held Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. in the Parish of Saint Leonard, Mount Carmel Avenue, with Fr. Ray Huntley officiating with burial in St. Agnes Cemetery and a luncheon to follow in the parish hall, Convent Street.
The family would like to extend a very special thank you to the nursing staff on 3rd floor, Waterford Heights for the wonderful love and care they gave to mom.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of McLellan Brothers Funeral Home, 3183 Plummer Ave., New Waterford, 862-7500.
