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BAIRD,
Ann
Kelso (née
GELLATLY)
(April 25, 1915-February 6, 2006)
It is with great sadness we, her two sons, announce the passing
of our loving mother. Ann Kelso
BAIRD (née
GELLATLY,) R.N., 90,
of Alloa, Grangemounth, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Enfield, London,
Bournemouth, Halifax, Toronto, Guelph, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Kenora,
Ajijic, Denman Island, and Comox passed away peacefully in her
sleep at 4: 50 a.m. on February 6, 2006 at Eagleview Extended
Care in Comox, British Columbia. Beloved wife of Major William
Chisholm and loving mother to John Cameron of New York and Roger
David of Denman Island and grandmother of Renardo Narita, Naima
Maya and Charlotte Logan
SYTNYK, great-grandmother of Sarah Eileen
SYTNYK and Shelby Katherine
SYTNYK and devoted mother-in-law
of Sharon-Amber and Miho Narita. Born in Alloa on April 25, 1915,
the eldest child of Provost John
GELLATLY and Anne
GELLATLY,
she graduated Dollar Academy and pursued a nursing career in
Scotland. With the advent of World War 2 she moved to London
where she continued nursing, studied public health at London
University, and when the War resulted in a demand for available
physicians, she contributed to the war effort by delivering babies
as a midwife. Ann was married on August 29, 1943 in Middlesex,
England and later, in anticipation of D-day, moved with her husband
and his regiment to Bournemouth where they had their first child.
Shortly after D-day she moved to London where she resided with
her son until several months after V-E day when they made the
crossing by ship to Halifax (presaging the 50,000 war brides
and 22,000 children that were to arrive through Pier 21) where
they stayed with William's relatives Don and Marjorie
BARTEAUX
while awaiting William's return to Canada. Ann was active in
the arts and served over 30 years as a volunteer with the Winnipeg
Art Gallery and was an active participant in the Gallery's study
group. Several times she won the group's annual prize for making
a food dish that closely approximated a known work of art. With
her husband she enjoyed visiting her sons in Manhattan where
they celebrated many New Years together at the Metropolitan Club.
Ann was a member of the Lake Chapala Society in Ajijic and with
her husband, belonged to the Winnipeg Winter Club and Niakwa
Country Club. Ann will be sadly missed by her family and extended
family including Roger and Jacquie
JAMES,
Helen and Jock
McLENNAN,
and Mary RUECKERT, and her many Friends. She enjoyed helping
people and her personal concern and desire to help will live
on in those she touched. Ann's husband, William, predeceased
her on October 27, 1999. She is survived by her brothers John
W. Stewart H., and Cyril James, and a sister Jean
SCHAEFER. In
lieu of flowers, the family would welcome donations to the Riverview
Health Center, or to the Winnipeg Humane Society in her memory.
Mother, we love you, miss you, and think you were terrific. May
you rest in peace. Arrangements by: Comox Valley Funeral Home,
1101 Ryan Rd., Courtenay, British Columbia, V9N 3R6, Phone 250-334-0707.
A service to celebrate her life will be held in Winnipeg on Tuesday,
April 25 (her 91st birthday) at the Winnipeg Winter Club, 200
River Avenue, at 2: 30 p.m.
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GEERTSMA,
Grace
Beloved wife of the late Eldert
GEERTSMA of Lucknow at Pinecrest
Manor, Sunday, January 15, 2006, in her 92nd year. Loved by children
Henk (Harmke)
DYK of Blyth, Leo (Greta)
VAN DE
LEY of Orangeville,
Tina (Jack)
SYTSMA of Caledonia, Peter (Marj)
GEERTSMA of Brunner,
Oeds GEERTSMA of Lucknow, John (Linda)
GEERTSMA of Hanover, Jim
GEERTSMA of Alberta, Jane (Rodney)
FITZSIMMONS of Chesley, Mary
(John) DYKSTRA of Sauble Beach and Maureen (John)
PEET of Goderich.
Also survived by 29 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Predeceased by daughter-in-law Ruth
GEERTSMA.
Visitation at MacKenzie
& McCreath Funeral Home, Lucknow (519 528-3432) Tuesday, January
17, 2006 from 7-9 p.m. Funeral service from the Lucknow Christian
Reformed Church, Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at 2 p.m. In lieu
of flowers, donations to the Lucknow and District Christian School
or Heart and Stroke greatly appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
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