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HERGETT,Gladys Annie – It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Gladys on December 20, 2013 at Berwick, NS.

She was born on September 20,1913 at New Ross, NS the daughter of the late Lindsay Gates and Annie (Bezanson)(Gates) Brown. On June 5, 1936 she married Burleigh David Hergett at the Baptist parsonage in Kingston Village, NS and together they made homes in Aylesford, Harmony and Kingston Village, NS. She was a loving wife and mother, dedicated home-maker, widely known seamstress, gardener and active in church, school, lodge and Progressive Conservative Association activities. In later years she worked in retail and especially enjoyed the years spent in the blueberry fields at Loweland Farms in Millville, NS. She has resided at New Vision Special Care Homes in Berwick since 2006 and we, her family, deeply thank Angie Keddy and her staff, Helen Walsh, Michael Walsh and Richard Lutz and the administration staff for the exemplary care provided during that time.

She is survived by four daughters; Elaine Hoare (William "Bill") Dartmouth; Ardith Whiteway (Fred) Trenton, ON; Yvonne Tuck (Robert) Komoka, ON; Elizabeth "Betty" Comeau, Kingston, ON; nine grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, half-sisters Norma Stoddart, Evelyn Burgoyne, sisters-in-law Marguerite Brown, Rolena Brown and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by husband Burleigh Hergett, her parents, brothers Millage Gates, Clyde Gates, half-brothers Paul Brown, Morley Brown, Roscoe Brown, sisters-in-law Gertie Gates, Dorothy Gates, Dorothy Brown, Louise Brown, brothers-in-law Clifton Burgoyne, Glen Stoddart, step-father Carey Brown, son-in-law William "Bill" Comeau.

Funeral service will be held 2:00PM Saturday, December 28, 2013 in the Middleton Funeral Home, 398 Main St., with Rev. Leon Langille officiating. A reception for family and friends will follow the service. Private family interment will be in the Tremont Community Cemetery.⁵

In Memory of Dorothy Evans

A Memorial Service for the late Dorothy Evans was held in First Baptist Church Halifax on Friday, February 9 at 2 pm. We extend our sincere sympathy to Dorothy's family and friends.

EVANS, Dorothy Eleanor - 95, Halifax, wife of the late George Ronald Evans, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at her residence, Melville Gardens, Halifax.

Born in Hammonds Plains, she was a daughter of the late Charles "Martell" and Jane (Melvin) Bezanson. Dorothy was a mother, a primary school teacher, and an accomplished author. Her lifelong interests and passions were children, genealogy and local history. She will be fondly remembered by her family, son, Ross (Joyce), Hammonds Plains, and his family David (Sarah) and Anne-Marie; son, Gregory, Upper Stewiacke, his children Ron and Brian, and his granddaughter Grace; daughter, Ruth Evans-Bailey (partner Gary "Agar" Smith), East Dover; sister, Isabel Publicover (late husband John), Hubbards; and brother-in-law, Reginald Evans (Marjorie), Halifax.

She was predeceased by her parents, husband, George Ronald Evans, and great-granddaughter, Katie. By request, cremation has taken place under the care of J. Albert Walker Funeral Home (2005) Ltd., 149 Herring Cove Rd., Spryfield (477-5601), where visitation will be held today from 7-8 p.m. A memorial service will be celebrated on Friday, February 9, at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church, Oxford Street, Halifax, with Rev. John Boyd as officiating clergy. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate remembrances to the IWK Health Centre Foundation for play therapy. The family thanks Dr. Christine McKenna and the staff of Melville Gardens for their kindness in the care of Mother.

PUBLICOVER, Isabel Elsie - 95, of Hubbards, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday June 6, 2009.

Born in Hammonds Plains, she was a daughter of the late Charles Martell Bezanson and Jane (Melvin) Bezanson. She taught school in Nova Scotia for 35 years, in Upper Lakeville, Waverly, Hammonds Plains, Hubbards, Fox Point, RCAF Beaverbank, Halifax and Tantallon. Isabel was a lifelong member of the First United Baptist Church in Hammonds Plains. She was a member of the Hammonds Plains branch of the I.O.D.E. She attended St. Luke's Anglican Church in Hubbards and was a member of the A.C.W.

She was predeceased by her husband, John Wesley Publicover, and her sister Dorothy (George) Evans.

Surviving are her daughters, Laurie Mireau, Halifax; Carol (Donnie) Webb, Hubbards; grandsons, Kit (Reiko) Wilkes, Peter Wilkes, James (Sheree) Mireau, John Robert Mireau, and great-grandchildren, Breanna Wilkes, Sam Mireau and Sophie Mireau.

There will be no visitation. A celebration of Isabel's life will be held 11 a.m. Thursday June 11 in Ronald A. Walker Funeral Home, Hubbards.

Alda M. Morrison

LEICESTER -- A private funeral service for Alda Maud Morrison, 92, who died Saturday at the home of her son in Leicester, will be held at the convenience of the family.

She was bora in Neol, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nov. 20, 1899, the daughter of Peloman and Janet (O'Brien) Bezanson.

She attended Bryan Stratton Secretarial School in New Bedford, Maas.

On June 12, 1922, she married Kenneth Morrison in Newport, R.I.

She moved to Springfield in 1939.

Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Morrison Jr. of Leicester and Alfred Morrison of Brattleboro; a daughter, Phyllis Bogue of Feeding Hills, Mass; a brother, Bertram Bezanson of California; eight grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, two brothers, Peloman Bezanson and Alfred Bezanson: and three sisters, Kathleen True, Edith Sinclair and Janet Roosevelt.

There will be no calling hours.

Sanderson Funeral Home in Middlebury is in charge of arrangements.⁵

Edith C. Sinclair, 83, of the Maple Root Village Trailer Park, Nooseneck Hill Road, died Sunday at the Cra-Mar Nursing Home, Cranston. She was the widow of John E. "Jack" Sinclair.

Born in Noel, Nova Scotia, a daughter of the late Pleoman and Janet M. (O'Brien) Bezanson, she moved from Scituate to Coventry 20 years ago. Mrs. Sinclair was a graduate of Wheaton College, and the Children's Hospital School of Nursing, Boston, as a pediatric registered nurse. She formerly operated a home for mentally retarded children in Newport for two years. She was a private duty nurse for 30 years.

She leaves a son, Michael C. Sinclair of Hillsboro, N.H; a brother, Bert Bezanson in California; a sister, Alda Morrison of Salisbury, Vt., and four grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the Frank R. Gorton and Sons Funeral Home, 721 Washington St. Burial will be in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, Conn.⁴

ANGUS, Mary Ethelyn - 95 Windsor Elms, formerly of Wilmot, died February 26, 1999, at the Elms.

Born June 28, 1903, in Mount Denson, Hants Co., she was a daughter of the late Captain Wellington and Lena (Jackson) Bezanson. She lived almost all of her life in Nova Scotia, including periods in Rockingham, Pictou, West Paradise, Middleton and Wilmot. She was a member of United Church of Canada, Kingston and a life member of United Church Women.

Surviving are daughter, Audrey (Mrs. James Sutherland), Sherwood Park, Alta; sons, Richard, Windsor, Ont; Murray, Dartmouth; Donald, Toronto; half-sisters, Marion Rizotti, Evelina Lewis, Theresa Penniman, all of the Boston area; 15 grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, Daniel Burton Angus, half-sister, Josephine Walburn; half-brother, Edmund Chisholm.

Visitation 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Monday, funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, all in Warren T. Roop Funeral Home, Middleton, Rev. Lisa Potter officiating. Burial in Willow Bank Cemetery, Wolfville.⁶