Peacefully at the Palliative Care unit, of the Western
Hospital, Alberton, on Sunday, September 7, 2014, with her loving
family by her side, of Olive Mary Gavin, of the Tignish Seniors Coop
Home and formerly of Anglo-Tignish, age 91 years. Born at St. Roch,
P.E.I., on May 8, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Ben and
Margaret (nee Bernard) Peters. She was predeceased by her first
husband, the late Albert Arsenault in 1968, and by her second husband
the late Romey Gavin in 1991.
Lovingly remembered by her children: Marie (Kevin) DesRoches
of Tignish; Wesley (Janet) of St. Edwards; Cecil of Anglo-Tignish;
Linda (Fred) Doucette of Skinners Pond; Austie (Phyllis) of Nail Pond;
Andrew (Angie) of Charlottetown; Brian of Anglo-Tignish; Connie
Carragher of Tignish; and Joseph (Anne) of Anglo-Tignish. She will be
sadly missed by her 33 grandchildren,her many great-grandchildren,
nieces and nephews, her good friend Raymond
Richard and by her loving pet Lola. She is also survived by
her dear sister Theresa Coles of New Castle, Ontario, a sister-in-law
Emilda Peters of St. Roch, and son-in-law Eugene Doucette of Ontario.
She was predeceased by children, Janet, Albert Joseph, Donna Marie and
Kenny Joseph, as well as siblings, Mae Richard, Emily Arsenault, Leo,
Frank and Melvin Peters and by a son-in-law Eric
Carragher.
Resting at the Rooney Funeral Home, Alberton. Visiting hours
Wednesday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Thursday morning from
St. Simon and St. Jude Church, Tignish, for funeral mass at 10:30 a.m.
Interment to follow at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Palmer
Road.
As an expression of sympathy, memorials to the Canadian
Diabetes Association or to the Tignish Seniors Coop Home would be
gratefully appreiated. The Tignish Council of the C.W.L. will hold a
prayer vigal at the funeral home Wednesday evening at 6:45
p.m.
www.rooneyfh.ca