Bertha Helen PURDY

1913 - 2005  (91 years)

• Name	Bertha Helen PURDY
  Birth	17 Jun 1913	Belmont, Colchester, Nova Scotia
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 May 2005	Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia   [1]
  Burial	Hilden Cemetery, Hilden, Colchester, Nova Scotia   [2]
  Siblings	1 brother and 5 sisters
  + 1. Bertha Helen PURDY,   b. 17 Jun 1913, Belmont, Colchester, Nova Scotia d. 7 May 2005, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia  (Age 91 years)   2. Charles Edward PURDY,   b. 30 Jan 1918, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia d. Sep 1992, Welland, Niagara, Ontario  (Age 74 years)   3. Jean Isabel PURDY,   b. 18 Dec 1919, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia d. 23 Sep 1970, Canada  (Age 50 years)   4. Ruth Adelaide PURDY,   b. 21 Jun 1922, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia d. 2 Feb 1937, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia  (Age 14 years) + 5. Esther Joan PURDY,   b. 28 Feb 1925, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia d. 28 Jun 2018, Welland, Niagara, Ontario  (Age 93 years) + 6. Charlotte Etta PURDY,   b. 25 Aug 1926, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia d. 23 Apr 2011, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario  (Age 84 years) + 7. Margaret Anna PURDY,   b. 7 Jun 1928, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia d. 31 May 2009, Welland, Niagara, Ontario  (Age 80 years)
  Person ID	I18019	bmds
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Charles Alexander PURDY,   b. 28 Jul 1888, Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia d. 14 Sep 1970, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Annabell LIGHTBODY,   b. 29 Jun 1893, Belmont, Colchester, Nova Scotia d. 11 Mar 1974, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F6372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Leslie Melrose GOSBEE,   b. 27 Oct 1910, Roachville, Kings, New Brunswick d. 29 Feb 1968, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia (Age 57 years)
  Children	3 sons and 1 daughter
  	1. Joan Elizabeth GOSBEE,   b. 5 Jun 1937, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia d. 11 Jun 1937, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia (Age 0 years)   2. Charles William GOSBEE,   b. 28 Jul 1939, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia d. 28 Nov 1965, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia (Age 26 years) + 3. Gerald GOSBEE,   b. Est 1941 (Age 83 years)   4. Kenneth GOSBEE,   b. Est 1943 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F7232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Brenton Earl DEWAR,   b. 17 Apr 1913, Bible Hill, Colchester, Nova Scotia d. 15 Feb 1976, Colchester, Nova Scotia (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. June DEWAR
  Family ID	F7233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Jun 1913 - Belmont, Colchester, Nova Scotia Death - 7 May 2005 - Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia Burial - - Hilden Cemetery, Hilden, Colchester, Nova Scotia
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S4] Obituary. DEWAR Gosbee, B. Helen – 91, Lavinia Drive, Truro, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2005, in Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro. Born in Belmont, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Annabel (Lightbody) Purdy.  Helen was a CNA at the Colchester Hospital and Hillcrest Manor until her retirement.  She is survived by sons, Gerald (Violet) Gosbee, Amherst; Kenneth, Truro; daughters, June Dewar, North River; Gloria (Mike) Sponagle, Goldboro; stepdaughter, Dianne (Dewar) Spears, Bible Hill; sisters, Esther (Arnold) Matthews and Margaret Totten, both of Welland, Ont.; Charlotte Petit, Oshawa, Ont.; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great great-grandson.  She was predeceased by her first husband, Leslie Gosbee; second husband, Brenton Dewar; son, Charles William "Billy" Gosbee; daughter, Joan E. Gosbee in infancy; great-grandson, Lantz; sisters, Ruth Purdy, Jean Stevenson; brother, Edward Purdy.  Visitation will be 1-3 p.m. Tuesday prior to funeral service at 3 p.m. Tuesday, both in Mattatall Funeral Home, Truro, Pastor Connie Stewart will officiate with burial to follow in Hilden Cemetery. Donations in memory may be made to the Nova Scotia Department of Health, Continuing Care Branch, Truro or IWK Health Centre, Halifax. E-mail condolences may be made at: mattatallfh@ns.aliantzinc.ca — Halifax Herald, 5/9/2005 [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 108089558.