| Name |
Hester Gertrude Bowser |
| Born |
26 Jun 1921 |
Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada  [2, 3] |
| Gender |
Female |
| AltBirth |
26 Jun 1921 |
Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada [4] |
| Occupation |
Aug 1942 |
Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada [3] |
| school teacher |
| Died |
12 Jan 2015 |
Upper Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [4] |
| Obituary |
Aft 12 Jan 2015 |
Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [4] |
| Campbell's Funeral Home |
Obituary
Hester Allen June 26, 1921 - January 12, 2015
Hester Gertrude Allen, age 93 of Amherst, originally Sackville and Bayside, N.B. passed away on January 12th, 2015 with family at her side, at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre.
Born in Point de Bute, N.B. she was a daughter of the late Frank and Gertrude (Copp) Bowser of Point de Bute.
Hester lived most of her life in Sackville, N.B. where she taught elementary school for many years. She adored her students and loved teaching them. She had a strong commitment and deep love for her friends and family,
particularly her children. She was an avid reader, and enjoyed her music, knitting mittens for the family and the poor, and gardening. If ever there was an angel on this earth, it was Hester  there was no one who ever met
her who did not think she was very, very special. She was an inspiration to her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughters Judy (Hub) Williston of Amherst and Sharon (Gary) Goodwin of Leamington, and her son Ralph (Krista) of London, Ontario. She has many grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband Roland Everet Allen; her dear son Courtney Frank Allen (North Bay, Ont.); sisters Elsie Wheaton, Sackville, N.B. and Laura Wheaton, New Minas, N.S.; and one brother, Earl Bowser of Point de Bute, N.B.
Cremation has taken place under the care of Campbell¹s Funeral Home in Amherst (902-667-9906).
A personal service was held for immediate family members only.
Interment will take place in the spring at the Fernwood Cemetery in Port Elgin.
If desired, donations can be made to Transition House in Amherst, N.S.
|
| Occupation |
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada [4] |
| elementary school teacher |
| Buried |
Fernwood Cemetery, Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada [4] |
| Person ID |
I15168 |
Arthur - Research |
| Last Modified |
17 Jun 2015 |
| Father |
Charles Frank Bowser, b. 15 Oct 1886, Upper Point de Bute, , New Brunswick, Canada , d. 4 Apr 1968, Upper Point de Bute, , New Brunswick, Canada (Age 81 years) |
| Mother |
Gertrude Fanny Copp, b. 28 Oct 1892, Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 22 Dec 1975 (Age 83 years) |
| Family ID |
F5763 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Roland Evert Allen, b. 15 Aug 1915, Bayside, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 19 Feb 1998, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 82 years) [1] |
| Married |
15 Aug 1942 |
Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada [3, 5] |
| Children |
| | 1. Courtney Frank Allen, b. 30 Mar 1943, Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 2 Jun 2002, Algonquin Park, , Ontario, Canada (Age 59 years) |
| | 2. Sharon Gertrude Allen |
| | 3. Judy Gayle Allen |
| | 4. Ralph Linwood Allen |
|
| Family ID |
F6602 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1921 - 2015 (93 years)
