Olga Nellie Briggs

1923 - 2008  (84 years)

• Name	Olga Nellie Briggs
  Born	14 Sep 1923	Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	6 Jul 2008	Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  Obituary	7 Jul 2008	Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  	the Times & Transcript
  	Obituary Olga Briggs 1923-2008 The death of Olga Briggs, age 84, of Sackville, occurred peacefully in the early morning of Sunday, July 6, 2008, at the Sackville Memorial Hospital. Born in Bayfield, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Edith (Stright) Briggs. Olga lived a life devoted to helping others, including the hundreds of students she taught in a career that spanned 49 years. Blessed with a quick wit and a way with words, she took great pleasure in composing poems to mark special occasions. She also enjoyed dancing, playing cards, tutoring and walking in the Waterfowl Park. Olga will be sadly missed by her sister Hilda Ripley of Sackville; nephews, Bill (Kendra) Sloan, of Moncton and Eric (Debbie) Sloan of Murray Corner; and several great-nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by sister Kathleen, brother Cyril, brother-in-law William "Bill" Sloan and nephew Gary Sloan. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Jones Funeral Home, 70 Bridge St., Sackville (506-364-1300) where visitation will take place on Tuesday from 7 to 9 pm. The funeral service will take place at the funeral home on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 11 am, William Drysdale LPMiT officiating. Burial will follow in the Trenholm Cemetery, Spence. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice. www.jonesfuneralhome.ca
  Occupation	teacher  [2, 3]
  Buried	Trenholm, Cemetery, Spence Settlement, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I20979	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2008

  
  

  Father	Wilbur John Briggs,   b. 26 Jun 1892, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1941, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Edith Rowena Stright,   b. 17 Jan 1899, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1966, Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F7630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Sep 1923 - Bayfield, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Died - 6 Jul 2008 - Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Obituary - the Times & Transcript - 7 Jul 2008 - Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Buried - - Trenholm, Cemetery, Spence Settlement, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  		Olga Nellie Briggs (1923-2008) Olga Nellie Briggs ( 1923 - 2008 ), daughter of Wilbur Briggs and Edith Stright

  
  

• Sources

  [S626] BOK0033 Book: Wrights of Bedeque, V.1, p.580-581. [S935] Info: Roberta Fields. Descendants of Sarah (Oulton) Fields received at Oulton Reunion 2000 [S695] Obituaries: General, Olga Briggs, Moncton Times & Transcript, 7 Jul 2008 (Reliability: 2).