Our Maritime Ties

1935 - 2012 (76 years)

Name	Catherine Drusilla Brownell
AltBirth	5 Jun 1935	Northport, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [1]
Born	6 Jun 1935	Northport, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Gender	Female
Baptised	16 Apr 1950	Northport, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [4]
Residence	Jun 1955	Northport, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [7]
Died	14 Apr 2012	Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [5]
Obituary	18 Apr 2012	Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [5]
	Oxford Journal
	Obituary Catherine D. Dickie (June 6, 1935 - April 14, 2012) Dickie, Catherine Drusilla - 76, River Philip, past away Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Amherst. Born in Northport, she was a daughter of the late Francis Lillian Atwell and the adopted daughter of Myrton and Drusilla ( Burgess) Brownell. Catherine was very involved in many community groups and had a particular interest in genealogy. She was a member the Cumberland Co. Genealogical Society, Cumberland Co. Museum, Springhill Heritage Group, North Cumberland Historical Society, and was a life member of the Westmorland Genealogical Society. Catherine loved her family and was a special Nanny and Grammy to her grand and great grandchildren. Catherine is survived by children, Cathy (Donnie) Harrison, Leamington; Donna Trenholm and David Trenholm, both of Pugwash; step children, Kay (Vaughn) Hunter, Leamington; Cindy (Allan) Graves, River Philip; Dwayne (Betty) Dickie; Floyd (Susan) Dickie, both of River Philip; sister, Evelyn (Gary) Ross, Williamsburg, VA; brother, Alfred (Judy) Brownell, Elliot’s Lake, ON; favorite neice Marla Ross; 11 grandchildren;15 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, James Dickie in 1997; son Lenny Trenholm. Visitation will be from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Monday, April 16, with funeral service at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, both in MacDiarmid’s Funeral Home, 5075 Main Street, Oxford (447-2930). Donations may be made to Millvale Baptist Church or Glenville Cemetery. Private condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mmcfunerals.com [Sunday, 15-April-2012 MacDiarmid's Funeral Home, Oxford, NS][posted to NSCumber mailing list 15 Apr 2012 by EMKeys]
Notes
Person ID	I3317	Arthur - Research
Last Modified	10 May 2014

Relationship	Adopted
Mother	Drusilla Adelaide Burgess, b. Feb 1898, , , , England , d. 19 Nov 1984, Tatamagouche, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age ~ 86 years)
Relationship	Adopted
Family ID	F965	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family (Divorced) William Jerry Trenholm, b. 13 Mar 1932, d. 31 Jul 1981, Oshawa, Durham, Ontario, Canada (Age 49 years)

Married 30 Jun 1955 Northport, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [1, 2, 6, 7]

Divorced 1964 [6]

Children

	1. Catherine Bertha Lola Trenholm
	2. Donna Lillian Trenholm
	3. David William Trenholm
	4. Lenny Arnold Trenholm, b. 30 Dec 1961, Tatamagouche, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. Abt 5 Nov 2003, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada (Age 41 years)

Family ID F964 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Died - 14 Apr 2012 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Photos

Catherine Brownell (1935-2012)
Catherine Drusilla Brownell ( 1935 - 2012 ) married first William Jerry Trenholm ( 1932 - 1981 ), son of Gerald Mitchell Trenhom and Bertha Dorthy Atwell, married second James Dickie.

Sources

[S23] Book: Brownell Genealogy, p.116.
[S686] Info: Melanie Hamilton.
'Descendants of Aaron Brownell' report, 17 Apr 1999
[S1248] Info: Dorothy Ballard, Descendants of Richard Goodwin, received Oct 2002.
[S2702] Parish: NS, Northport United Church, MCA PC-140E/58., baptism Catherine Drusilla Brownell.
DOB - 6 Jun 1935 Bapt. - 16 Apr 1950 Catherine Drusilla Brownell
[S695] Obituaries: General, Cathereine Dickie, MacDiarmid's Funeral Home <http://www.mmcfunerals.com>, view 23 Apr 2012.
[S879] Book: Brownell Genealogy 2nd Ed, p.216.
[S2702] Parish: NS, Northport United Church, MCA PC-140E/58., marriage 30 Jun 1955 William Trenholm & Catherine Brownell.
30 Jun 1955 William Jerry Trenholm, 23, Malagash, NS & Catherine Drusilla Brownell, 20, Northport, NS