Obituary
BRENDA J. MAHANEY
NEWCASTLE, N.B. - Brenda Joyce Mahaney, wife of Paul Mahaney, of 169 Vancouver Cres,. Chatham, N.B., passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, 1988, at the Mirimichi Hospital in Newcastle, N.B. She was 38.
Born in Amherst, she was a daughter of Arnold and Pauline (Fillmore) Smith of Shinimicas. She was a member of the Sunrise Trinity United Church in Head of Amherst. For the past 17 years she has resided in numerous Canadian bases as her husband is a member of the armed services. She was a member of Beta Signa Phi and took an active role in the communities in which she resided. She was a Beaver leader, youth baseball coach, school volunteer, and assisted in several fundraising events, to only mention a few. Besides her husband and parents she is survived by a daughter, Heather Dawn, and a son, Shawn Michael, both of home; four sisters: Hazel Smith and Jean Smith, both of Shinimicas, Linda (Mrs. Gerald Clarke) of New Canaan, N.B., and Nancy Smith of Dartmouth; four brothers; Arnold Jr., Ross and Brian, all of Shinimicas, and Stewart of Truemanville. Her remains rested at Furlong's Funeral Home, Amherst, from where the funeral service was held Tuesday, Dec. 27, conducted by Rev. Philip Price, assisted by Rev. Gerry Peddle. Burial was in the Shinimicas Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Sunrise Trinity United Church Building Fund would be appreciated.
(From The Amherst Citizen Newspaper, published December 31, 1988, page 10.)
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