Dena Leona (Leona) Bourque\Burke

1937 - 2011  (74 years)

• Name	Dena Leona (Leona) Bourque\Burke
  Born	1937	River Hebert, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Assistant Manager at Scotia Bank (retired in 1997)
  Died	22 Dec 2011	Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Obituary Dena Leona Holt 1937-2011 With much sadness, the family of Dena Leona Holt announce her peaceful passing at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre on Thursday, December 22, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. Born in River Hebert, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Florence (LeBlanc) Burke. Leona was formerly employed with Scotiabank, retiring as Assistant Manager in Toronto. She retired to Nova Scotia in 1997. She was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church, River Hebert. Known as the "Quilt Lady", many enjoy her beautiful quilts which she donated to various people and organizations. Leona will be sadly missed by her husband of 45 years, Jerry Holt; 3 sons, Randy, Mark (Jackie) and James (Nancy); 4 grandchildren, Natasha, Daniel, Christopher and Matthew; a brother Stephen (Cheryl) Burke; 7 sisters, Joanne (Desi) Hurley, Linda (Jimmy) O'Brien, Judy (Earl) Dwyer, Debbie (Ronnie) Winters, Theda (John) O'Brien, Angela (Bryan) Carter and Catherine (Rick) Cook; sister-in-law Brenda Burke; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother Fred (Jr) in 2011. Leona's remains have been entrusted into the care of the Furlong Jones Funeral Home,Amherst (667-8777) from where a time of visitation will be held Tuesday (Dec. 27) and Wednesday (Dec. 28) from 7 to 9 pm. Funeral mass will be celebrated from St. Paul the Apostle Church, River Hebert on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 11 am. Burial in the St. Denis Cemetery, Minudie. Donations in Leona's memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of the donor's choice. www.furlongjones.ca
  Buried	29 Dec 2011	St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I9630	Annette - Research
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Ferdinand (Fred) Bourque\Burke,   b. 1911,   d. 1984  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Florence LeBlanc,   b. 1918,   d. 1993  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F3995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jerry Holt
  Children	1. James Holt   2. Mark Holt   3. Randy Burke
  Family ID	F4008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Occupation - Assistant Manager at Scotia Bank (retired in 1997) - - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Leona (Bourque) Holt (1937 - 2011) Daughter of Florence (LeBlanc) & Fred Bourque.

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Info:Frederick Roberts, Melanson Family Tree on Ancestry.ca - accessed 12Apr2009. [S271] Obituary: Jones Funeral Homes, Furlong-Jones (Amherst, Nova Scotia), obituary for Dena Leona Holt 1937-2011. [S161] Info:Joanne (Vienneau) Bouthillier, email.