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Muriel Virtue
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Mrs.
Muriel Doreen Virtue was born in Saint John on June
16, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Otty and
Florence Pearl (Pace) Lewis and the wife of the late
Douglas Murray Virtue who passed away in 1994.
Muriel and Doug were married in 1947. She was a former
employee of the Fairway Hotel and Restaurant and
worked making pickles at McCready's Plant. She was a
member of the Salvation Army where she was a former
Cradle Role Sergeant; she also donated her time to the
daycare and the League of Mercy. She was a member of
the Penobsquis Seniors. Muriel enjoyed knitting,
crocheting, sewing, quilting, gardening, cooking and
was very involved in her church, her family and her
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Muriel is survived by two daughters: Debbie Snider and
her husband Willis of Smith Creek and Donna Dunfield
and her husband Kevin of Cornhill; six sons: Ray and
his wife Phyllis of Plumweseep, Dave and his wife
Wendy of Richmond, Ontario, Bernard and his wife Ida
of Norton, Leonard and his wife Katie of Mesa,
Arizona, Wayne and his wife Joyce of Wards Creek and
Kevin and his wife Wendy of Sussex; five sisters:
Betty Hart and her husband Phil of Miramichi, Violet
Lewis of Midland, Leila Sabean of
Hamilton, ON. Ruth Nagle of Hynes Corner and
Eva Quigley and her husband Charles of Kingston
Peninsula; two brothers: Gordon and George both of
Saint John; 20 grandchildren and 21 great
grandchildren: Dawn Smith and her children: Drew and
Connor and their father, Jeff Smith, Christa Proctor
and her husband Bev and their children: Selena and
Maria, Shane Virtue and his wife Carrie and their
children: Alexis, Carley and Olivia, Shondra Virtue
and Robin and their children: Shane, Aidan, Jessie and
Courtney, Melissa Marchbank and her husband Fred and
their children: Taylor and Jonathan, Melanie Prosser
and her husband Michael and their children: Courtney
and Michaela, Doug Virtue and Michelle Wheeler and
their children: Brian and Brianna, Hayden and Sarah ,
Andrew and Lucas Virtue and their mother, Nancy,
Tiffany Knapp, Katelyn Fyffe, Diana Adair and her
husband Scot and their children: Georgia and Bronwyn,
Gordon Fyffe, Aaron and Scott Snider, Robert Gray and
his wife Sue and their children: Amber and Tiffany,
Kim Pearson and her husband Mark and their children:
Stephanie and Markus, Jessica Virtue, Karla and Kelly
Dunfield; her brother-in-law, Bennie and his wife
Donna of Penobsquis; as well as several nieces and
nephews. |
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Muriel was predeceased by her sister, Hazel and two
brothers: Freeman and Clarence.
Mrs.
Muriel Doreen Virtue of
Plumweseep, passed away at the Sussex Health Centre on
April 22, 2008 at the age of 78. |
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Wallace
Funeral Home, 34 Sunnyside Drive, Sussex,
(506-433-1176), where visitation will be held on
Thursday from 2:00
to 4:00 and 7:00
to 9:00pm.
A Celebration of
Muriel’s life will be held from
the Salvation Army Community Church
on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 2:00 pm. The interment will
take place at Kirk Hill Cemetery.
There will be a time
of fellowship with the family in the Church Hall
following the committal service.
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