January 28, 2007 to February 3, 2007 continued

Beulah Irene Buchanan - 92, formerly of New Minas, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2007 in Dykeland Lodge, Windsor. Born in Avonport, she was a daughter of the late Arch and Viola (McDow) Morine. She enjoyed plants and gardening, painting and drawing. She is survived by four daughters, Ruby (Elbert) Thompson, Granville Ferry; June (Ellsworth) Fletcher, Halifax; Star (Peter) Dukeshire, South Rawdon; Barbara Buchanan, Middleton; five sons, Robert (Diane), Greenwich; Richard (Margaret), Coldbrook; Bill (Shirley), Kentville; Douglas (Jean), Sackville; Bruce, Kentville; a sister, Ruth Jakeman, Cow Bay; two brothers, Herman (Jean) Morine, Avonport; Claude (Jean) Morine, Dartmouth; 28 grandchildren; 43 great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur; a son, Archie; two daughters-in-law, Sharon and Linda; three sisters, Alvery, Greta and Phyllis; five brothers, Keith, Murray, Jack, Ivan and Earl and two grandchildren. Visitation was held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, February 4, 2007 in the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville, where the funeral service, followed by a reception, was held at 2 p.m. Monday, February 5, 2007. Reverend Gary Manthorne officiated. Burial took place in the Lower Horton Cemetery, Grand Pré. Donations in memory may be made to the charity of your choice. The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to the staff of Dykeland Lodge for their care, kindness and compassion in looking after our mother. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville.

Luetta Jane Merry - 88, of Kentville, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2007 in the Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville. Born in Port aux Basques, NL, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Winnifed (Baptiste) Donovan. She grew up in Riverport and moved to the Valley when her mother was in the Nova Scotia Sanatorium, Kentville. Luetta worked at the Nova Scotia Sanatorium and the Blanchard Fraser Memorial Hospital, Kentville, for many years. She is survived by three daughters, Barbara Fitzgerald, Kentville; Jean (Gene) Hill, Lower Canard; Sandra (Laddie) Cook, Lakewood Road, Kings County; daughter-in-law, Dawn Merry, Canning; two sisters, Clarice (Eric) Wilson, Mississauga, Ontario; Jennie Masonheimer, Chester, New Jersey, USA; eight grandchildren, Brian, Ron, Peter, James, Heather, Lee-Ann, Shawn and Thane; 10 great grandchildren; six great great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Irvil; a son, Jackie; an infant son, Garnet; two grandchildren, Johnny Merry and Joseph Fitzgerald; two great grandsons, Tyler North and Michael Hill. There was no visitation, by family request. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 4, 2007 in the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville. Pastor Thelma McLeod officiated. Burial took place in the Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill. Donations in memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the IWK Health Centre. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville.

HOLMES, Rhoda Margaret - 82, of Birchtown, passed away peacefully in Roseway Hospital January 31, 2007. Born in Newellton, she was a daughter of the late Wilfred and Jean (Gallagher) Rennehan. Rhoda was a member of the Grace Baptist Church. She was an avid community volunteer as well as a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by sons, Dale (Martha), Welshtown; Tommy, Vancouver; daughters, Gloria (Mel) Bernie, Vancouver; Ruth Holmes, Dartmouth; Marie (Lloyd) Bower, Birchtown; 12 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren; brother, Donald Rennehan, Ontario; sisters, Christine Dease, Yarmouth; Violet O’Connell, Barrington. She was predeceased by her husband, Austin; sons, Lloyd Rennehan; Wallace and Donald Holmes; brothers, Joseph and William; sister, Lillian. She will be sadly missed by all her family and friends and especially grandchildren, Bridget, Gina and Joey and great grandchildren, Justin, Brandon, Trinity, Desmond, Drew and Dillon. The funeral service was held on Saturday, February 3, 2007 in H.M. Huskilson’s Funeral Chapel with Pastor Debra Hill officiating. Interment was in Dall Cemetery, Sandy Point. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Roseway Hospital Charitable Foundation Fund or Grace Baptist Church.

Dr. Hazel Miriam Ross, RN, BA, MSc, CNM, MA, PhD, DD, Wolfville, Nova Scotia entered peacefully into the joy of her Lord February 1, 2007 after a fruitful life of service to God and others. Born March 30, 1929, in Roxville, Digby County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Christina (O'Brien) Ross, and is survived by beloved sister Dr. Luella (Jim) Thomson, dear nieces Coleen (Paul) McLachlan and Carolyn (Jeff) Cote, all of Toronto, cousins in both Nova Scotia and Massachusetts, and a wide circle of loving friends. Miriam received her Diploma in Nursing (R.N.) from the Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, in 1951. Intent upon serving the Lord as a medical missionary, she secured a B.A. (magna cum laude) from Gordon College in Boston in 1955. She subsequently studied at the Allan Memorial Institute of Psychiatry in Montreal, the Boston University School of Nursing (M.Sc.), and Bellshill Maternity Hospital in Lanarkshire, Scotland, where she was certified as a midwife. She served with the Canadian Baptist Overseas Mission Board in the Republic of Zaire as a staff nurse in rural hospitals, and as Director of the School of Nursing at the Institut Medical Evangelique in Kimpese, Zaire. In 1978 she earned her M.A. in Sociocultural Anthropology from the University of Washington in Seattle, followed in 1981 by her Ph.D. in the same discipline. For a number of years she was Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Ottawa. Miriam received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from Acadia University in 1984, and in 1985 she made Wolfville her home and became the Hannah Maria Norris Associate Professor of Christian Missions and Social Issues at Acadia Divinity College, where she continued to lecture in Christian Missions until 2000. Miriam gave freely of her time and talents, serving on the boards of numerous worthy organizations including the Victorian Order of Nurses, Atlantic Baptist Senior Citizen's Homes Inc., the Institute of Pastoral Training, and the Acadia Centre for Baptist and Anabaptist Studies. Her faithfulness to her Lord was evident in the way she lived her life and in the way she exercised her gifts in her church, with longtime service on the boards of Deacons and Finance and as the president of the Women's Missionary Society. Miriam's family and friends hold a deep and abiding love for her and her strength, support and caring for them will be greatly missed. We, who remain, praise God for the gift of our Miriam, who so steadfastly lived the love of the One in Whose presence she now dwells. Special thanks are extended to the members of the medical team of the CVICU at the New Halifax Infirmary for their compassionate care. Visitation took place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, February 16, 2007 in the Annapolis Valley Funeral Home, 34 Coldbrook Village Park Dr., Coldbrook. A celebration of Miriam's life was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 17 in Wolfville United Baptist Church, 487 Main St., Wolfville. The Rev'd Dr. Barry Morrison, Rev'd Dr. Bob Berry, and Rev'd Renee Clark officiated. Burial will take place in the Mapleton Cemetery, Cumberland County at a later date. To further causes Miriam held dear, donations may be made to Wolfville United Baptist Church, Canadian Baptist Ministries, Acadia Divinity College, the Atlantic Division of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada, or a charity of choice. "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain…" John 15:16a