It is with great sadness that the family of Thelma Joyce Currie (nee Archibald, nee Duffy) announces her passing on 27 April 2021. Thelma was born in Pleasant Valley, Colchester County on June 4th, 1930 to Wendell and Esther (Bates) Archibald. She was the last remaining member of her immediate family. Thelma was a strong, independent woman who took in stride the demands of raising her family of three girls during her first husband Bill's long absences while he served in the RCN and doing it alone after his death in 1974. In 1981, she married Vernon Currie and was at his bedside when he passed in 2009. She is survived by her Daughters Linda (Eric Hodgson, d. 2020), Lower Sackville; Maureen (Michael Mason), Yarmouth; and Marrilee (Ken Nickerson), Cole Harbour, Grandchildren Shannon Hodgson, Woodside; William Hodgson (Cheryl Kelly), Middle Sackville; and Gwyn Mason (Isaac Smith). Vancouver. six Great Grandchildren Lexi, William, Layla, Lakelyn, Lace and Lileigh Hodgson, and two chosen Great Grandchildren Kiara and Nevaeh Keleher. She is also survived by numerous Archibald nieces and nephews, Sister-in-law Gwen Archibald, Brown nephews and families in Orillia, Ontario, brother-in-law Clayton (Evelyn) McColeman and sister-in-law Katherine LaPorte in Ontario. She was predeceased by her parents and her 5 brothers, Stuart, Ivan, Willard, Ronald, and Harold (in infancy) Thelma has willed her body to Dalhousie Medical School, after which her remains will be interred at the Dalhousie Memorial Garden. At her request, there will be no visitation or memorial service. Donations may be made in her name to Hope for Wildlife, the Canadian Heart Fund, or the Cancer Society of Canada
It is with great sadness that the family of Thelma Joyce Currie (nee Archibald, nee Duffy) announces her passing on 27 April 2021. Thelma was born in Pleasant Valley, Colchester County on June 4th, 1930 to Wendell and Esther (Bates) Archibald. She was the last remaining member of her immediate family. Thelma was a strong, independent woman who took in stride the demands of raising her family of three girls during her first husband Bill's long absences while he served in the RCN and doing it alone after his death in 1974. In 1981, she married Vernon Currie and was at his bedside when he passed in 2009. She is survived by her Daughters Linda (Eric Hodgson, d. 2020), Lower Sackville; Maureen (Michael Mason), Yarmouth; and Marrilee (Ken Nickerson), Cole Harbour, Grandchildren Shannon Hodgson, Woodside; William Hodgson (Cheryl Kelly), Middle Sackville; and Gwyn Mason (Isaac Smith). Vancouver. six Great Grandchildren Lexi, William, Layla, Lakelyn, Lace and Lileigh Hodgson, and two chosen Great Grandchildren Kiara and Nevaeh Keleher. She is also survived by numerous Archibald nieces and nephews, Sister-in-law Gwen Archibald, Brown nephews and families in Orillia, Ontario, brother-in-law Clayton (Evelyn) McColeman and sister-in-law Katherine LaPorte in Ontario. She was predeceased by her parents and her 5 brothers, Stuart, Ivan, Willard, Ronald, and Harold (in infancy) Thelma has willed her body to Dalhousie Medical School, after which her remains will be interred at the Dalhousie Memorial Garden. At her request, there will be no visitation or memorial service. Donations may be made in her name to Hope for Wildlife, the Canadian Heart Fund, or the Cancer Society of Canada
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