Helen Marguerite Creelman
1926 - 2016
Helen Marguerite Creelman
Visitation Information
Visitation
June 23, 2016
Visitation Time
6-8 PM
Visitation Location
Riverside United Church, 5577 Highway 2, Bass River
Service Information
Service Date
Friday June 24, 2016
Service Time
2:00 PM
Service Location
Riverside United Church, 5577 Highway 2, Bass River
Burial Information
Burial Date
June 24, 2016
Burial Time
Private Family Interment
Burial Location
Riverside United Church Cemetery
Requested Charity
Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia
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Helen Marguerite Creelman – 89, Little Bass River, passed away peacefully, with loving family at her side, on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Colchester East Hants Health Centre, Truro. Born in Bridgewater, she was a daughter of the late Edmund and Annie (Crouse) Wamboldt.

Helen was a member of Riverside United Church, where she sang in the choir and was a member of Fireside UCW. She enjoyed spending time with The Red Hatters, loved fiddle music and dancing, skating, reading and quilting. Her grandchildren will treasure the quilts that she made for each one of them and her quilting legacy will live on through those who she taught to quilt. In earlier years, she worked at R.M. Fulton & Son and then stayed at home to raise her family.

Helen is survived by her sons, Craig (Yvonne) Creelman, Little Bass River; Ralph (Angie) Creelman, Valley; 10 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; sisters, Irene Johnson, Bible Hill; Audrey Crouse, Conquerall Mills; Frances Schnare, Lunenburg; several nieces and nephews. Along with her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Douglas Rupert Creelman; daughter and son-in-law, Suzanne (Hubert) Castonguay; sister, Mary MacKenzie; brothers, Everette, Earl, Harold, Theodore, Harvey, Avery, Arnold and Aubrey Wamboldt.

Helen’s family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, June 23, 2016, in Riverside United Church, 5577 Highway 2, Bass River, where the funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Friday, June 24, 2016, Reverend Florence Antle-Brison and Pastor Steve Adams officiating. Private family interment in Riverside United Church Cemetery. Reception will follow in MacFarlane Hall. Flowers welcome or donations in Helen’s memory to Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia are welcomed.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Mattatall – Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street, Truro. Private messages of condolence may be sent to the family by viewing Helen’s obituary on-line and selecting "Send A Condolence" at: www.mattatallvarnerfh.com

Helen Marguerite Creelman