Gertrude Stokes
1917 - 2016
Gertrude Stokes
Visitation Information
Visitation
November 26, 2016
Visitation Time
12:45 pm … 1:45 pm
Visitation Location
Mattatall ~ Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street Truro.
Service Information
Service Date
Saturday November 26, 2016
Service Time
2 pm
Service Location
Mattatall ~ Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street Truro.
Burial Information
Burial Date
November 26, 2016
Burial Location
Bible Hill Cemetery, Warren Drive, Bible Hill, NS
Requested Charity
Heart and Stroke Foundation of NS or to the Canadian Cancer Society
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Stokes, Gertrude, 99, of Truro, passed away peacefully, Monday, November 21, 2016, at the Colchester East Hants Health Centre Truro. Born in Upper Musquodoboit, she was a daughter of the late Dugald and Edna (Fraser) Archibald. Gertrude was a longtime member of the Brunswick Street United Church Truro. She was a homemaker most of her life, and also a very loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her children, Marilyn Hodder, Hebron, Sheilah Fraeser, "nee" Arden Stokes, BC; grandchildren, Susan, Kevin, Gregory, Christine, Glen, Lee; several great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; sister, Shirley Gould, Elmsdale; brother, Lester and sister-in-law, Dawn Archibald, Upper Musquodoboit; daughter-in-law, Donna Stokes, Halifax. She was predeceased by her husband, Cyril; son, Cedric; sisters, Loretta MacKinnon, Lois MacDonald, Ethel Whitman; brothers, Stewart, Neil, Roland. Visitation will be held 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm, followed by funeral service at 2 pm, Saturday, November 26, all in the Mattatall ~ Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street Truro, Rev. John Parsons officiating. Reception to follow in the funeral home. Interment will then be held in the Bible Hill Cemetery, Warren Drive, Bible Hill. Family flowers only. Donations in Gertrude’s memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of NS or to the Canadian Cancer Society. Private messages of condolence can be sent to the family by viewing Gertrude’s obituary and selecting "Send A Condolence" at: www.mattatallvarnerfh.com

Gertrude Stokes