Anne Judith "Judy" (Stevenson) Creelman
1936 - 2014
Anne Judith "Judy" (Stevenson) Creelman
Service Information
Service Date
Tuesday August 19, 2014
Service Time
Private
Service Location
Mattatall - Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street, Truro
Burial Information
Burial Date
August 20, 2014
Burial Time
6:30 PM (Public)
Burial Location
Old Barns Cemetery, across from 2432 Highway 236, Old Barns
Requested Charity
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, Canadian Diabetes Association or Charity of Choice
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Anne Judith "Judy" (Stevenson) Creelman - 78, Beaver Brook, Colchester County, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 16, 2014, at Colchester East Hants Health Centre, Truro. Born in Truro on May 3, 1936, she was the eldest daughter of the late Gordon and Blanche (Crocker) Stevenson.

Loving and loved daughter, wife, mother, sister, and grandmother, Judy loved and valued her family, books, reading, genealogy, history, and travel (especially to England and New England).  She enjoyed a good political discussion with family members and she particularly enjoyed meeting and getting to know all those she encountered as she and Ira moved around the country and overseas while Ira was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.  

In between moves, after the children were grown, she was able to transform her love of reading and working with books, into jobs in several libraries and bookstores (working in the Dartmouth Library for a time, at Saint Mary’s University and the bookstore in Greenwood). After their retirement and return to Colchester County in 1988, Judy joined the Colchester Historical Society and worked as a volunteer for the Museum and Archives.

Judy will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 62 years, Ira Eugene Creelman, Beaver Brook; sons, Brian (Lynn), Ottawa; Steven, St. Thomas, Ontario; daughters, Cheryl Tousignant, Edmonton; Laurie Creelman, Beaver Brook; Christine "Tina" (Remi) MacDonell, Dartmouth; grandchildren, Michelle, Christopher, Brent, and Nicholas Creelman; Eva Marie Mathieu and Chanel Dagenais; Jean and Tanya Tousignant; Michael MacDonell; great-grandchildren, Rave Tousignant and Kiva Bertrand.  She is also survived by her sisters, Nancy (Paul) Blaikie, Bible Hill; Peggy Ross, Truro; a number of nieces and nephews. Along with her parents, she was predeceased by her brothers, Stanley "Duke" and Edward "Sonny" Stevenson.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Mattatall – Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street, Truro, where a private service of remembrance will be held on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, Reverend Larry Harrison officiating.  There will be no visitation, by request. All are welcome to attend a graveside committal service that will be held 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at Old Barns Cemetery, across from 2432 Highway 236, Old Barns. In lieu of flowers, donations in Judy’s memory may be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, Canadian Diabetes Association or a charity of choice. Private messages of condolence may be sent to the family by viewing Judy’s obituary on-line and selecting "Send A Condolence" at: www.mattatallvarnerfh.com

 

Anne Judith "Judy" (Stevenson) Creelman