It is with heavy and broken hearts we announce Jerry 71, of
Lower Coverdale, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on
October 12, after a courageous battle with cancer.
He remained as positive as he could during his battle and went
with the flow for treatments, not once but twice.
He leaves behind his beloved wife Eldora of 48 years, his 3
girls, Rhonda(Troy), Karen(Robert) and Krista(Keith) and his 5
precious grandchildren, Jordan, Katelyn, Justin, Jacob and Kenneth.
Pappy loved his grandchildren more than life itself.
Jerry is also survived by 9 siblings. Dorothy(Ron),
Donald(Muriel) both of Shediac, Sandra(Joey) of Hillsborough, Linda of
Hopewell Cape, Patricia of Nova Scotia, Terrance (Alfreda) of Shediac,
Thomas(Elizabeth), Debby and Paul, all of Ontario, several in-laws,
nieces and nephews and many friends.
He was
predeceased by his father Andrew, his mother Lorraine, a brother
James, his father-in-law Martin Steeves and his cousin(brother) John
Beck. He was also predeceased by his aunt and uncle Mary and Harry
Beck, who raised him.
While Jerry was a man of
little words, he was a man of love. Love for his family and
friends.
In earlier years he loved to garden
and won several awards for his flowers at The Albert County
Exhibition. He enjoyed bowling, being at the trailer in the summers
and playing Bingo.
He retired from Norampac
(Domtar) in 2006. He worked at Sobeys Mountain Rd for a while and
recently at Scholatics (Papa Jerry)
The family
would like to thank the many Doctors and nurses for their care given
to Jerry and his family before during and after he was diagnosed with
cancer.
Family will be receiving guests at a
celebration of life at Cobb’s Funeral Home White Pine Rd,
Riverview on Thursday October 17 from 6-9pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Friends of The Moncton
Hospital or The Sheldon H. Rubin Oncology Clinic in Jerry’s
memory would be appreciated by the family.
To view Jerry's memorial slideshow, please click the following link: https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/5HTC534W5JR92ZHY