Obituary of Viola Benjamin
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73, Waterville, Kings Co., passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in the Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, with her loving family at her side. Born in Wolfville, she was a daughter of the late James and Frances (Rogers) Benjamin. Viola was a member of Christ Anglican Church, Berwick, and was an adherent of the Waterville Baptist Church. She had been a Brownie Leader and enjoyed taking photographs and had been employed by Jeff Wilson Photography. Viola loved to do crafts, was an avid bird watcher and enjoyed horses. Surviving are her children, Wanda (Allan) Rose, Kentville; Sheila (Larry) Reese, Cambridge Sta.; Paul (Sally) Welton, Blemheim, Ont.; grandchildren, Samantha (Paul) Durling; Jason (Jill) Reese, Lacey Reese (Corey Peterson); Kyle & Mitchell Welton; great-grandchildren, Megan, Alyssa & Amber; brothers, James (Margaret) Benjamin Jr., Edmonton, Alberta; Wesley (Wendy) Benjamin, London, Ont.; Carl Benjamin, Kentville; sisters, Dorothy (Louis) Kerr, Avonport; Edith (Rae) Hiltz, Port Williams; close friends, Elva Kelley, Waterville; Bonnie Russell, Saskatchewan. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her former husband, Thomas Welton. Visitation for Viola will take place 7-9 p.m., Friday, in the H.C. Lindsay Funeral Home, 192 Commercial St., Berwick, N.S., B0P 1E0, (902-538-9900), from where the funeral service will take place 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 4. Rev. Elizabeth Johnson officiating, with burial in the Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill. Family flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Lung Association of Nova Scotia. Condolences may be made sent to the family by visiting: www.hclindsayfuneralhome.ca
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We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ the staff at Serenity Funeral Home
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