ROBERTS, Vera

Passed away at the Sault Area Hospital on Friday, October 1, 2004; Vera Roberts at the age of 78 years. Sister of the late Beatrice Bessant (late Samuel). Loving aunt of; Jacqueline Scott (Michael), Jennifer Massicotte (Ernie), Joan MacKay (Donald) of Calgary and David Bessant (Gay) of Isle of Wight, England. Vera will be fondly remembered by her many nieces and nephews and her cousins and their families in England. Mikijuq, beloved pet will miss her. Miss Roberts worked most of her nursing career in the Canadian Arctic. She was the proud recipient of the Order of Canada, the Florence Nightingale Medal of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Gold Medal of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada. Visitation will be held at the Northwood Funeral Home (942 Great Northern Road 945-7758) on Tuesday October 5, 2004 from 11:00 a.m. until time of memorial service at 12:00 p.m. Interment at New Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial donations made to the Sault Area Hospital Cancer Clinic or the Humane Society would be appreciated by the family. Special thank you to Dr. D. Walde and the Sault Area Hospital Cancer Clinic nurses and staff. www.northwoodfuneral.com