Obituary of Doreen Lewis

 

Miss Doreen Lewis was born in Wards Creek on October 22, 1940; she was the daughter of the late John Stanley Lewis and Cora Myrtle (Adair) Lewis.

 

Doreen graduated from Sussex High School in 1958. In 1963, she graduated third in her class from the nursing program at the Moncton City Hospital. After graduation she went to Norway House and God's Narrows in Northern Manitoba to practice nursing. While she was there not only did she get to be active in her field, but she was able to deliver babies, act as coroner, pull teeth and give stitches. Doreen was always very proud to further herself in her career. She took midwifery at the University of Alberta and Advanced Cardiac Care in Halifax. She worked for many years in the heart unit at Kings County Memorial Hospital and the Sussex Health Centre.

In 1999, she retired from nursing due to health reasons, but she loved helping others so much that she was still able to mentor other nurses. She was a kind and gentle soul who never refused to help anyone.

 

Doreen was a volunteer with Fundy Ground Search and Rescue; acting as secretary and treasurer. She was also the secretary for the W.I.

 

She had a passion for sports, especially: figure skating and curling and her beloved Toronto Blue Jays and Toronto Maple Leafs.

 

Doreen will live on in the hearts of her daughter, Sheri Lewis of Alberta; her siblings: Joan Campbell and her husband Kenny of Sussex, Doris Fraser of Sussex, Harold Lewis and his wife Debbie of Newline, Ann Bunnell and her husband Glen of Sussex, Ruth Fitzgerald and her husband Tony of Sussex, Bev Lewis and her wife Phyllis Hamilton of Plumweseep and Terry Pinet of Moncton; her grandchildren: Brooke-lyn and Cole MacCullum; as well as several nieces and nephews.

 

Miss Doreen Lewis of Sussex, passed away at the Saint John Regional Hospital on August 19, 2018 at the age of 77.

 

She is predeceased by her parents; her brothers: Albert, Russell and John Lewis and by her sister, Loretta Inkpen.

 

Arrangements have been entrusted to the compassionate care of Wallace Funeral Home, 34 Sunnyside Drive, Sussex, (506-433-1176) where visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 from 6-8pm and Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from 1-3 and 6-8pm.  

 

A celebration of Doreen's life will be held from Wallace Community Chapel on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 11:00am.

 

The interment will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, followed by a time of fellowship with the family at the Sussex Community Church (Salvation Army).