Obituary of Jessie Oickle

Jessie Matilda Oickle OICKLE (Schofield), Jessie Matilda— 96, passed away peacefully, accompanied by her family, on December 16, 2009, in Wolfville Nursing Home, Wolfville. She was a daughter of the late Clarence and Ester (Demont) Schofield (Greenfield, Kings Co.). She is survived by her children, Iona Coldwell, Hants Border; Marie (Roland) Sponagle, Avonport; Brian (Betty) Oickle, Hants Border; her 10 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren, several great great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Jessie was predeceased by her husband, John in 1969; her brothers, Archie, Lawson, Aubrey, Harry, Charles, Herman, and Leslie "Buster", and sisters, Edith Davidson, Lova Atwell, and Mae Brown. Jessie and John ran a boarding home and grocery store in Melanson, then moved to Hants Border and ran Oickle's Grocery for 46 years. Jessie's body has been donated to Dalhousie University, Medical Science Department. Donations can be made to Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 19, at 2 p.m. in Serenity Funeral Home Chapel, 568 Main St., Wolfville (902) 542-2151 with Rev. Gary Manthorne officiating. At the request of the family, there will be no visitation or reception. Interment will be at a later date. Arrangements are under the care and direction of H.C. Lindsay Funeral Home & Crematorium. Cards and letters of sympathy may be sent to the address above or on-line at: www.hclindsayfuneralhome.ca