JEANNETTE HUNTLEY SINCLAIR, (nee:SMITH), AGED 84 YEARS OF STRATHMORE, FORMERLY OF VULCAN WAS CALLED HOME TO HER LORD AND SAVIOR JANUARY18, 2001 IN THE PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT AT STRATHMORE & DISTRICT HOSPITAL.
JEANNETTE WAS BORN AUGUST 10, 1916 AT OKOTOKS, ALBERTA. THE FAMILY MOVED TO A FARM IN THE MAYVIEW DISTRICT EAST OF VULCAN WHERE JEANNETTE WAS RAISED. HER FIRST JOB TOOK HER TO CALGARY, THEN SHE WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME IN EDMONTON, THEN TO VANCOUVER. IN 1940 JEANNETTE WORKED AS A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE WITH THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE DEPOT. FOLLOWING THE WAR SHE COMPLETED A NURSING PROGRAM AT THE GRACE HOSPITAL IN VANCOUVER AND RETURNED HOME TO VULCAN IN 1949 TO WORK AT THE VULCAN HOSPITAL. SHE MARRIED STUART ALLAN SINCLAIR IN JANUARY 1950 AND MOVED TO THE SINCLAIR FAMILY FARM. IN 1988 THEY SOLD THE FARMLAND AND MOVED INTO VULCAN. ALLAN DIED IN 1993 AND JEANETTE CONTINUED TO RESIDE IN VULCAN UNTIL MOVING TO STRATHMORE IN 1995 WHERE SHE HAS RESIDED SINCE.
JEANNETTE LOVED HER FAMILY, ESPECIALLY HER GRANDCHILDREN AND WAS INVOLVED WITH THEIR ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. SHE WAS ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE UNITED CHURCHES IN VULCAN AND STRATHMORE, A PAST MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF EASTERN STAR, FERRODALE CHAPTER NO. 65, BERRYWATER WOMEN OF UNIFARM AND EASTWAY LADIES SOCIAL CLUB. JEANNETTE ENJOYED TRAVELLING WITH HER HUSBAND TO EUROPE, ALASKA, P.E.I. AND IN 1993 THEY CELEBRATED THEIR ANNIVERSARY IN HAWAII.
LOVING MOTHER OF FOUR DAUGHTERS MAUREEN SINCLAIR OF SASKATOON, RHONDA SINCLAIR OF CALGARY, JUNE (ROB) PIRIE OF STRATHMORE, ALAYNE SINCLAIR OF EDMONTON, THREE GRANDCHILDREN JESSE SINCLAIR OF CALGARY, ADAM AND SARA PIRIE BOTH OF STRATHMORE, THREE BROTHERS IAN (LORELEI) SMITH, ALLAN (MARGARET) SMITH AND BEN (BARBARA) SMITH, TWO SISTERS-IN-LAW JEAN (DAVE) SMITH AND HAZEL (ROSS) SMITH, A BROTHER-IN-LAW OTTO (PHYLLIS) HEISLER, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS. THE EXTENDED SINCLAIR FAMILY WILL ALSO CHERISH HER MEMORY.
JEANNETTE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND ALLAN IN 1993, HER FATHER JOHN (JACK) SMITH, HER MOTHER EDITH (HUNTLEY) SMITH, HER SISTER PHYLLIS, TWO BROTHERS ROSS AND DAVE.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE TUESDAY JANUARY 23, 2001 AT STRATHMORE UNITED CHURCH 410 4TH ST. AT 2 P.M. WITH REV. JOHN R. SNYDER OFFICIATING.
INURNMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
SPECIAL THANKS TO DR. WARD FANNING, STRATHMORE HOME CARE, WHEATLAND LODGE AND STRATHMORE & DISTRICT HOSPITAL FOR THEIR KIND AND COMPASSIONATE CARE. MANY THANKS TO RELATIVES AND FRIENDS FOR THEIR CONCERN AND SUPPORT.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, TRIBUTES IN JEANNETTE’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO EITHER THE STRATHMORE UNITED CHURCH 410 4TH ST. T1P 1B4, S.T.A.R.S. 1441 AVIATION PARK N.E. BOX 570 CALGARY, T2E 8M7 OR WHEATLAND LODGE OR PALLIATIVE CARE AT STRATHMORE & DISTRICT HOSPITAL 200 BRENT BVLD. T1P 1J9.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.