Ethel Amnelia Pitcher (1910 - 2003)

Born 15 Sep 1910 in Winterton, Newfoundland

Wife of Eleazer Joseph Benson — married 1946 in St. John's, Newfoundland

Died 15 Dec 2003 at age 93 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Biography

Ethel was born in 1910. She passed away in 2003.

Obituary

BENSON, Ethel (nee Pitcher) — It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dearest mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She passed this life quietly on Monday, December 15, 2003 at the Glenbrook Lodge Nursing Home in her 94th year. Predeceased by her best friend and husband Eleazer (Bense), January 1997. Left with loving memories are her "one and only" daughter Lynne (David); her granddaughter Kathie; her great-granddaughter Ashlie, and Kathie's father Basil. Also her sisters-in-law: Irene (Jack), Susie (Toronto) and Stella (Florida); many nieces, nephews, cousins, special cousins: Cecil Benson (Pearl), Audrey Lindstrom (Robert), Thomas Benson (Shirley), Rev. Gerald Benson (Ruth) and other relatives and friends. Ethel`s family would like to thank the staff at Glenbrook Lodge for their compassion and care during her stay there and a special thanks to Audrey and Bob Lindstrom and their family for their support and help. Friends may call at Barrett's Funeral Home, 328 Hamilton avenue on December 17, from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm. Special viewing for family members only at 1:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Barrett's Chapel on Thursday, December 18, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. Interment to follow at the Salvation Army Cemetery, Blackmarsh Road. Flowers gratefully declined. Donations may be made to the Canadian Bible Society. Please visit www.barretts.ca to sign the memorial guest book.

Sources

• Stringer, Eric C., Southwest Arm Family Foundations, self-published, Hodge's Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
• Our Family History, http://www.swahsociety.com/familytree/getperson.php?personID=I449&tree=PeddleC: accessed 9 2019 May
• Obituary Listing of BENSON, Ethel (nee Pitcher), http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/tele-obits-dec03.shtml: accessed 20 Apr 2022