Ellen Margaret Carson

CARSON, Ellen Margaret

Passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Elisabeth Bruyere Hospital in Ottawa on Thursday, July 2, 2015.  She was the beloved partner of over 40 years to Lorne Finley.  Ellen is survived by many cousins.  Ellen is predeceased by her parents Herbert and Gertrude Carson and by her sister G. Ann Devlin. 

Vignettes of Ellen:  Growing up on a mixed farm on Butternut Ridge near Havelock NB, surrounded by cattle, horses, pigs, chickens, dogs and tons of cats; graduating with Honours in mathematics from Mount Allison University; working on the Census at Statistics Canada in the good old days of the long form; meeting her husband on a senior management course; running the Equal Opportunities for Women program for the federal government; splitting wood on their hobby farm near Mt. St Patrick, Ontario; playing music by ear on her upright grand piano; re-finishing furniture; sneaking through neighbours’ back yards in the middle of the night looking for her old cat, Jason; Ellen roars by with the accelerator on the floor, the un-muffled engine of the old ’66 Porsche rattling the windows of the control tower at the Mosport racetrack - an eight year old boy yelling WOW!"; spending weeks at a time in New Brunswick caring for her 97 year old mother; contributing generously to numerous charities.

A memorial reception will be held at the Havelock Funeral Parlour, 19 Cross Street, In Havelock, NB (506 534 2600) on Saturday, August 22, from 2:00- 4:00 p.m. At Ellen’s request, there will be no service or speeches. Interment at the family plot, Greenhill Cemetery Havelock.  In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Ellen’s name to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Condolences, tributes or donations may be made at… www.keirsteads.ca