Memorial donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Society Of Ontario or charity of your choice.Īinsworth Funeral Home, 288 Noxon Avenue, Wellington. She will be missed and remembered by all who knew her. Always generous and with a friendly smile, Bernice was stubborn and determined to the very end. Bernice’s family is forever grateful for the care, love and support she received in her last years from the many doctors, nurses, PSWs and other health care and support staff at both Quinte Gardens and Hastings Manor. Hastings Manor provided her last home and the care she required into her 90s. In 2014 she moved to Belleville, to Quinte Gardens, followed by Hastings Manner in 2016. Bernice enjoyed her new home, making many friends through the Women’s Institute and volunteering at the Community Care for Senior’s shop. Bernice began her next adventure, living with Judi and John. In 2006, with Jack needing the support of a LTC home, they moved to Prince Edward County, Ontario. She was also an avid reader and bridge player. A renowned porcelain artist and teacher, Bernice was a valued member of the Naples & Ontario chapters of the Porcelain Artists’ Guild. Together and with their friends, they golfed, curled, cottaged and partied (and partied some more!). In Halifax, they proudly owned and operated Atlantic Oxygen Limited. Their 20 years in Nova Scotia were especially memorable, living in Halifax and cottaging at Porter’s Lake. They formed lifelong friendships everywhere they lived. Over the years, they made their home in many parts of Canada, including Montreal, Richmond Hill, Winnipeg, Toronto, Dyson Lake (ON), Halifax, Porter’s Lake (NS), Big Bald Lake (ON while wintering in Naples, Florida) and Markham. She moved to Winnipeg, where they married in 1955.

Born in Brockville, ON, Bernice moved to Toronto in the mid 1950s, where she met her husband, Jack Edwards. She is predeceased by her husband, Jack, son, David (Nobles), brother-in-law and sister-in-law Ralph and Pat, and her many siblings. Bernice will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Judi (John), daughter-in-law, Connie, grandchildren, Allison, Sean (Kristen) and Stephanie (Matt), step-grandson, Kevin (Alana), and great-grandchildren, Melanie, Kelsey, Caleb, Abigail, Jonah and Emerson. Online condolences and to share memories of Karen, please visit: * * *īERNICE MAY EDWARDS (nee Bradley) – Febru– Decem– On Christmas morning, Bernice Edwards, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, passed away peacefully in her ninety-second year in Belleville, ON. In lieu of flowers, donations to Joy Bible Camp in Bancroft, ON or the “Back the Build” fund of the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (reconstruction of Picton Hospital) would be appreciated by Karen’s family. A Celebration of Karen’s Life will be held at a later date to be announced.

A Private Family Service will be held this week. Karen is resting at the Rushnell Funeral Home – Picton Chapel, 33 Main Street West, Picton (61). Karen will be remembered for her kindness, compassion, generosity, her love of God and her inability to stand by if someone was in need. She used her organizational gifts on many committees and boards, including decades of service at Joy Bible Camp in Bancroft.

A very special thank you from the family goes out to the entire healthcare communities in Picton, Belleville and Kingston for their care of Karen. She is survived by her brothers David Belch (Jane) of Bancroft and Daniel Belch (Ruth) of Simcoe and she will be fondly remembered by her many nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles. Karen’s greatest joy was her role of grandmother to two-year old Charlotte. Cherished mother of Nicole Wadsworth (Ben). Blair Scrivens and daughter-in-law to Rev. Adored daughter of Evelyn Voskamp (John) of Belleville and the late Ernie Belch. KAREN ELAINE SCRIVENS – May 12th, 1958 – December 27th, 2021 – After a year and a half of courageous battle against a critical, complex, and ever-changing illness, where she had successfully fought from being bedridden to making Christmas dinner, on Monday, December 27, 2021, Karen Scrivens (nee Belch) of Picton suddenly passed away at the age of 63.

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