SWIM, Catherine Lois
1933 - 2011 (78 years)-
Name SWIM, Catherine Lois Birth 6 May 1933 Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada 
Gender Female Death 18 May 2011 Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada - GOREHAM, Catherine Lois (nee Swim) - 78, Clark’s Harbour, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at Roseway Regional Hospital in Shelburne, N.S. surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 6, 1933 in Clark’s Harbour, daughter of the late Cleveland "Speedy" and Ethel (Banks) Swim. Catherine had varied careers, such as teacher, Royal Bank employee, restaurant owner, and cook. She also was a long-time member of the Seabreeze Rebecca Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star, Friends of the Library (CH Branch), and as the Clark’s Harbour representative on the board of Western Counties Regional Library, and she took an avid interest in the federal and the provincial Liberal Party of which she was very proud. She looked forward to cooking for and attending her Christmas Club.
She was the matriarch of her family and had many friends in her hometown and elsewhere. She was well known for her cooking which many had the pleasure to enjoy. She was an avid reader and always willing to assist in any cause to benefit her community in which she will be sorely missed.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Milford "Miff"; daughter, Lois of Muncho Lake, B.C.; sons, Ernest (Mary) and Andrew (Kim) of Clark’s Harbour. She will be sadly missed by grandchildren Michael (Susanne), Barrington; Falyn (Aaron) Upper Woods Harbour; Joshua, Halifax; and great-grandchildren Emily, Caden, and Joshua-Philip "JP"; sister, Barbara Conrad, Clark’s Harbour, and brother Cleveland(Janice), Bedford, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by sisters, Margaret(Harris) Wickens, Georgina(Mortimer) Parsons and twin daughters Joanne and Jill in infancy. Many thanks to the staff of the Yarmouth and Shelburne hospitals for the wonderful care of our mother during her illness, and to the many that visited, called and especially to the Red Hatters of Clark’s Harbour.
Person ID I13111 Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire Last Modified 14 Mar 2024
Father SWIM, Job Cleveland, b. 20 Jun 1908, Cape Sable Island, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. May 1992, Cape Sable Island, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 83 years) Mother BANKS, Ethel Alvirnia, b. 31 Aug 1911, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 1991, Cape Sable Island, Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 79 years) Marriage Abt 1930 Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada Family ID F3916 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family GOREHAM, Milford Children 1. GOREHAM, Andrew, b. Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada 2. GOREHAM, Ernest, b. Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada 3. GOREHAM, Lois, b. Clark's Harbour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada Family ID F3917 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jul 2025
- GOREHAM, Catherine Lois (nee Swim) - 78, Clark’s Harbour, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at Roseway Regional Hospital in Shelburne, N.S. surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 6, 1933 in Clark’s Harbour, daughter of the late Cleveland "Speedy" and Ethel (Banks) Swim. Catherine had varied careers, such as teacher, Royal Bank employee, restaurant owner, and cook. She also was a long-time member of the Seabreeze Rebecca Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star, Friends of the Library (CH Branch), and as the Clark’s Harbour representative on the board of Western Counties Regional Library, and she took an avid interest in the federal and the provincial Liberal Party of which she was very proud. She looked forward to cooking for and attending her Christmas Club.