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- LATTA, Jean Cochrane - 93, a long-time resident of Dartmouth, passed away quietly in Halifax on January 30, 2006, with family by her side. She lived a long and graceful life and was truly an angel on Earth. Jean had an arm for bowling, enjoyed knitting and the Lexicon, and had a passion about penguins. She taught school for a number of years and attended Christ Church (Anglican) in Dartmouth. Born in Brooklyn, Hants Co., to Jehu and Edith Ward, she was the last surviving member of her immediate family, having been predeceased by sisters, Pauline (Georgie), Esther, Lena and Rita, and brothers, Gordon and Melvin. She was also predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Alan M. Latta, and is survived by daughters, Mary Elizabeth (Keith) MacKay, Halifax, and Judy (Ray Feeney) Latta, Garden City, NY; grandchildren, Laura (Mitch), Kate (Mike), Keith (Sherry), Elizabeth (Tony), Evan (Lauren), and Heather; and great-grandchildren, Talis and Keith. Visitation in J.A. Snow Funeral Home, Halifax, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday. Funeral service in Christ Church, Dundas Street, Dartmouth, 11 a.m. Saturday, with reception to follow. Committal will take place in the spring in River Hebert Cemetery.
Thursday, February 2, 2006
The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, NS
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