WARD, Esther Mae

1904 - 1999  (95 years)

• Name	WARD, Esther Mae
  Birth	8 Jun 1904	Brooklyn, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 Oct 1999	Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  	In memorium: In memory of Esther May Northup, beloved mother and grandmother, who passed away October 14, 1999. If tears could build a stairway, And memories a lane, We'd walk right up to heaven, And bring you home again. -Always remembered by Marie, John, Brad and Northup Family.
  Person ID	I914	Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	WARD, Jehu Woodbury,   b. 19 Dec 1876, Brooklyn, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 21 Sep 1951, Brooklyn, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Mother	WARD, Edith Muriel,   b. 9 Mar 1879, Brooklyn, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 26 Jan 1963, Allen's Nursing House, Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	27 Mar 1902	Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	NORTHUP, Roy Albert,   b. 4 Sep 1892, Mosherville, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 6 Feb 1962, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1924	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Children	1. NORTHUP, Florence May,   b. 8 May 1925, Stanley, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Apr 2008, Collingwood, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)   2. NORTHUP, Harold Parsons,   b. 2 Sep 1927, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1959 (Age 31 years)   3. NORTHUP, Geraldine Rhodes,   b. 7 Feb 1928, Stanley, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 12 Oct 1996, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 68 years)   4. Living   5. NORTHUP, Claude Harrington,   b. 6 Oct 1932, Stanley, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 10 Sep 2021, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 88 years)   6. Living   7. NORTHUP, Irving Clark,   b. 1939, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 28 Oct 2004, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 65 years)   8. NORTHUP, Grant MacDonald,   b. 10 Mar 1940, Stanley, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 2 Mar 2023, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 82 years)   9. NORTHUP, Howard   10. NORTHUP, Garnet   11. NORTHUP, Marie
  Family ID	F491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: NORTHUP, Esther Mae - 95, Dykeland Lodge, Windsor, passed away peacefully Thursday October 14, 1999, in the lodge with her family at her side. Born June 8, 1904, Brooklyn, Hants Co., she was a daughter of the late Jehu and Edith (Ward) Ward. She was a resident of Stanley, Hants Co. most of her life before moving to Gypsum Mines with her devoted daughter, Marie for several years, then to Dykeland Lodge for the past seven years. She enjoyed going for drives and going on the bus trips. She loved animals, music and enjoyed life to the fullest. She enjoyed and cherished all the aspects of each chapter of her life. Her greatest love in life was her family and everyone who knew her, loved her and her pleasant smile. Esther was a very kind person. She was a member of St. Stephens Anglican Church. Esther was a very loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great- grandmother and sister. She will be sadly missed by her family, friends and community. She is survived by daughter, Florence "Flossie" and husband Earlston "Bob" Harvie, Curry's Corner; Marguerite "Marg" and companion, Ronald Nurse, Orangville, Ont.; Marie and husband John Cochrane, Gypsum Mines; sons, Eric (Joyce), Ellershouse; Claude (Ethel), Wolfville; Howard and companion Debbie Dunbar, Newport Corner; Irving (Patsy), Three Mile Plains; Grant (Irene), Windsor; Garnet and companion Madge Lake, Windsor; sisters, Jean and husband Alan Latta, Dartmouth; Lena Northup, Spryfield; 36 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; 13 great great- grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Roy Northup in 1962; daughter, Geraldine "Gerry" Hughes; son, Harold; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Pauline Ward; brothers, Melvin "Mel" Ward, Gordon Ward; sons-in-law, Ernest Hughes, Gordon Lowe. Visitation Sunday 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. in Lindsay's Windsor Funeral Home. Funeral service Monday at 2 p.m. in St. Stephens Anglican Church, Stanley, Rev. Robert Brush officiating. Burial to follow in St. Stephens Anglican Cemetery. A reception will follow in the Stanley Hall. Donations to Dykeland Lodge (New Bus Fund) or St. Stephens Anglican Church. Saturday, October 16, 1999 The Halifax Herald Limited

  
  

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