Mabel Florence ANKER

 ANKER, Mabel Florence (Myette), 94, South River Road, Antigonish County passed away in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow on August 30, 2010 after a short illness.

Born in Tracadie, she was a daughter of the late Jeffrey and Mary Jean (Durley) Myette.  Mabel was a veteran of WWII.  She met her husband, Phil, also a veteran, in Montreal during the war years.   They lived and worked in Montreal, New York and thirty-five years in Los Angeles, retiring  to Antigonish in the 1970s.  Mabel's passions were boating and waterskiing, which she did late into her life, playing cards and bingo, and she enjoyed trips to the casino with friends.

She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Phil;  brother, Vincent Myette, Whitby, Ont.; sister, Rita, R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home, Antigonish; a number of nieces and nephews; and many friends.

She was predeceased by brothers: Ernest, Bernard, Howard, Andrew and Raymond; sisters: Mary, Margaret and Sarah.

Visitation will be in C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College Street, Antigonish on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.  Funeral Mass will be held in St. Peter's Church, Tracadie on Friday at 11:00 am with Father John Barry presiding.  Burial in the parish cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Martha's Hospital Foundation.  
Online condolences:   www.clcurry.com