Carroll Balfour
1948 - 2016
Carroll Balfour
Visitation Information
Visitation
No visitation
Service Information
Service Date
Friday January 6, 2017
Service Time
10:00am
Service Location
C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College Street, Antigonish
Requested Charity
Charity of Choice
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Balfour, Martha Carroll, 68, of Crossroads Ohio, Antigonish County, passed away on December 23, 2016, in St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish.

Born December 20, 1948, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, was the first daughter of Mildred (Brow) Gavel, and the late Arthur C. Gavel.

At 18, Carroll left home to be a nanny to a family in Worchester, Mass. While there she met her former husband of 38yrs. Through her life, she was a devoted mother and wife, getting to travel the world and making numerous friends around the globe.

Besides her mother she is survived by her son, Charles R Balfour, siblings, Budd (Mae), John (Carolyn), Allister (Renate), Ken (Donna), Jane Rhynold, Charles (Eileen), Brenda (Laurel) Whitehead, Cathy (Bernie) Veness, Leo (Cindy), Mary Haley (Dave Neibergal), sister-in-law, Mary Catherine (MacEachern) Gavel, along with many nieces and nephews.

Besides her father, she was predeceased by brothers, Edward and Arnold Gavel, and sister-in-law, Helen (Thacker) Gavel.

Cremation has taken place.  Funeral will be held on Friday, January 6th 2017 at 10:00am in C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College St.,  Antigonish.

In Memoriam, donations to a charity of choice appreciated.  Online condolences:  www.clcurry.com

Carroll Balfour