Eastern Passage, NS
October 9, 1934 - June 24, 2024
Hanrahan (Verge), Betty Lenora, Age 89, of Eastern Passage, passed away at home on June 24, 2024. She was born October 9,1934, the eldest child of the late William Maurice and Freda (Vail) Verge of White Point, Queens County.
Betty is survived by her husband of 66 years, Basil Richard Hanrahan; her daughters, Colleen and Tara Hanrahan; grandson, Connor Hanrahan; granddaughter, Amber Hanrahan; great-grandson, Isaac Wilde; great-granddaughter, Norah Frost; sister, Pauline (Verge) Reid, Liverpool; and brother, Robert Verge, White Point.
Betty was predeceased by her beloved sister, Doris Marie Verge, Eastern Passage, in 2019 and her brother, William Allen Verge, Martins Point, in 2015.
Betty had a great passion for learning and dedicated her life to academia. After graduating from the Nova Scotia Teachers College at the age of 16 in 1950, Betty began teaching at the Milton School in Queens County. In the following years, she moved to Shearwater and taught atHampton Grey Memorial while pursuing her Bachelor of Arts and subsequently Master of Arts at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax. Upon her retirement, Betty had been a professor for more than 30 years at Saint Mary’s in the Department of Education, teaching Master’s courses and supervising thesis’.
Betty took on the role of care-giver throughout her life without complaint; her aunt, Pansy (Pat) Vail, came to live with Betty for 10 years due to her poor health; her sister, Doris Verge, lived with Betty for 50 years due to illnesses; and her daughter, Tara, lived in the home all her life. Betty was a guardian to her grandchildren, Connor and Amber, both of whom lived with their grandparents since a young age. Betty also tended to her expansive gardens in Eastern Passage and at her cottage in Port Joli, Queens County, where she loved to admire her flowers and walk underneath the canopy of trees. Trips to the cottage will be a part of the family’s fondest memories together.
Betty will be remembered for her strength and resilience through every challenge she faced. She was a monumental figure to those her knew her well and will be deeply missed. On behalf of Betty, her family wishes to extend its sincere gratitude to her doctor, VN Prasad Manchineni, and the Northwood Home Care, for the compassion and care shown during her declining health.
A private service and burial will be held for the family in White Point, Queens County, at a later date.
Arrangements entrusted to Eastern Passage Community Funeral Home.
