Antigonish, NS
October 2, 1950 - December 2nd, 2024
It is with great sadness we announce that Barbara Ann Rovers of Antigonish County passed away peacefully at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital on December 2nd, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Antigonish on October 2, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Hubert Mattie-Landry and Marie Bernadette Landry. A proud Acadian and devout Catholic, Barbara was a faithful Ste. Croix parishioner and proud member of her beloved community of Pomquet where she resided for 71 years before moving to Mount Cameron.
Barbara was a skilled and passionate cook and baker. Her natural culinary talent, and strong faith, was a perfect fit for a 40 year career in the kitchens of the R.K MacDonald Nursing Home, Bethany Motherhouse, Mount Carmel and the Marion Community, work that she enjoyed deeply. A true friend of the Sisters of St. Martha, she brought life to the adage that cleanliness is next to godliness and led by fine example at work, home and while managing the family cottage alongside her husband Anthony and best friend Dorothy.
Barbara was a kind, thoughtful, generous and compassionate woman who cherished her close relationships with her family and friends. She was loved by many and will be greatly missed.
She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Anthony; sons Paul (Cindy), Vancouver; Rene (Shelley), Pleasant Valley; Shawn (Amy), Newport; grandchildren Jaelyn, Andre, Ella and Oliver; siblings Leo, Pomquet; Rose, Mount Cameron; Rita, New Glasgow; Jospeh (Loretta), Stellarton; Sylvester (Rose), Mount Cameron; John (Margie), Pomquet; and, many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father Hubert Landry, her mother Bernadette (Landry), sister Ellen Venedam, brother in-laws Pat Venedam, Frank Gosbee and Bob MacMillan, granddaughter Haley Rovers, nephew Robbie MacMillan and sister Barbara in infancy.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to all the professionals in the Emergency Department as well as the Progressive Care, Spiritual and Religious Care and Palliative Care Units at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital for the outstanding level of care, support and comfort they provided. A heartfelt thank you to Rebecca for sharing her incredible gift of music therapy with us.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Friday December 6th, in C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College Street, Antigonish. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 11:00am in Ste, Croix Church, Pomquet with Father Dennis Lamey presiding. Burial in the parish cemetery at a later date.
Memorial Donations may be made to Palliative Care – St. Martha’s Regional Hospital or Canadian Cancer Society.
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