Betty BURGESS

BURGESS, Betty Dept. of Agriculture Peacefully on February 11, 2007 in her 92nd year. Betty was a life long resident of Centretown and for many years enjoyed the Canal for winter skating and summer cycling. Betty was a great friend to children. As a young woman, she was a volunteer at CGIT Camp Kallala near Wakefield. Throughout her life, she was a prodigious knitter and smocker, clothing several generations of family and as well as donating children's clothing to a number of charities, including the Riverside Hospital. Betty was predeceased by her beloved sister Mary and brother-in-law Charlie McGuire and by brother in-law Rev. Frank Morgan. She is survived by her friends and by her sister Helen Morgan and by nieces and nephews Diane, Susan (Alan), Brian (Susan), Kathy and Peter. No service. Donations welcome to Lisgar Collegiate Scholarship Fund, in memory of Betty's dear friend, Adel Gazal. Published in the Ottawa Citizen from 2/14/2007 - 2/17/2007