Diane Theresa STEELE

STEELE, Diane Theresa STEELE, Diane Theresa - 56, North Preston, passed away peacefully in Dartmouth General Hospital accompanied by her loving son and his companion on February 5, 2008. Born in Sydney, Cape Breton and raised in North Preston (since nine months), she was the biological daughter of Rita Steele and the late Wilfred Steele. Her mother, the late Irene Beals, and father, William Beals, of North Preston, raised Diane in a loving home. Upon the death of her loving mother (Irene Beals), Diane adopted three special mothers, Rosella Fraser, Josephine and Ruth Johnson. Diane is survived by her son, Otis Steele, and her granddaughter, Raemiah Dorrington; sisters, Marion Bundy, Irene St. Jean, Sudbury, Ont.; Josephine Smith, North Preston, and Jocelyn Downey, Toronto, Ont.; Darlene, Cape Breton; brothers, Allan, Toronto, Ont.; Roland, East Preston; Archie, North Preston; Eric, Toronto, Ont. She predeceased by her biological father, Wilfred Steele, and parents, William and Irene Beals; sisters, Elsie Sparks, Ellen Luchi, and Edna Beals; brothers, Reggie, Eddie, Lewis, Clifford, Lloyd and Percy Beals. Diane was a member of Saint Thomas Baptist Church. She had strong faith in God and lived her life to please God. She was full of life and was always concerned about others. Her kindheartedness and words of encouragement, grounded in biblical principle, were synonymous with her name. Diane was employed at the North Preston Wellness Centre - Capital Heath District as an administrative assistant. She worked at QEII Heath Sciences Centre for 27 years. She was past secretary of North Preston Day Care Centre. She was also a past board member of the North Preston Day Care Centre, the Medical Child Care Society, and Preston Area Housing Board. She was the past president of the Provincial (BYF) Baptist Youth Fellowship, African United Baptist Association District No. 1 Quarterly Chairperson, co-organizer of the Nurture Group, and a member of the North Preston Wellness Advisory Committee. A woman who walked in the light and was grounded in the word of God, she will be forever loved and sadly missed by her family and friends. The funeral service will be held February 9, at 1 p.m. in Saint Thomas Baptist Church, Pastor Wallace Smith officiating. Funeral arrangements will be made by A.L. Mattatall Funeral Home, Portland Street, Dartmouth. In lieu of flowers, donations are to be made to St. Thomas Baptist Church Sunday School or the Baptist Youth Fellowship. Special thanks to the nurses and staff at Dartmouth General Hospital, 3 East, especially to Otis' companion Tracy White, for her kindness and gentleness with Ms. Steele, and Mona Beals who was like a daughter to Diane, many thanks. E-mail condolences to: condolences.mattatall@ns.aliantzinc.ca