Gwendolyn Braithwait COOPER

BERRY, Gwendolyn Braithwaite. At home in Goderich on September 8, 1999, with her family, after a long bravely fought illness, aged sixty-one. Gwen Cooper was the beloved wife of forty-one years of William (Bill) Berry, and mother of Douglas with his wife Marjana and their daughters Angela, Sarah, Laura, Tijana and Maya; David with his wife Grazya and their sons Mark and Christopher; and Donald with his wife Maureen and their children Bryn and Ethan. Gwen was proud to have been a VON nurse, and during her early married life was a year round resident of the Eastern Artic, 1959-1965 and friend and admirer of the Inuit. The family will receive friends at home in Goderich on the afternoon of September 16. A memorial service will take place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, 1999 at Pine Grove Church, Main Street South (Concession Road 7), Uxbridge, just north of Regional Road 21, followed by a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Para, near Port Perry. Heartfelt tribute is due to Dr's Ted Vandenberg and Sam Apavoo for their constant and caring attention, and to all the tender, devoted nurses and home care ladies, under the capable direction of the Community Care Access Centre for Huron County. Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society and the Community Nursing Service and Town and Country Support Services, both at 52 Huron Road, Clinton, Ontario N0M 1L0. McCallun & Palla Funeral Home, Goderich, Ontario (519) 524-7345.