Margaret Elizabeth "Betty" Ritchie

1920 - 2016  (96 years)

• Name	Margaret Elizabeth "Betty" Ritchie
  Nickname	Betty
  Birth	26 May 1920	Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
  Gender	Female
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	167433318
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167433318
  _UID	F71DE4D14B58403B9FB9B1EBB9C8C41939B8
  Death	21 Jul 2016	Hilden, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  	Margaret Elizabeth ("Betty") Murray passed away on July 22, 2016 at MacLeod House in Hilden, N.S. at the age of 96. Betty was born in Woodstock, NB, the daughter of Harold Hocken Ritchie and Gertrude Raymond Ritchie and grew up in Fredericton NB. During her married life she lived in many locations in Nova Scotia most notably Pictou, New Glasgow, Oxford, Bridgewater and Truro. Betty was predeceased by her husband Bob Murray. Bob and Betty had been married for 68 years. Betty was also predeceased by her brother Wendell Ritchie of Miramichi, NB, by her sister Suzanne Skidmore of Grand Bay-Westfield, NB, and by her daughter-in-law Margaret Christie of Fredericton. Betty is survived by her sister Patsy Stothart of Ottawa, by her three sons Mac (Mary Lew) of Pomquet, NS, Don of Fredericton, NB and Michael (Roya) of Truro, NS, as well as 8 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was deeply loved and respected by all her family and will be greatly missed. Betty graduated from UNB in 1942 with a BA in English. She played varsity basketball for the UNB Red Bloomers and in 1991 was presented by UNB with an award for her contribution towards the "legacy of the UNB women's basketball program". In 1993, the Canadian Red Cross presented Betty with an award recognizing her outstanding voluntary service. In 2011, Betty was honored by the Truro Curling Club as one of the 4 remaining original ladies members of the club. Betty was a very capable person with many skills and hobbies. She was an expert knitter, cross stitcher, quilter and cook. Betty played Duplicate Bridge at a high competitive level. She was a gifted letter writer with a wonderful sense of humor. Bob and Betty spent many summers at their cottage at Caribou Island beachcombing and swimming together and with their children and grandchildren. A private family interment will be held at Forest Hill Cemetery in Fredericton at a later date. Betty's family wishes to sincerely thank the staff at Parkland Estates in Truro for the kindness and care provided to both Bob and Betty during the last years of their lives and to MacLeod's Country Homes in Hilden where Betty spent her last days. Donations in Betty's memory may be made to the Canadian Red Cross or to a charity of choice. Arrangements entrusted to Colchester Community Funeral Home, Truro.
  Burial	Forest Hill Cemetery, York County, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
  Person ID	I38431	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Lt. Col. Harold Hocken Ritchie,   b. 6 Jul 1886, Newcastle, Miramichi, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 19 Feb 1969, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Raymond Jones,   b. 1 Apr 1896, Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 18 Oct 1980, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1917
  Family ID	F12925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Reid Murray,   b. 13 Mar 1919, New Glasgow, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 15 Dec 2014, Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 95 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F12926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 26 May 1920 - Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Death - 21 Jul 2016 - Hilden, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada Burial - - Forest Hill Cemetery, York County, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth