Barbara M. Boyle

The death of Barbara Mae Boyle occurred on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at the Tobique Valley Manor, Plaster Rock. Barbara was born September 21, 1931 in Bath, NB. Barbara is the daughter of the Late Ralph William Drost and Ena Catherine (Cammack) Drost. She was wife of Robert(Reid) Boyle for 65 years who predeceased her on September 19, 2012.

Barbara is survived by five children: Margaret Frenette of Squamish,BC; Dale(Marion) Boyle of Plaster Rock, NB; Robert(Margaret) Boyle of Joggins, NS; Cheryl(Neal) Hebig of Millet, AB and Stephen(Brenda) Boyle of Glassville, NB. She has eleven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Barbara is also survived by two sisters: Elaine( Phil) Jordan, Springhill, Florida and Mildred(Robert) Rideout, Woodstock, NB. She was predeceased by her daughter Marion Oakes(Sam), her sister Audrey Davenport(Vaughn) and sister Helen (Lowrie) Green; one grandchild and one great-grandchild, several aunts and uncles.

Barbara lived in Glassville at the homestead for 41 years, Florenceville for 7 years, Bath for 8 years and Perth-Andover for 30 years and spent the last 3 years at Tobique Valley Manor, Plaster Rock, NB.

Barbara worked many years at McCain Foods Ltd. Florenceville, NB. She worked a few years at a Nursing Home in Woodstock, NB, and then a short time at the Victoria Manor, Perth, NB. She then retired from Hotel Dieu Hospital, Perth, NB where she worked as a nurse for 25 years.

She was a member of the United Church of Canada in Glassville, NB. Barbara loved to knit and her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren all benefited from her many hours of knitting sweaters, socks and mittens. Her favorite pastime was to get together with friends to enjoy an exciting evening of Bingo.

She will be sadly missed by her family and friends.

A private funeral services will be held from the L.R. Giberson Funeral Chapel, 207 Burnham Rd. Florenceville-Bristol, NB. For those who wish the funeral service will be live streamed and can be view on the L.R. Giberson Funeral Directors FaceBook page on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 11:00 am. The interment will be in the Glassville United Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the New Brunswick Heart & Stroke Foundation or the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation of Canada. www.gibersonfuneraldirectors.ca (506) 392-1115