Obituary
The death of Mrs. (Elsie) Bernice (Clinch) Campbell, wife of the late Stephen Afton Campbell of Breadalbane NB in her 91st year, occurred at the Fundy Nursing Home at Blacks Harbour on Friday, April 17, 2009. Born at St. George NB on June 12, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Elsie (Goodiell) Clinch. Bernice was a member of St. Marks Anglican Church and attended St. George Baptist Church. A loving mother, grandmother and aunt, she is survived by her children; Ellen Hatt of St. George NB, Jane (Richard) Smith of Breadalbane NB, Stephanie (Allan) MacEachern of Grand Manan NB, and William (Janet) Campbell of Halifax NS, grandchildren; Stephen (Mary) Hatt of St. George NB, Laurie (Harry) Moses of Utopia NB, Allan (Crystal) MacEachern of St. Stephen NB and Sheryl MacEachern of Canoose NB, seven great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews including David and Rossylyn Allen as well as several cousins and sister in law Rhoda Palmer. She was predeceased by brothers; Edward, Joseph and William Clinch and sisters; Helen Thompson, Verna Reynolds, Ethel Stewart, Nellie Brown, Laura Maxwell, Dorothy Baldwin and Marion Cunningham . She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Obituary 2
Bernice was a life long resident of the St. George area and was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Bernice and Steve lived for many happy years at Breadalbane on the shores of Passamaquoddy Bay where Bernice loved to watch the birds and the sunsets with her husband, family and friends. For the last few years, Steve and Bernice were residents of the Fundy Nursing Home where they received exceptional care and love from the staff.
A celebration of Bernice's life will be held at the St. George Baptist Church on Thursday at 2:00pm with Rev. Darren Millett officiating. Visiting at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. In Bernice's memory, donations to the Fundy Nursing Home would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to the St. George Funeral Home & Crematorium (755-3533), 26 Portage Street, St. George NB E5C 3L6
She might not even stay in the room but, their friend David Goss of Saint John said Tuesday, "A pot of tea would appear."
Bernice Campbell died Friday at 91, less than a year after the death of Steve last July.
"He lived to 95. He had a long life, but Mom missed him terribly," Ellen Hatt, the eldest of their four children, said Tuesday.
Bernice Clinch and Steve Campbell married on Oct. 13, 1936, giving them more than 71 years together. They raised four children: Ellen, Jane, Stephanie and William.
Steve moved into the Fundy Nursing Home at Blacks Harbour three or four years ago. Bernice followed last year, leaving the home they built at Breadalbane, on the shore of Passamaquoddy Bay, west of St. George.
They moved to Breadalbane when Steve was about 57, his son William Campbell recalled on Tuesday. "They really enjoyed their years down here at Breadalbane."
Steve Campbell grew up in St. George, but stories of Breadalbane figure prominently in the three books of local history that he wrote in his retirement years: Come Back with Me, Come Back with Me Again and Remember When - St. George Area in the early 1900s.
"That's where my grandfather had a fishing camp," Ellen Hatt said, explaining the family connection to the area.
Steve Campbell turned to writing after he retired from his job with a chip-sealing crew that worked on roads across the province through the summers.
Their mother did not completely share this passion. "No, she really didn't. She just supported him. It took him two or three years to write the books. He wrote them all longhand," Ellen said.
"Bernice was always behind the scenes, but she was always supportive of anything he did," Goss recalled.
Bernice, a descendant of Peter Clinch, the Loyalist founder of St. George, grew up on the Manor Road north of town, where she and Steve set up housekeeping as a young married couple.They later lived on Pancake Hill in St. George before moving to Breadalbane.
Bernice graduated from the St. George Superior School in 1936.
"She was a homemaker," Ellen said. "She was an excellent cook."
She was the last surviving of 11 children of the late Edward and Elsie (Goodiell) Clinch. Rev. Darren Millett will officiate at the funeral at St. George Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday.
The death of Mrs. (Elsie) Bernice (Clinch) Campbell, wife of the late Stephen Afton Campbell of Breadalbane NB in her 91st year, occurred at the Fundy Nursing Home at Blacks Harbour on Friday, April 17, 2009. Born at St. George NB on June 12, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Elsie (Goodiell) Clinch. Bernice was a member of St. Marks Anglican Church and attended St. George Baptist Church. A loving mother, grandmother and aunt, she is survived by her children; Ellen Hatt of St. George NB, Jane (Richard) Smith of Breadalbane NB, Stephanie (Allan) MacEachern of Grand Manan NB, and William (Janet) Campbell of Halifax NS, grandchildren; Stephen (Mary) Hatt of St. George NB, Laurie (Harry) Moses of Utopia NB, Allan (Crystal) MacEachern of St. Stephen NB and Sheryl MacEachern of Canoose NB, seven great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews including David and Rossylyn Allen as well as several cousins and sister in law Rhoda Palmer. She was predeceased by brothers; Edward, Joseph and William Clinch and sisters; Helen Thompson, Verna Reynolds, Ethel Stewart, Nellie Brown, Laura Maxwell, Dorothy Baldwin and Marion Cunningham . She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Obituary 2
Bernice was a life long resident of the St. George area and was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Bernice and Steve lived for many happy years at Breadalbane on the shores of Passamaquoddy Bay where Bernice loved to watch the birds and the sunsets with her husband, family and friends. For the last few years, Steve and Bernice were residents of the Fundy Nursing Home where they received exceptional care and love from the staff.
A celebration of Bernice's life will be held at the St. George Baptist Church on Thursday at 2:00pm with Rev. Darren Millett officiating. Visiting at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. In Bernice's memory, donations to the Fundy Nursing Home would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to the St. George Funeral Home & Crematorium (755-3533), 26 Portage Street, St. George NB E5C 3L6
She might not even stay in the room but, their friend David Goss of Saint John said Tuesday, "A pot of tea would appear."
Bernice Campbell died Friday at 91, less than a year after the death of Steve last July.
"He lived to 95. He had a long life, but Mom missed him terribly," Ellen Hatt, the eldest of their four children, said Tuesday.
Bernice Clinch and Steve Campbell married on Oct. 13, 1936, giving them more than 71 years together. They raised four children: Ellen, Jane, Stephanie and William.
Steve moved into the Fundy Nursing Home at Blacks Harbour three or four years ago. Bernice followed last year, leaving the home they built at Breadalbane, on the shore of Passamaquoddy Bay, west of St. George.
They moved to Breadalbane when Steve was about 57, his son William Campbell recalled on Tuesday. "They really enjoyed their years down here at Breadalbane."
Steve Campbell grew up in St. George, but stories of Breadalbane figure prominently in the three books of local history that he wrote in his retirement years: Come Back with Me, Come Back with Me Again and Remember When - St. George Area in the early 1900s.
"That's where my grandfather had a fishing camp," Ellen Hatt said, explaining the family connection to the area.
Steve Campbell turned to writing after he retired from his job with a chip-sealing crew that worked on roads across the province through the summers.
Their mother did not completely share this passion. "No, she really didn't. She just supported him. It took him two or three years to write the books. He wrote them all longhand," Ellen said.
"Bernice was always behind the scenes, but she was always supportive of anything he did," Goss recalled.
Bernice, a descendant of Peter Clinch, the Loyalist founder of St. George, grew up on the Manor Road north of town, where she and Steve set up housekeeping as a young married couple.They later lived on Pancake Hill in St. George before moving to Breadalbane.
Bernice graduated from the St. George Superior School in 1936.
"She was a homemaker," Ellen said. "She was an excellent cook."
She was the last surviving of 11 children of the late Edward and Elsie (Goodiell) Clinch. Rev. Darren Millett will officiate at the funeral at St. George Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Obituary
The death of Mrs. (Elsie) Bernice (Clinch) Campbell, wife of the late Stephen Afton Campbell of Breadalbane NB in her 91st year, occurred at the Fundy Nursing Home at Blacks Harbour on Friday, April 17, 2009. Born at St. George NB on June 12, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Elsie (Goodiell) Clinch. Bernice was a member of St. Marks Anglican Church and attended St. George Baptist Church. A loving mother, grandmother and aunt, she is survived by her children; Ellen Hatt of St. George NB, Jane (Richard) Smith of Breadalbane NB, Stephanie (Allan) MacEachern of Grand Manan NB, and William (Janet) Campbell of Halifax NS, grandchildren; Stephen (Mary) Hatt of St. George NB, Laurie (Harry) Moses of Utopia NB, Allan (Crystal) MacEachern of St. Stephen NB and Sheryl MacEachern of Canoose NB, seven great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews including David and Rossylyn Allen as well as several cousins and sister in law Rhoda Palmer. She was predeceased by brothers; Edward, Joseph and William Clinch and sisters; Helen Thompson, Verna Reynolds, Ethel Stewart, Nellie Brown, Laura Maxwell, Dorothy Baldwin and Marion Cunningham . She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Obituary 2
Bernice was a life long resident of the St. George area and was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Bernice and Steve lived for many happy years at Breadalbane on the shores of Passamaquoddy Bay where Bernice loved to watch the birds and the sunsets with her husband, family and friends. For the last few years, Steve and Bernice were residents of the Fundy Nursing Home where they received exceptional care and love from the staff.
A celebration of Bernice's life will be held at the St. George Baptist Church on Thursday at 2:00pm with Rev. Darren Millett officiating. Visiting at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. In Bernice's memory, donations to the Fundy Nursing Home would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to the St. George Funeral Home & Crematorium (755-3533), 26 Portage Street, St. George NB E5C 3L6
She might not even stay in the room but, their friend David Goss of Saint John said Tuesday, "A pot of tea would appear."
Bernice Campbell died Friday at 91, less than a year after the death of Steve last July.
"He lived to 95. He had a long life, but Mom missed him terribly," Ellen Hatt, the eldest of their four children, said Tuesday.
Bernice Clinch and Steve Campbell married on Oct. 13, 1936, giving them more than 71 years together. They raised four children: Ellen, Jane, Stephanie and William.
Steve moved into the Fundy Nursing Home at Blacks Harbour three or four years ago. Bernice followed last year, leaving the home they built at Breadalbane, on the shore of Passamaquoddy Bay, west of St. George.
They moved to Breadalbane when Steve was about 57, his son William Campbell recalled on Tuesday. "They really enjoyed their years down here at Breadalbane."
Steve Campbell grew up in St. George, but stories of Breadalbane figure prominently in the three books of local history that he wrote in his retirement years: Come Back with Me, Come Back with Me Again and Remember When - St. George Area in the early 1900s.
"That's where my grandfather had a fishing camp," Ellen Hatt said, explaining the family connection to the area.
Steve Campbell turned to writing after he retired from his job with a chip-sealing crew that worked on roads across the province through the summers.
Their mother did not completely share this passion. "No, she really didn't. She just supported him. It took him two or three years to write the books. He wrote them all longhand," Ellen said.
"Bernice was always behind the scenes, but she was always supportive of anything he did," Goss recalled.
Bernice, a descendant of Peter Clinch, the Loyalist founder of St. George, grew up on the Manor Road north of town, where she and Steve set up housekeeping as a young married couple.They later lived on Pancake Hill in St. George before moving to Breadalbane.
Bernice graduated from the St. George Superior School in 1936.
"She was a homemaker," Ellen said. "She was an excellent cook."
She was the last surviving of 11 children of the late Edward and Elsie (Goodiell) Clinch. Rev. Darren Millett will officiate at the funeral at St. George Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday.
The death of Mrs. (Elsie) Bernice (Clinch) Campbell, wife of the late Stephen Afton Campbell of Breadalbane NB in her 91st year, occurred at the Fundy Nursing Home at Blacks Harbour on Friday, April 17, 2009. Born at St. George NB on June 12, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Elsie (Goodiell) Clinch. Bernice was a member of St. Marks Anglican Church and attended St. George Baptist Church. A loving mother, grandmother and aunt, she is survived by her children; Ellen Hatt of St. George NB, Jane (Richard) Smith of Breadalbane NB, Stephanie (Allan) MacEachern of Grand Manan NB, and William (Janet) Campbell of Halifax NS, grandchildren; Stephen (Mary) Hatt of St. George NB, Laurie (Harry) Moses of Utopia NB, Allan (Crystal) MacEachern of St. Stephen NB and Sheryl MacEachern of Canoose NB, seven great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews including David and Rossylyn Allen as well as several cousins and sister in law Rhoda Palmer. She was predeceased by brothers; Edward, Joseph and William Clinch and sisters; Helen Thompson, Verna Reynolds, Ethel Stewart, Nellie Brown, Laura Maxwell, Dorothy Baldwin and Marion Cunningham . She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Obituary 2
Bernice was a life long resident of the St. George area and was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Bernice and Steve lived for many happy years at Breadalbane on the shores of Passamaquoddy Bay where Bernice loved to watch the birds and the sunsets with her husband, family and friends. For the last few years, Steve and Bernice were residents of the Fundy Nursing Home where they received exceptional care and love from the staff.
A celebration of Bernice's life will be held at the St. George Baptist Church on Thursday at 2:00pm with Rev. Darren Millett officiating. Visiting at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. In Bernice's memory, donations to the Fundy Nursing Home would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to the St. George Funeral Home & Crematorium (755-3533), 26 Portage Street, St. George NB E5C 3L6
She might not even stay in the room but, their friend David Goss of Saint John said Tuesday, "A pot of tea would appear."
Bernice Campbell died Friday at 91, less than a year after the death of Steve last July.
"He lived to 95. He had a long life, but Mom missed him terribly," Ellen Hatt, the eldest of their four children, said Tuesday.
Bernice Clinch and Steve Campbell married on Oct. 13, 1936, giving them more than 71 years together. They raised four children: Ellen, Jane, Stephanie and William.
Steve moved into the Fundy Nursing Home at Blacks Harbour three or four years ago. Bernice followed last year, leaving the home they built at Breadalbane, on the shore of Passamaquoddy Bay, west of St. George.
They moved to Breadalbane when Steve was about 57, his son William Campbell recalled on Tuesday. "They really enjoyed their years down here at Breadalbane."
Steve Campbell grew up in St. George, but stories of Breadalbane figure prominently in the three books of local history that he wrote in his retirement years: Come Back with Me, Come Back with Me Again and Remember When - St. George Area in the early 1900s.
"That's where my grandfather had a fishing camp," Ellen Hatt said, explaining the family connection to the area.
Steve Campbell turned to writing after he retired from his job with a chip-sealing crew that worked on roads across the province through the summers.
Their mother did not completely share this passion. "No, she really didn't. She just supported him. It took him two or three years to write the books. He wrote them all longhand," Ellen said.
"Bernice was always behind the scenes, but she was always supportive of anything he did," Goss recalled.
Bernice, a descendant of Peter Clinch, the Loyalist founder of St. George, grew up on the Manor Road north of town, where she and Steve set up housekeeping as a young married couple.They later lived on Pancake Hill in St. George before moving to Breadalbane.
Bernice graduated from the St. George Superior School in 1936.
"She was a homemaker," Ellen said. "She was an excellent cook."
She was the last surviving of 11 children of the late Edward and Elsie (Goodiell) Clinch. Rev. Darren Millett will officiate at the funeral at St. George Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Family Members
Siblings
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Ethel Mae Clinch Stewart
1898–1984
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Verna Eulalia Clinch Reynolds
1900–1997
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William Chesley Clinch
1901–1976
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Laura Maud Clinch Maxwell
1903–1993
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George Edward "Eddie" Clinch
1905–1979
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Marion Frances Clinch Cunningham
1909–1943
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Dorothy Clinch Baldwin
1911–2007
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Joseph Clinch
1913–1993
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Nellie Irene Clinch Brown
1914–1978
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