Bathurst – Mrs. Irene Hunter (nee MacDonald), of Bathurst, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the Foyer Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes nursing home at the age of 103. 

Irene was born in Loggieville, N.B. and later moved to Saint John, N.B. to follow her dream of becoming a nurse at the Saint John Hospital where she worked for many years.  Upon her retiring as a Nurse she later became cook and residents care provider for the Westfield Church until moving to Bathurst in 1979. 

She was the last surviving member of her immediate family and was pre-deceased by her husband, William Hunter, and her granddaughter, Cynthia Marie Hunter (Clair) as well as brothers: Jimmy, Walter, Frank, George, and Harry (MacDonald).

She is survived by her son, Thomas F. Hunter and his wife Rita (Stever) of Bathurst. 

Also her grandson, Robert and wife Tabatha (Mills) of Moncton. 

She has two great-grandchildren: Ellie and Joel (Clair) of Fredericton and her many nieces and nephews.  

There will be no visitation at the Funeral Home. 

Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, October 24 at 11 a.m. from Holy Family Church, St. Peter Ave., Bathurst.  

The Family would like to thank the staff at Le Foyer Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes for the care provided especially in her final hours. 

Arrangements are in the care of Elhatton’s Funeral Home (www.elhatton.com), Bathurst.

Poem for our Mother / Grandmother:

We had a wonderful grandmother
One who never really grew old;
Her smile was made of sunshine,
And her heart was solid gold;
Her eyes were as bright as shining stars,
And in her cheeks fair roses you see.
We had a wonderful grandmother,
And that's the way it will always be.
But take heed, because
She's still keeping an eye on all of us,
So let's make sure
She will like what she sees.