Katherine Sarah Jean Buckland

Katherine was the daughter of Lillian and John Allen. She grew up in Halifax and often talked about the pet monkey her parents had when she was a little girl. She was predeceased by her parents, her brother Lester, and her husband, William Buckland, who was the love of her life. We take comfort in knowing she and Bill are together again.

Bill and Katherine raised their three boys in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She leaves behind her sons, Lester (Donna), Jody, and Jason (Nikki), and her three grandchildren, Katie, Jacob, and Connor, whom she adored.

Katherine was a stay-at-home mom when the boys were little. When they were older, she worked at the Woodlawn Medical Clinic in Dartmouth.

Katherine enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. After Bill retired, they travelled together, enjoying a cruise, winter stays in Florida and lots of trips to Ontario to visit family. She especially loved their time at the beach cottage in Malagash Mines, Nova Scotia.

She loved her fur coats and fancy hats, never went anywhere without lipstick, and enjoyed having her nails done. Her house was spotless, and everything had its place. She also loved her Tim Hortons coffee with a Boston cream doughnut.

Her grandchildren still laugh about trying to sneak candy from her glass candy bowl. No matter how quiet they tried to be, Nanny would hear the lid and call out from the other room. They remember her singing them to sleep, taking them for walks, and going on adventures with Nanny and Grampy. Trips to the duck pond, the Dingle, and a train ride to Truro were some of their favorites. Nanny saved bread crusts in the freezer, ready for feeding the ducks when the kids came over. She made each of her grandchildren a scrapbook filled with memories of their time together, from preschool concerts, birthday parties, sporting events and special adventures. She saved everything from photographs and programs to train tickets and little keepsakes. She always made them feel loved.

We would like to thank the staff at Parkland and Continuing Care for their care and support of Katherine and our family over the past few years. We would also like to thank her friends at Ramsgate Apartments for looking out for her while she lived there.

There will be a service at JA Snow funeral Home on Friday November 27th at 10am with a reception to follow. internment will take place at Gate Of Heaven Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to the Alzheimer Society of NS.

We will miss her dearly.