She was the only child of Arthur P. C. LeNeveu and Janet (Jean) LeNeveu (née Hedley). Born in Montreal on June 6, 1929, the family moved to Ottawa when she was 9 where she attended Lisgar Collegiate and Carleton University.
Moving back to Montreal at age 20, she worked for the Bell Telephone Co., and met the love of her life, and her best friend, Rodney George Black. Married in 1951, she and Rod celebrated their 66th anniversary in 2017, shortly before his passing.
They were active members of the United Church of Canada in Montreal, Sarnia, Wolfville, Kentville,
Calgary and Mahone Bay. Norma sang in the choir, was a member of the UCW, study groups and was even a tour guide of the beautiful Trinity United in Mahone Bay where she was still a member at the time of her death. She was a Brownie leader and both Norma and Rod were Scout leaders, members of the Mahone Bay Lions Club, a Volkssport Walking Club as well as the Taoist Tai Chi Society.
Norma will be dearly missed by her adoring children Philip (Janice) of Truro, NS; Susie Quackenbush (Ross) of Halifax, NS; Sandie Black of Calgary, AB; and Lisa Black of Prince George, BC.; her grandchildren: Emily, Trista, and Keelan Black; Jacqueline and Alex Quackenbush; and Gryphon and
Hannah Black-Wallis; and her great grandchildren: Peyton, Laura, Bradlee, Kai, and Ivy.
She will be remembered for her beautiful smile, positive outlook, kindness, compassion, generosity and humbleness as well as her love of music and nature that she so readily shared. Our everlasting thanks and gratitude to the incredible staff of Precision Health who cared for her on the 5th floor of Royale Summit these past three and a half years, and to the truly remarkable team at Hospice
Halifax who made her last few weeks “heaven on earth.”
A celebration of Norma’s life will be held at Cruickshank’s Funeral Home on Saturday, April 10, at 2:30 pm. Those who wish to attend in person must wear a mask, keep a distance of at least 2 metres from those who are not in their family bubble and sign in with their name and a phone number for contact tracing. They are invited by the family to stay and share more memories and music. Those who wish to view the service live may do so by following this link www.funeraweb.tv. The recorded service will be
available for viewing on line for 30 days.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Norma’s name may be made to Hospice Halifax, or to the Canadian Cancer Society.
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