Anita Mary Wentzell

Born in Little River Harbour, Yarmouth Co, NS on Jan 24, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Laura (Boudreau) Newell.

She was a past member of the Halifax Jaycettes and Spryfield Lioness Club. She loved gardening and doing hand crafts. Never sitting idle, she always had a craft or project on the go such as cross stitch patterns, making quilts, knitting mittens and hats for needy children and the homeless, as well as baby clothes and blankets for her future great grandchildren. She loved to travel and discover unique areas around the world, especially ocean liner cruises, that became a yearly event.

Anita dedicated her life to her family and work tirelessly to maintain her primary household and a lakefront summer home where they spent much of their summers. There were many fond memories of days spent on the water and nights having campfires or playing cottage games.

Anita was a devote catholic and this strong faith gave her the strength to get through difficult times, especially near the end when her health started to wane.

She will be mourned by Darrell, her loving husband of 61 years; her son David and his two children Meghan (Matt) and Connor (Meghan), and their mother Lee Ann; her daughters Elizabeth Ann (David) Farquharson and their two children Ashley (Rob) plus her 3-week-old great grandchild Jack and Jennifer (Dan), all of Ottawa; and Rose Marie (Stewart) Campbell and their three children Ryan (Jenn), Matthew (fiancé Debora) and Emily.

Her surviving siblings include three sisters Gaila Magee, Delta, BC; Paulette Newell, Pickering, ON; and Catherine Ann (late Les) Haverstock, Whitewood, SK; and five brothers Daniel (Delores), Kanata, ON; Wayne (Judy) Dartmouth, Aldrick (Carol Ann), St Thomas, ON; Larry, Chinderah, Australia; and Norman (Catherine), Vaughan, NS. She is predeceased by her brother Joseph (Mary), Halifax and sister Deanna (late Henry) Nowlan, Ottawa.

The family would like to offer many thanks to the cardiac team at the Halifax Infirmary.

If desired, donations may be made in Anita’s memory to QE II Health Sciences Centre.

Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. A funeral service will be held on Friday January 7, 2022 at 1pm in St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 6 St. Michael’s Ave., Halifax. Due to Covid restrictions space is limited for the service. Please visit www.stellamarishalifax.com to preregister your attendance. Proof of double vaccination and government issued ID will be required to attend the service. For those unable to attend it will be livestreamed through the same site.

"If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to God." - Romans 14:8