Nellie Charlotte Bourdon

Loving wife to Jack, "Mom" to three children, "Nan" to 7 grandchildren and "Great Nan" to 7 great-grandchildren.

Nellie was born in Tufts Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia to Beatrice and Dexter Howell.

Nellie met her future husband, Jack Bourdon while ice skating. He offered to tie her skates for her and she told him "I'm capable of tying my own skates". They married on a snowy February day in 1941 in Thorold, Ontario.

Jack and Nellie travelled Canada while Jack was stationed with the R.C.A.F. Raising two sons, Jack Jr. and Wayne, and one daughter, Charlene, they lived in

Whitehorse, Yukon, Halifax, Nova Scotia, North Bay Ontario, and finally Richmond, British Columbia.

To say that Nellie loved animals, is an understatement. She especially loved cats and dogs.

She was an avid bowler and belonged to the 350 Club at the Skyline Bowling Lanes for many years. Nellie held the title of Guide Captain in the Girl Guides of Canada. Bingo was a passion of Nellie's and if she could would have played 7 days a week. Nellie always looked forward to having her girlfriends over for a game of cards. She was a great baker; family favourites were her butter tarts, cheese biscuits and lemon loaf.

Nellie and Jack enjoyed going to garage sales on the weekends and would come home

with many treasures including dolls, she loved dolls.

Nellie was preceded in death by her Father (Dexter), her Mother (Beatrice), her brothers

(Jackie, Gordon, Dexter, Richard) her sisters (May, Mildred, Francis) and her daughter in law (Julie)

Nellie is survived by her sons, Jack and Wayne and daughter Charlene (Jim) and

her 7 Grandchildren, Paul (Marie), Rocky (Chantel), Jeff, Michael (Kathryn), Jeannette (Allan), Tim, Janice (Ricky).

Nellie is also survived by her sister Viola, of St.Catherines, Ontario. Nellie had many nieces and nephews throughout Ontario and loved them all dearly.

No funeral service as requested.

We will all celebrate Nan in our own special ways and we know she will be with us.

If you would like to make a donation in Nellie's name, she always appreciated the work of the B.C.S.P.C.A.

Smoke in the Sky

Sticky gum

Train on the track

And a boat going home.

A poem by her brother, Dexter...told to his little brothers and sisters as they sat on the front porch eating mustard sandwiches. Nan still remembered this poem to this day…

Nan you will always be loved.