She passed away in Ottawa on Friday June 19th at the age of 79. She was predeceased by her parents John Flansbury and Juliette née Faucher. Bertha leaves to mourn her loving husband Ronald, and her caring children: Robert, Diane DesRivières, and Nicole Patry (Jean-luc Poirier), her 6 grand-children and 5 great-grand-children, and numerous friends. The family will receive condolences at Racine Robert & Gauthier, 180 Montreal Road, Ottawa, on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 from 10:00am until Service time in the Chapel at 11:00am. For those who wish, donations to the Breast Cancer Association in Bertha’s memory would be appreciated.