Canada flag to fly at half-mast on Wed, Sept 22 in honour of NHH Auxiliary volunteers who passed away in 2020/21
The Canada flag outside the main entrance at Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) will be lowered on Wednesday, September 22, in honour of active and former NHH Auxiliary volunteers known to have passed away in the last year.
In conjunction with a reading of their names at the Auxiliary’s Annual General Meeting—which will be held virtually on the same day—this annual flag tradition recognizes the exceptional commitment of Auxiliary volunteers throughout the hospital.
Prior to the pandemic, Auxiliary members collectively contributed more than 40,000 hours of time each year, greeting patients as they entered, supporting wayfinding, offering a comforting voice in the Emergency Department, serving customers in the Little Treasure Shop gift shop inside the main entrance, and sorting and selling gently used items donated to their community thrift shop, Petticoat Lane, to support the hospital’s capital equipment needs.
“The NHH Auxiliary's mission is to provide effective and compassionate assistance to visitors, staff and patients, in an environment that promotes the dignity and wellbeing of all,” said Susan Walsh, NHH President and CEO. “For over 95 years this team has been helping to deliver quality care at NHH and our legacy organizations. Many Auxiliary roles have changed in the past 18 months, due to the pandemic, but the Auxiliary’s commitment to NHH and generosity of spirit has not. On behalf of everyone at NHH, thank you for all you do for NHH and the patients and families we serve and a very special thanks to the 36 individuals recognized below for 575 years of volunteer service, combined.”
In 2021 we join the NHH Auxiliary members in remembering the following individuals and thanking them for their service:
Deceased Auxiliary Members – 2020-2021
|
Name |
Years of Service |
Date Deceased |
|
Molly Leckey |
2013 – 2020: 7 Years |
December 16, 2020 |
|
Courtney Ponting |
2018 – 2020: 2 Years |
January 10, 2021 |
|
Elizabeth Campbell Parken |
1970 – 2020: 50 Years |
January 21, 2021 |
|
Brenda Weatherby |
2006 – 2020: 14 years |
February 13, 2021 |
|
Diane Glennie |
2001 – 2021: 20 years |
March 5, 2021 |
|
Rebecca Louise McGowan |
2011 – 2021: 10 years |
April 9, 2021 |
|
Patricia Fenner (Past President) |
2002 – 2018: 16 years |
May 22, 2021 |
|
Edward Frank Godawa |
2010 – 2019: 9 years |
June 15, 2021 |
We also remember the following past Auxiliary members who died this year. They are:
|
Name |
Years of Service |
Date Deceased |
|
Martha Brunton “Marie” Buntin |
2001 – 2010: 9 years |
April 6, 2020 |
|
Brenda Mary Baker |
1998 – 2007: 9 years |
April 18, 2020 |
|
Margaret “Margot” Donald |
2002 – 2009: 7 years |
May 8, 2020 |
|
Joan Marie Kelly |
1990 – 2008: 18 years |
May 12, 2020 |
|
Joan Margaret Shaubel |
2013 – 2015: 2 years |
May 22, 2020 |
|
Mary Thomson |
2006 – 2008: 2 years |
June 4, 2020 |
|
Gerald (Jerry) William Chatten |
2002 – 2014: 12 years |
June 15, 2020 |
|
Mary Elizabeth Moore |
2007 – Oct 2007 |
June 22, 2020 |
|
Eric James Barrett |
2012 – 2013: 1 year |
June 24, 2020 |
|
Kaye Hamilton |
2004 – 2017: 13 years |
Sept. 5, 2020 |
|
Eileen Mary Wilkinson |
1975 – 2013: 38 years |
Sept. 17, 2020 |
|
Edna May Henderson |
1989 – 2008: 19 years |
Sept. 25, 2020 |
|
Rita Worsley |
1977 – 2012: 35 years |
Sept. 25, 2020 |
|
Marlyn ‘Ruth’ Gordon (past Auxiliary President) |
1971 – 2007: 36 years |
October 2, 2020 |
|
Donald Frederick King |
2006 – 2008: 2 years |
October 4, 2020 |
|
Olive Merle Zealand |
1973 – 2017: 44 years |
October 29, 2020 |
|
Donald Percy Macklin |
2000 – 2014: 14 years |
December 7, 2020 |
|
Barbara Anne Fenton |
2006 – 2009: 3 years |
December 24, 2020 |
|
Annelies Lichtenberger |
1994 – 2014: 20 years |
January 25, 2021 |
|
Anna “Merle” Carlson |
1974 – 2010: 36 years |
January 29, 2021 |
|
Georgina “Lady” Hagemeyer |
2003 – 2010: 7 years |
February 20, 2021 |
|
Doris Loreen Winter |
1995 – 2011: 16 years |
February 20, 2021 |
|
Nancy Carol Foden |
1998 – 2011: 13 years |
March 9, 2021 |
|
Ruby Frances Kemp |
1990 – 2007: 17 years |
March 16, 2021 |
|
Phyllis Irene Adams |
2003 – 2019: 17 years |
March 16, 2021 |
|
Marlene Mary Vout (Stevenson) |
2002 – 2016: 14 years |
May 5, 2021 |
|
Linda Moore |
1976 – 2014: 38 years |
May 7, 2021 |
|
Beverley Joanne Joscelyn |
2006 – 2011: 5 years |
May 14, 2021 |
Interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities with the NHH Auxiliary, today or in the future? Please visit the Volunteers tab at nhh.ca