PICTOU, Viola Mildred

Viola Midred Pitou, age 94 of Yarmouth passed away peacefully on January 24, 2020 at Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Born in Yarmouth Co, she was a daughter to the late George and Cecilia (Spates) Lambert. Viola was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother who loved her family dearly. She was a homemaker her entire life and took great pride in raising her children. She absolutely loved to go for rides with her family and would go 7 days a week if she could. One of her wonderful joys of her life was to rake wild blueberries with her family. She is survived by her sons, Bernard (Beverley) Pictou, Yarmouth; Peter Pictou, Beaver River; Thomas (Amanda Myra) Pictou, Chebogue; Clifford Jr. “Jim” (Donna) Pictou, Gardeners Mill; Albert (Tina Goodwin) Pictou, Yarmouth; Donald Curry, Halifax; Charles Curry, Arcadia; daughter, Mildrey “Mickey” Curry; brother, George Lambert “Peanut”; sister, Brenda Smith; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Besides her parents she was predeceased by her loving husband, Clifford Pictou; sisters, Avis Lambert, Eleanor Robicheau, Florence Moulaison, Sharon Stevens; brother,

Donald Lambert; and a grandson, Trevor Pictou. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Sweeny’s Funeral Home and Crematorium, Yarmouth. As per Viola’s wishes a private graveside service will take place in Gavelton Cemetery in the spring. Donations in memory may be made to Canadian Diabetes Association. A very special thank you to all the nurses, doctors and staff on 4th floor North at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital that took wonderful care of our mom. Online condolences may be made to sweenysfh@eastlink.ca or you may sign the guestbook online at www.sweenysfuneralhome.net.