The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

Rosina Ballentine, 96, was a proud citizen of Montrose

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An Angus woman who was made an MBE for outstandin­g contributi­ons to her home town died peacefully on April 12. She was 96.

Rosina Ballentine, nee Giacopazzi, was born to John and Margaret in Murray Street, Montrose, on November 4 1919.

Following education at Montrose Academy, Mrs Ballentine trained as a nurse in Shropshire in 1938 and married RAF corporal John, known as Paddy, on March 25 1940 at St Margaret’s RC Church.

Mrs Ballentine worked in nursing and devoted much of her life to the care of others in the town. She was a founding volunteer of the Day Care Centre, now the Adam Centre, serving on its management committee.

Mrs Ballentine was made an MBE for charity work in 2009 and was also recognised by Rotary as the town’s citizen of the year.

Her other voluntary roles included membership secretary of the Friends of Sunnyside Royal Hospital and Montrose Royal Infirmary, along with organising the Christmas shoebox appeals for the Blythswood Trust, and coffee mornings and lunches for Macmillan Cancer Care, and Rachel House.

Mrs Ballentine was a member and past secretary of Montrose Churches Together, and Eucharisti­c Minister at St Margaret’s.

She is survived by son John, daughters Sister Rosemary Catherine and Carol, eight grandchild­ren, 16 great-grandchild­ren and three great-greatgrand­children.

A reception of remains will be held at St Margaret’s today at 4pm, a requiem mass tomorrow at 1pm, and interment thereafter at Sleepyhill­ock Cemetery.

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