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Our dear mother, Eileen Edith Flanagan , passed away on February 3rd, 2026 in East Cumberland Lodge, Pugwash. We would like to thank those who gave her loving care while she was there. She was the eldest daughter of Arthur and Edith Pipes, Northport. At age 96, she was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Left to mourn are her daughters, Francie (Bobby) Hunt, Upper Economy, and Joan (Ivan) Jamieson, North Wallace. Also her daughter-in-law, Debbie Flanagan, New Annan; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; several loving nieces and nephews from Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and beyond, also her sisters-in-law, Shirley (John) Coates, Riverview, NB, and Darlene (Kevin) Turnbull, Wentworth.

She was predeceased by her husband, Harvey; her only son, David, her grandson, Terry Hunt, and her great-grandson, Ryan Hunt.

Mom grew up in the fishing village of Northport before coming to East Wentworth as a teacher in the 1940's. There she met Harvey and as she would tell us many times, "I didn't know the first time I came in the New Annan Road, I'd never leave"!

She worked for many years at the School for the Deaf in Amherst as a houseparent. When the school closed she worked at the Balmoral Motel in Tatamagouche as a cook and she was among one of the first home care workers in Nova Scotia, a job she truly loved. Later she and Dad became rural mail drivers in Tatamagouche and area.

After Harvey passed away in 1996 she kept busy with her Seniors meetings, card parties, bowling, knitting, watching the Blue Jays, doing jigsaw puzzles and crosswords, volunteering for the reading program at Tatamagouche Elementary and beating everyone in the family at crib.

Visitation will be on Saturday, February 7th, 2026 from 1-2 pm, followed immediately by funeral service at 2 pm, with refreshments and fellowship to follow, all at The Meeting House (formerly West New Annan United Church), 1128 Warwick Mountain Road.

Donations in Eileen's memory can be made directly to The Meeting House by e-transfer to weste@dhse.ca, with secure answer Eileen.