Feb 25 2013 - The Aurora Newspaper

the Aurora | 14 Wing Greenwood, NS Page 15February 25, 2013Milestone birthday markedA special lady turned 109February 15: Edrie Beeler, aresident of Tibbetts Home forSpecial Care in Wilmot.She received well wishesfrom friends, neighbours andfamily from across Nova Scotiaand Ontario, had manytelephone calls, and localMLAs and church membershelped celebrate the specialtime. Five generations of thefamily were in attendance.In addition, numerous pinkflamingos arrived for the day.Pictures were taken at theparty and everyone enjoyedcake and drinks. CTV’s Liveat 5 shared a photo of Mrs.Beeler on its newscast and numerouslocal newspapers hadarticles. Daughter Jean andJim Moore actually celebratedtheir 60th wedding anniversaryFebruary 14, the day beforeMrs. Beeler’s birthday.Mrs. Beeler is one of theoldest Nova Scotians, andremains in pretty good health.She was born February 15,1904 in Victory, AnnapolisCounty. At 18, she travelled toBoston to train as a nurse; in1925, she graduated as a registerednurse and valedictorianof her class. She spent the nextthree years doing private nursingduties in the Boston area.In 1928, Mrs. Beeler returnedto Nova Scotia and was soonmarried to her childhood love,Murray C. Beeler. In 1930,her husband and his brother,Ken, bought a hardware storein Annapolis Royal and ranit under the name of BeelerBros. The couple raised twochildren, Jean and George,Edrie Beeler marked her 109 th birthday with five generations of her family: fromleft are granddaughter Brendalee Prall, Wilmot, with great-great-granddaughterEllie Best; Sarah Prall, great-granddaughter; Mrs. Beeler, and daughter Jean Moore.M.Rolphand Mrs. Beeler was active inAnnapolis Royal communitylife. In the late 1930s, she wasvery involved in having theAnnapolis Royal General Hospitalconceived and built. Overthe next 40 years, she waspresident of the Hospital AidSociety. After Murray’s death6LADIES / MENSDARTS10 11 1213 14~ March 2013Office 765-4920 • Bar 765-4428 • Fax 765-2479 • E-Mail legion98sect@ns.sympatico.ca3 4 5BINGO - 1:30BINGOEUCHRE7:3017 18EUCHRE------BINGO - 1:30EXECUTIVEMEETING7:00Legion CalendarSponsored byKingston Legion Br 98 ~Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri SatTGIF - NO FOOD 1 Breakfast 2------------MIXED DARTS------Merchandise BingoKaraoke w/ Bob Deveau------‘Route 12’BINGO - 1:3024 25BINGO - 1:30 GENERAL31 MEETING7:00BINGO - 1:30------Happy EasterEUCHREBINGO7:30BINGO7:30BINGO7:30------EUCHREin 1967, Mrs. Beeler continuedto run the store until it wassold in 1968. In 1985, shesold her home in AnnapolisRoyal and moved to the localsenior citizens’ home, wereshe resided until 2000, whenshe moved to Tibbetts Homefor Special Care in Wilmot.LADIES / MENSDARTS19 20 21LADIES / MENSDARTS26 27LADIES / MENSDARTSCRIBCRIBCRIBCRIB728TGIF - Beef Stew------Senior’s Association------MIXED DARTSTGIF - NO FOOD------MIXED DARTS------Karaoke w/ Bob DeveauTGIF - Fish & Chips------Senior’s Association------MIXED DARTS------Karaoke w/ Bob DeveauGood FridayLEGION CLOSED613 Main St.KINGSTON765-2103At 109, she enjoys playing agame of Scrabble and readingthe newspaper. She is muchloved by her son and daughter,as well as five grandchildren,nine great-grandchildren andfive great-great-grandchildren;and by all those who know herover the many years of her life.8 ‘Hootenanny’ 91:00 - 5:00------‘Reboot’15 ‘Jokers Right’ 162229‘Cracker Jack’26 Commercial St.MIDDLETON825-48222330