Obituary for Betty-Anne Howard-Hinton
Betty-Anne (Elizabeth) Howard-Hinton (nee Ferguson)
March 7, 1935- September 20, 2022
It is with deep sorrow and much love that we share the passing of Betty-Anne. Loving mother, beloved grandmother, great grandmother, dear friend, sister, aunt, and great aunt.
Betty-Anne loved adventure, travel, shopping, and spending time with family and friends.
A tremendous shout out to her T.B.s that she loved to spend time, with many laughs and lasting memories.
A special thank-you to her health care providers and all the wonderful staff at Kingsbridge Retirement Community.
The family will receive friends for a Celebration of Life at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560 (734 Montreal Street, Kingston) on Tuesday September 27th from 1:00-4:00pm
There will be a private ceremony at the Cataraqui Cemetery where her ashes will be placed to rest beside her late husband, William (Bill) Hinton.
In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations being made in her memory to the Canadian Cancer Society, Alzheimer Society of Canada or the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560, who supports various local charities.
Born in Brockville, ON, Betty-Anne grew up in Caintown with her parents Bruce and Ethel, siblings, Bill and Suzanne, attending school in Caintown and Mallorytown. She went on to join the Royal Canadian Airforce (1954-1957 Namao, Alberta). Later working for Queen’s University as an IBM Operator and the Kingston General Hospital as Manager of Information Technology, where she retired in 1997.
One of her life goals was to sample ALL food . . .
Her appreciation of food was shared with every kitchen chef who welcomed her into their kitchen, she always came out with a new recipe and went on to produce her own cookbook. Chocolate, desserts, whipped cream and butter, ice cream, any kind of cream! Her favourite breakfast was leftovers and Chinese food. She loved food, even more than her children 😊
Always looking for the next adventure: windsurfing, parasailing, fishing (especially on Sundays), road trips and shopping (to the USA), driving the backroads, looking for 4-leaf clovers, garage sales, any sales, she was always looking for a bargain.
Darts, card games, country music and dancing, always played second fiddle to talking on the phone.
Betty-Anne was a strong and independent woman, raising 4 children on her own who often “drove her to drink”. With support from family and friends she avoided the trip to the “looney bin”.
Dislikes: water that tasted like dog piss, egg fiddlers, things that weren’t worth a pinch of ra-coon shit, snakes, worms and bugs.
Betty-Anne was easily distracted which always resulted in her being late. Her friends joked that she would be late for her own funeral, time will tell. She always had a smile on her face (even when rolling her eyes at somebody). Laughter was her medicine.
She had numerous favourite sayings, including “you are going to drive me to drink”, “I’m crazier than a loon”. She had her own unique form of communication involving facial and hand gestures, some of which included the middle finger.
Finally, to all of us “catch you later”.
March 7, 1935- September 20, 2022
It is with deep sorrow and much love that we share the passing of Betty-Anne. Loving mother, beloved grandmother, great grandmother, dear friend, sister, aunt, and great aunt.
Betty-Anne loved adventure, travel, shopping, and spending time with family and friends.
A tremendous shout out to her T.B.s that she loved to spend time, with many laughs and lasting memories.
A special thank-you to her health care providers and all the wonderful staff at Kingsbridge Retirement Community.
The family will receive friends for a Celebration of Life at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560 (734 Montreal Street, Kingston) on Tuesday September 27th from 1:00-4:00pm
There will be a private ceremony at the Cataraqui Cemetery where her ashes will be placed to rest beside her late husband, William (Bill) Hinton.
In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations being made in her memory to the Canadian Cancer Society, Alzheimer Society of Canada or the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560, who supports various local charities.
Born in Brockville, ON, Betty-Anne grew up in Caintown with her parents Bruce and Ethel, siblings, Bill and Suzanne, attending school in Caintown and Mallorytown. She went on to join the Royal Canadian Airforce (1954-1957 Namao, Alberta). Later working for Queen’s University as an IBM Operator and the Kingston General Hospital as Manager of Information Technology, where she retired in 1997.
One of her life goals was to sample ALL food . . .
Her appreciation of food was shared with every kitchen chef who welcomed her into their kitchen, she always came out with a new recipe and went on to produce her own cookbook. Chocolate, desserts, whipped cream and butter, ice cream, any kind of cream! Her favourite breakfast was leftovers and Chinese food. She loved food, even more than her children 😊
Always looking for the next adventure: windsurfing, parasailing, fishing (especially on Sundays), road trips and shopping (to the USA), driving the backroads, looking for 4-leaf clovers, garage sales, any sales, she was always looking for a bargain.
Darts, card games, country music and dancing, always played second fiddle to talking on the phone.
Betty-Anne was a strong and independent woman, raising 4 children on her own who often “drove her to drink”. With support from family and friends she avoided the trip to the “looney bin”.
Dislikes: water that tasted like dog piss, egg fiddlers, things that weren’t worth a pinch of ra-coon shit, snakes, worms and bugs.
Betty-Anne was easily distracted which always resulted in her being late. Her friends joked that she would be late for her own funeral, time will tell. She always had a smile on her face (even when rolling her eyes at somebody). Laughter was her medicine.
She had numerous favourite sayings, including “you are going to drive me to drink”, “I’m crazier than a loon”. She had her own unique form of communication involving facial and hand gestures, some of which included the middle finger.
Finally, to all of us “catch you later”.