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Jessie Jean Schimpf
February 1, 2016
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<div itemprop="description">SCHIMPF, Jessie Jean<br />Of Halifax, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Monday, February 1, 2016 at the age of 89. Jessie was the beloved wife of the late Edward Schimpf, loving mother of Glen (Jane) and Dale (Eva); devoted grandmother of Katherine, Cassidy, Kaylee and the late Michael Schimpf; great grandmother to Hunter and Maddox; dear sister of Allan, Mary, Audrey, and the late Charlie, Elsie and Margaret. <br />The daughter of the late John and Marietta Sibbald, when Marietta&rsquo;s first husband was killed in World War I, she relocated from Morristown, NS to Alberta, following her brother Perry Fox. She soon remarried and bore Jessie in Camrose, AB in 1926. Growing up on a farm, Jessie and her siblings went to school by horse and carriage. Marrying Edward in 1947, they moved to Nova Scotia in 1959 for Ed&rsquo;s career. She was an avid bowler and bridge player and enjoyed sewing, quilting, needlework and was always creating some new type of craft, often teaching others how to do it too. Her charitable work included involvement in the IODE.<br /><br /> A special thank you to the staff of the Melville Gardens for their care and compassion. A celebration in memory of Jessie will be held on Saturday, February 13 from 12-3 p.m. in the Atlantic Funeral Home, 125 Sackville Drive. Flowers or donations to the Alzheimer&rsquo;s Society would be appreciated. Online condolences may be sent to www.atlanticfuneralhomes.com Sackville Chapel. <br /></div>