Obituary of Jean Carter

ROSS, Jean February 8, 1916 - October 22, 2007 At the age of 91 years, Jean Ross passed away peacefully at the Cedars Villa Nursing Home on October 22, 2007. She was born at home in Delia, Alberta and was raised on the family farm. Jean rode her horse to a one-room school house from Grade 1 through to Grade 9. She and two friends lived in a shack in Delia in order to attend high school for Grades 10 and 11. She lived with Granny Stevenson in Calgary for Grade 12 and Normal School. Jean then taught Grades 1 through 9 in a one-room school house at Starland. She married and had two children - Nina and Jack. She helped build a house where she mixed the concrete by hand for the basement. Jean went back to university at age forty-one to upgrade her teaching certificate. She taught at several schools in and around Calgary for several years and became interested in helping brain damaged children. Jean was an avid and accomplished artist both in oil and acrylic. In 1970 she married Walter Ross and had seventeen golden years with him. He unfortunately passed away in a sad drunken driver accident in 1987. Jean is survived by her daughter Nina (Ken) Hunt, her son Jack (Mary Lou) McGowan, six grandchildren, Karen, Denise, Alan, Gary, Jeff, Caroline, and seven great-grandchildren, and her sister Margaret Brodylo and cousin Leila Gall; also several nieces and nephews, and her sister-in-law Doris Carter. She was predeceased by her parents John and Margaret Carter and her brother George Carter. A Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. at the Kensington Legion No. 264 (1910 Kensington Road N.W.). In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Condolences may be forwarded by visiting www.leydens.com . Funeral arrangements entrusted to LEYDEN'S FUNERAL HOME, RECEPTION and CREMATION CENTRE, 304 - 18 Avenue S.W. Telephone: 228-4422. Published in the Calgary Herald from 10/25/2007 - 10/27/2007