Clara Broad

Clara Genevieve Broad of Wicklow, NB, passed away peacefully at Hotel Dieu St. Joseph Hospital on October 30, 2020.

Clara was born in Wicklow, NB, on May 11, 1932. She was the daughter of the late Donald and Mary (Squires) Wheeler. Clara leaves behind her daughters, Nancy Seely (Kevin) of Salisbury, NB, Donna Grant (Stephen) of Saint John, NB; her son, Jerry Broad (Laurie) of Johnville, NB; her six grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren; her sisters, Martha Southan (Bert) of Wicklow, NB, Jackie Hitchcock of Amherst, NS; her brother, Michael Wheeler (Linda) of Woodstock, NB; her sisters-in-law, May Wheeler of Eastern Passage, NS, Maxine Townsley of Perth-Andover, NB; along with many nieces and nephews.

Clara was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Austin Broad, her infant son, Robert; her brothers, Donald and Robert Wheeler; her sisters, Carrie Ripley, Glenna Patterson, Mary Wheeler, Kay Jamer, Judy Wheeler, Anna Ashworth, and Pauline DeMerchant.

Funeral service was held on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 2 pm from Brunswick Funeral Home. Rev. Harold Sparkes officiated. Interment followed in the Wicklow Cemetery.

Music for the service was by Reginald Wynes, Tommy Ryan, and Michael Wheeler. The eulogy was given by Samantha Grant and Rod Green.

Pallbearers were Raymond Drost, Gary DeMerchant, Roland Kennedy, Nicholas Southan, Garth Seely, and Dale Haines.

Arrangements were entrusted to Brunswick Funeral Home, Perth-Andover, NB.