Shirley Edna Worden

Shirley Edna Worden (nee Clark), a precious Mother, Grandmother, and Great-grandmother, passed away on April 18, 2023, in Chilliwack, British Columbia, at the age of 97 years. She was the only child of Samuel and Gladys Clark, born in Saint John, New Brunswick, on March 26, 1926. She was predeceased by her youngest daughter Kathy Worden, in February of 1970 and by her husband, J. Howard Worden, in December of 2000.

Shirley, despite her advanced age, retained her memory and was knowingly surrounded by her loved ones until the very end.

She is survived by her beloved children:

Leonard [Len] Worden and wife Michelle, Nancy Bradford and husband Cecil, Sharon Worden, Janice [Jan] Solomon and husband Jeff;

Her dear grandchildren:

Micheline Westoff and husband Jim, Shelley Monahan and husband John, Michael Worden and wife Jean, Wayne Bradford and wife Heather, Mark Bradford and wife Danneilia, Neil Bradford and wife Maria Catala, Andrew Bradford, Lauren Solomon and husband Michael Harding, Katherine Guy and husband Jonathan, Melissa Swalehe and husband Joseph;

And her treasured great-grandchildren:

Zachary and Rachel Westoff, Johnny, Sarah, and Hannah Monahan, Nicholas, Jeremy and Julia Worden, Riley, Callum and Amelia Bradford, Madison, Kate, and Tayla Bradford, Carter and Lucas Bradford, Benjamin and Mariah Guy, Noah Harding, and Ellianna Swalehe.

Shirley lived a full and beautiful life with a deep faith and conviction of God’s will for her life. She found strength in her closely associated friends, which brought her much peace and joy. She loved sewing, knitting, and crocheting. She also had a love for travel and travelled to various places in the world up into her 90’s, until she was no longer able. Her favourite places to travel were to various provinces in Canada and the USA, where she visited family, as well as travelling to the Ukraine several times, where her daughter Sharon resided. Her last trip was to visit her daughter Jan and family, in British Columbia, in January of 2018. Her remaining years were spent living in the Waverly Seniors Village in Chilliwack, British Columbia, close to her daughter Jan and family. She stayed connected to distant family and friends by the blessing of technology, up until the very end. Two daughters, Nancy and Jan and granddaughter Katherine were by her side when she moved on to her heavenly home. She was surrounded by loved ones until the very end. Shirley will be forever loved and will be dearly missed by so many.

A viewing will be held on May 4, 2023, between 5:00pm – 8:00pm at the Fundy Funeral Home located at 230 Westmorland Road, Saint John, New Brunswick, E2J 2G3. A funeral will be held on May 5, 2023, at 1:00pm at the Fundy Funeral. The burial will take place after the funeral service at the Ocean View Memorial Gardens, located at 715 Latimore Lk Rd, Saint John, New Brunswick beside her husband.

We kindly encourage that Memorial donations be made to a charity of your choice in Shirley’s honour, instead of giving flowers to the family.