Mona Hinton
Peacefully, on April 22, 2018, Mona Hinton passed away in her home in Winnipeg, with her family by her side. Born to Herbert and Jessie House on May 6, 1932 in Daniel's Harbours, Newfoundland, Mona was the eldest daughter of six children. She was predeceased by her father and mother, brothers Wallace and Baxter and brother-in-law Harold. Mona’s memory will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 62 years, Maurice; children, Ann and Eric (Judith); grandchildren Martha, Rachel (Dustin), Emily (Raymond), and Sam; precious great-grandchildren Lillian and Hudson. She will be greatly missed by her sisters, Anita (Dave) Towill, Dot (Walt) Shears, Pamela House, sister-in-law Winnie House and brother-in-law Donald (Cecily) Hinton, sister-in-law Dora Ann Hinton and many nieces and nephews. Mona lived a charming life in the outport of Bellburns and as the eldest daughter had her share of chores which included looking after her younger sisters. She had of gift of memorizing songs and was able to make up little ditties to entertain her siblings and other children. Many stories from her life there and previous generations have kept us entertained through the years. Old stories, laughter and songs have marked her life and ours. Mona had a razor-sharp wit that was loved by many. She had a lot of relatives and friends to whom she was thoughtful, loyal, and generous with written words, cards or gifts. She taught school briefly and worked at the Bank of Montreal in Corner Brook, NL, where she met a customer, Maurice. Smitten by her beauty, he proposed, and they married August 12,1955. Then began a journey of meeting life long friends through the mining towns; Tilt Cove, Little Bay, Springdale, Daniels Harbour in Newfoundland, Werner Lake, Ontario and finally their longest residence in Edmonton. Close to Southgate Mall and all the bus routes, she had a daily walking routine to the shops with the motto “always shopping and never buying” unless it was a real bargain. The personnel at the Southgate Bay knew her and Shelly at the hair salon will remember her. She loved her garden and tended it well. Her tastefully decorated house was always welcoming with the scent of freshly baked goods. An excellent cook, she rarely ate out. She loved the daily crosswords, scrabble, jeopardy, and reading; especially biographies. She rarely traveled and flew as little as possible but had some memorable one-time trips to England, Orlando and Phoenix. Honorary pallbearers are Martha Hinton, Rachel Hinton, Emily Bowness, Dianne Burden, Pamela Osborne, and Caroline Cowan. Cremation has taken place and on April 26, a private memorial at Neil Bardal Funeral Centre in Winnipeg was performed by Rev. Donald Hinton. In keeping with her wishes, internment will take place at Spudgell’s Cove, NL in the summer of 2018. If desired, donations can be made in Mona’s name to Palliative Manitoba 2109 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3J 0L3 or contacting them by phone at (204) 889-8525 or by email at [email protected]. NEIL BARDAL FUNERAL CENTRE 204-949-2200 neilbardalinc.com