Anne Williamson
1934 - 2023
Anne M. Williamson passed away peacefully and unexpectedly at her home in Bonny River, New Brunswick, September 9, 2023.
Anne was born in 1934, Second Falls, New Brunswick to the late Dr Kenneth Gillmor Williamson and the late Anna "Christine" (Douglas) Williamson.
Anne began her early education in a one room schoolhouse in Second Falls, New Brunswick and continued to St Stephen, New Brunswick graduating from St Stephen High School in 1950. After graduation she continued onto secondary education and became a graduate in 1951 from Saint Croix Commercial College. Anne then attended Mount Allison University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree (cumlaude) in 1955. She worked for a year at Atomic Energy in Chalk River, Ontario and then returned home to New Brunswick, where she graduated from the University of New Brunswick in 1957 with a Bachelor of Education. She taught Math at Saint John High School for three years followed by a short time working at the Bank of Nova Scotia in St Stephen, New Brunswick before toing to Montreal, Quebec, where she was employed as a Statistician in the Department of Endocrinology at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec. By 1971, Anne was drawn back to New Brunswick and worked as a Statistician at the Biological Station, St Andrews, New Brunswick, in the Salmon and Lobster Research.
Anne played basketball through her high school and university years. She enjoyed partridge hunting, gardening, walking and caring for her canine pals, especially Opal.
Anne is survived by her sisters, Nancy of Toronto, Ontario, Ellen of Bonny River, New Brunswick, her brother George (Sally) Williamson of Chester, Nova Scotia, two nephews, three nieces, grandnieces, grandnephews, cousins, Carole (Douglas) Peszat and Bill Bowden.
A graveside service will be held at the St Stephen Rural Cemetery at a later date.
For those who wish to celebrate her memory, donations can be made to Alzheimer’s Society of New Brunswick, Charlotte County Cancer or a charity of one’s choice. Condolences may be sent to the family online at mehanfuneralhome.ca