Loretta was born in Carsonville on December 26, 1925; she was the daughter of the late Allen and Myrtle (Kelly) Leiper. Loretta will live on in the hearts of her husband Murray; her daughters: Vonda O'Leary and her husband Phillip of Fredericton, Dawn Perry and her husband Reginald of Perry Settlement, and Norma Thompson of Halifax; her sons: George and his wife Dorothy of Plaster Rock and Bruce and his wife Lorna of Carsonville; her brother Mel Leiper and his wife Hazel of New Minas; her mother-in-law Annie Thompson of Carsonville; many grandchildren, as well as several nieces and nephews Mrs. Garda "Loretta" Thompson of Sussex, passed away at the Saint John Regional Hospital on July 10, 1993 at the age of 67. She is predeceased by her daughter Faye and her brother Whitney. Arrangements have been entrusted to the compassionate care of Wallace Funeral Home, 34 Sunnyside Drive, Sussex, (506-433-1176) where visitation will be held on Monday, July 11 from 7-9 and Tuesday, July 12 from 2-4 and 7-9pm. A service celebrating Loretta's life will be held from Wallace Community Chapel on Wednesday, July 14, 1993 at 10am.