Anne was born in Digby Nova Scotia on Dec 20 1934; having grown up in foster homes it was necessary for Anne to enter the work force at the age of 14. her culinary and entrepreneurial skills were self -taught as she worked as a diner owner, receptionist for a small business and a convenience store proprietor. Anne is well known in the area as a gifted cook who has catered, banquets and weddings up to as many as five hundred people at a time as well as many social functions.
 
Anne married Gerry in Victoria, BC; they will be married 53 years in November 2009 they have 6 wonderful children, 11 lovely grandchildren, and one great granddaughter.  They all mean the world to Anne. When Anne married Gerry she converted from her Baptist religion and joined the Catholic Church. She has lived in various provinces but New Brunswick has been her home for 50 years.  After being alone for many years, now there are times she would like to be alone for 5 minutes. 
 
Anne has been a member of the CWL for 35 years and an active member on committees over 20 years.  She has chaired the Education, Resolutions, Legislation, Community Life, been

 1st Vice, 2nd Vice, Organization, President Elect, and Parish President of Holy Family, Bathurst, then Bathurst Diocesan President. Anne has served on provincial as Education & Health Chairperson and currently is chair of Communications on provincial. She also serves as 1st Vice President and Communications at the Diocesan level.  She humbly announces that she received her Life Membership on April 25, 2010.  She was presented with the newly designed life membership pin.  She is the only life member in New Brunswick for 2010 and the first in her parish council Holy Family in their 75 years.  She attended the national convention in Ottawa where Archbishop Martin Currie blessed all the new life members.

Anne is a Eucharistic minister, serves communion to sick and shut-ins serves at masses, opens the church, prepares Sacristy for Sunday Mass on a regular basis and organizes Baptisms.
 
 Anne has dedicated much of her life to volunteer work. She has served as president of the curling club as well as president for 2 years of the ladies section,of the curling club.  Anne has been a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion for the past 40 years where she served on many committees such as Sergeant at arms and chair of Blood donor Clinic.  She was President of the Ladies Auxiliary, was North Shore District Council of the Ladies Auxiliary Royal Canadian Legion, served on the executive of the Gowan Brae Golf and Country club for 10 years. One of Anne's proudest undertakings is the establishment of the community dinner which she organized and ran for 10 years before turning over the reigns because of health issues.  Between 350 to 400 hundred needy and lonely were served annually at noon on Christmas  day. 
 
Anne enjoys a good game of golf, a warm cup of tea among friends, baking treats for others to enjoy and preparing meals for her loved ones and still adds extra to the pot so some one who needs a meal will have one.

 God is good and she is blessed.