Obituary of Hickey, Elizabeth " Bette " Jane

The death occurred peacefully at the Prince County Hospital, Summerside , P.E.I. on Saturday, June 30th , 2012 of Elizabeth "Bette" Jane Hickey ( nee Coyle ) of Summerside, aged 86 years. Bette was born on February 15th , 1926 in Swampscott, Mass. , U.S.A. to her late parents Leo and Nora ( nee MacIntyre ) Coyle. Beloved wife of the late J. Eldon Hickey and loving mother of Bryan ( Janis ) of Harrogate, England , Bruce ( Sandra ) of Summerside, Dr. Joseph ( Laurie ) of Charlottetown, Jayne ( Brent ) MacDougall of Summerside, Claire Hickey ( Steve Muise ) of Long Creek and Justin ( Suporn ) of Fredericton, N.B. . Loving Nana to her grandchildren Eleanor, Matthew, Kristen, Brandon, Ainsley, Tyler, Jannele and Aim. Also remembered by her sisters-in-law Clare Coyle of Virginia, U.S.A. and Marie Hickey of Charlottetown and numerous nieces and nephews. Survived by her brother Allison Coyle of New Hampshire, U.S.A. . Besides her husband and parents, Bette was predeceased by her brother Charles Coyle and her sisters Leonore & Mary Coyle. Resting at the East Prince Funeral Home, 245 Pope Road, Summerside until Thursday, July 5th then to St. Peter's Church, Seven Mile Bay for a funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. . Interment to take place at St. Paul's Cemetery, Summerside. Following the interment , a reception will be held at St. Paul's Parish Center, Summerside. In lieu of flowers , memorial donations in Bette's memory to the Canadian Diabetes Association or the Canadian Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated . Visiting hours on Wednesday, 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. . If you would like to send a condolence to her family, please click Online condolence below OR send directly to epfuneral@eastlink.ca PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FUNERAL MASS WILL BE HELD AT ST. PETER'S CHURCH, SEVEN MILE BAY ON THURSDAY , JULY 5th AT 10:00 A.M.