Pauline J. Paulding Darsch

Pauline J. Paulding Darsch

Pauline Darsch Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Oct. 12, 2007.
MARGAREE HARBOR, Nova Scotia — Pauline Joyce Paulding Darsch, 77, of Margaree Harbor, Nova Scotia, and Englewood, Fla., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at Victoria General Hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Born on May 15, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Armstrong of Plymouth, Mass. She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1947 and was a member of the National Honor Society.

She loved all her friends from Cape Breton to Massachusetts to Florida. She was a fun-loving traveler, talented crafter, meticulous housekeeper, and a fairy godmother of holidays.

Polly was the beloved wife of Wallace Darsch, and beloved mother of Peter Paulding of Gulf Breeze, Fla., Robert Paulding of Yarmouthport, Betsy Kelley of Paris, Ky., Susan Nemmers of South Yarmouth, Douglas Paulding of South Salem, N.Y., and Barbara Paulding of Stamford, Conn. She is also survived by 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

A service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 20, in Englewood, Fla.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, P.O. Box 310, Churchton, MD 20733.

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