Evelyn HEWITT

HEWITT, Evelyn
Peacefully at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Saint Vincent Hospital in Ottawa after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She is survived by her loving husband, Richard Kent Hewitt; two daughters- Maureen Valerie Hewitt (Eric Bateman) and Suzanne Corinee Hewitt; and one son - Nicholas James Norman Hewitt all of Ottawa. She is also survived by one grandson, Damon Richard Bateman born January 6, 2012. Evelyn was born on September 24, 1947 in Havelock, Ontario. She was the only child of James Ray Wrightly (Ray) and Georgina Corinnie McArthur (Corinne). She attended a one- room elementary school, which is now a museum, and Norwood District High School. She graduated from Peterborough Business College and worked as a clerk at the Campbellford Memorial Hospital and a secretary at the former Eastbrook United Church in Ottawa. She married Richard on August 25, 1973 in Havelock United Church and then moved to Ottawa. During her ordeal Evelyn was strong and never complained. She gave so much to her family, she will be greatly missed. Friends are invited to visit at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 315 McLeod Street (at O'Connor), Ottawa on Wednesday February 1, 2012 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and on Thursday February 2, 2012 from 1 p.m. until time of Service in the Chapel at 2 p.m. Interment Beechwood Cemetery. The family would like to thank the staff at the Ottawa Hospital, General Campus (5 East) and Civic Campus and Saint Vincent Hospital for the wonderful care you gave to Evelyn. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association, the Heart and Stroke Foundation or to the Canadian Cancer Society.