Mary Helen Austin-Smith Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary Helen Austin-Smith (Kentville, Nova Scotia), born in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, who passed away at the age of 91, on February 3, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Mary Helen Austin-Smith to show support.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Mary Helen may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Leo Ellsworth and Annie Ellsworth; her siblings, Garfield, Anne and Joey; and her husband Peter Austin-Smith Sr..

She is survived by: her children, Brenda (Richard) of Winnipeg, MB, Peter (Gabrielle) of Medford and Lesley of Wolfville; and her grandson Ian.

Donations in her name can be made to Planned Parenthood Canada, Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia, or to the Valley Regional Hospital Foundation.