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Dr. David and Heather Abriel

Dr. David and Heather Abriel
Heather Abriel, BA, BEd (age 64) and David Abriel, BSc, MD (age 63) of Mahone Bay, passed away together, Thursday, February 2, 2017. Both Heather and David were born in Halifax. David was pre-deceased by his parents, Bernard and Katherine (Duggan) Abriel. He is survived by sister, Joan (Abriel) Blood. Heather was pre-deceased by her father, Charles Mason. She is survived by her mother, Sheila (Hunt) Mason and sister, Susan Hallonquist (Mason). Heather and David are survived by their children, Katie Abriel, Dan Abriel, Shelagh Abriel and grandchildren, Eden and Elliot Kerr and Alice Abriel. David, beloved father and grandfather, was a former GP and one of the leading palliative care doctors in Nova Scotia and was an advocate for dying with dignity. Heather, beloved daughter, mother, grandmother, a former teacher and weaver, trained to be a harp therapist and spent many years supporting David’s practice. They were a team. David and Heather were well-loved and respected in the community for their professional work and as musicians and artists, performing regularly in the bands ‘Midlife Crisis’ and ‘Suite Strings’. At sunset David was often heard outside playing his bagpipes. They were also well known as Father Christmas and Mrs. Christmas at the annual Mahone Bay Father Christmas Festival. Heather and David were always great observers of nature, loving to camp and hike in the wilderness, sketching and painting their way through life. They loved life, lived every minute to the fullest and will be deeply missed by their family, friends and the whole community. Their memory will live on in all of us. A gathering for friends and the community to meet the family will be held 1pm to 5pm, Saturday, February 11 at The Mahone Bay Centre, 45 School Street, Mahone Bay. Memorial donations may be made to South Shore Palliative Care, c/o Health Services Foundation of the South Shore, P.O. Box 492, Bridgewater, NS B4V 2X6 (902-543-8065) www.healthservicesfoundation.ca or The Mahone Bay Centre Society, P.O. Box 489, Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0 (902-624-0890). Cremation and arrangements entrusted to the care of Mahone Funeral Home, P.O. Box 200, 32 Parish St., Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0 (902-624-8241). Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.mahonefuneral.ca


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Service Date
Saturday, February 11, 2017