Obituary of Elsie Joan Kline

KLINE, Elsie Joan – 92. It is with heavy hearts and deep sorrow that Elsie’s family announces her sudden and peaceful passing on Thursday, January 9, 2025, in the QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax Infirmary site. Born on September 21, 1932, she was the youngest daughter of the late Annie (Smith) and Harry Weeden. She was predeceased by her husband of 50 years, Joe Kline, in 2008. Left to mourn her passing are her daughter, Anne, of Ottawa, ON; son, Mike, daughter-in-law, Debbie (Baker), her beloved grandchildren, Daniel and Gabrielle, and their sweet little dog, Mia, all of Halifax; as well as her sister-in-law, Shirley (Kline) Sullivan, of Halifax; one cousin, Hamish Johnson, of Brae, Shetland Islands, UK; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was predeceased by her in-laws, Mildred (Roberts) and Howard Kline; brother, John “Torchy” (Sally Clark) Weeden; sisters, Alice (Jack Harrison) and Mary (Ivan “Chappie” Chapman); sisters-in-law, Helen “Buzz” (Ron Mansour) and Joyce “Tootsie” (Willie Flynn); brothers-in-law, Frank Kline in infancy, Tom Kline, and Bob Sullivan. Elsie took great pride in her work with Hardy Freeman Ltd., spending several years with the insurance agency both before and again after spending two decades raising her children. She built and maintained life-long friendships with her colleagues in the office and also through her many and varied volunteer endeavours over the years. Throughout her long life, Elsie was most often found with needles flying in her hands as she knitted countless Fair Isle sweaters, delicate baby layettes, and warm hats, mittens, and socks, which she lovingly gifted to family, friends, and strangers. An avid reader who had finally been won over by the convenience of e-books, she also loved logic puzzles and solving the daily Cryptoquote. Her mind and wit were sharp right until the end and her positive attitude always prevailed. In recent years, she enjoyed nightly streaming marathons with her dear friend Bernice Burns, together watching a wide variety of television series and films, always seeing and learning something new to feed her endless curiosity. She loved music and theatre, only recently giving up her decades-long subscriptions to Symphony Nova Scotia and Neptune Theatre. In her lifetime, she had travelled the world, and loved to cruise, but her two favourite places were always with her family and friends in the Shetland Islands, UK, and at her cottage in Indian Harbour, NS. Living first on Allan Street and then on Duncan Street, she spent the last 20 years living happily and independently at The Roxbury, enjoying being a part of that condo community, particularly on Thursday mornings with her “Stitch and Bitch” friends. She was a long-time member of St. John’s United Church and had more recently joined Bethany United Church, where she enjoyed taking part in its JOY (Just Older Youth) lunch club. The family wishes to express sincere appreciation to family physicians Dr. Peter Petropolis and Dr. Chendu Shanmuganathan, and specialist Dr. Rachelle Findley, for their incredible care of Elsie, and also to EHS paramedics Jamie and Hailey, and Dr. Sowers and the ED staff at the QEII Halifax Infirmary, who offered her kind and compassionate support in her final hours. Special thanks as well to Sandy, Wendy, and Sheron, who kept Elsie and her home looking great through so many years. Visits with her young neighbours, the Eyupoglu’s, brought her great joy; she loved being their “fluffy little lamb” and appreciated the whole family’s friendship. At Elsie’s request, there will be no visitation or funeral. Cremation has taken place with a private interment to follow this summer, when her ashes will be buried alongside those of her late husband in the William Black Memorial United Church Cemetery in Glen Margaret, NS. In lieu of flowers, donations in Elsie’s memory may be made to Ovarian Cancer Canada (ovariancanada.org) or to a charity of your choice. A woman of deep faith, she made sure that we all knew how it felt to be truly loved. She has now left this world for the next, but she will forever live on in our memories.