HIRTLE (Penny), Betty Eleanor ~ Age 80, of Kingston, Kings Co.  It is with heavy hearts and in disbelief that we the family announce the sudden passing of our dearly loved mother "Betty", on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, in Valley Hospice, Kentville.  Born on July 15, 1944, in Kingston, Betty was a daughter of the late Carmen W. and Bertha V. (McKenzie) Penny.

Mom's passion was devoting her time to her beautiful flower gardens. She loved to treat her family and friends to her homemade donuts and sweets and loved to bake and could master anything. Betty loved to shop till she dropped. Mom was a very stylish lady. She loved her clothes, shoes and jewellery (especially Frenchy's) and was known as "Bargain Betty". Mom loved her family dearly, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and was so proud of them all. After five years without dad, she finally has received her wish, heaven has received our beautiful angel and our love birds will be reunited again, mom has earned her wings.

Surviving by her daughters, Darlene Hirtle (Dale Gallagher), Montreal;  Sandra (Burton) Zwicker, Middleton; grandchildren, Krista MacLean, Joel Zwicker (Alyssa), Alicia MacLean and Christopher Zwicker (Laura); great grandchildren, Nikida Brisson MacLean, Leigha Brisson MacLean, Courtney Grassinger, Jacob Hallum, Karli Connell, Ainsley Connell, Cyrus Zwicker and Hans Zwicker; sister, Dolly Gebhardt, Medicine Hatt, Alberta; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Penny, Middleton; Donna Hirtle, Berwick; special friends "The Golden Girls", Beverly Phinney, Alice Hatch, Margaret Keddy, Gloria Legge and Gwen Hudgins.

Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Walter E. Hirtle; sisters, Margaret Eisnor, Mary Ritchie and Edith Penny; brothers, Irving, Reginald, Lester, Lewis and Carl Penny.

Visitation will take place from 7-9 p.m., Saturday evening in Middleton Funeral Home, 398 Main Street, from where the memorial service will take place at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, October 6. Rev. Leon Langille officiating, with a reception to follow. Interment will be in North Kingston Cemetery. A video recording of the service will be available on Monday below the full text of her obituary on the funeral home website. Donations in her memory may be made to Canadian Cancer Society or to Valley Hospice Foundation. The family would like to say a special thank you to the staff of Valley Regional Hospital and Valley Hospice for their loving, caring and compassionate care our mother received from you all.  Online guest book may be signed by visiting: www.middletonfuneralhome.com

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you. I could walk through my garden forever.

- Alfred Tennyson