Obituary of Alice (Slaney) Anstey

Alice May Anstey, formerly Slaney and née Bolt, 84, most recently of Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, passed peacefully away on November 29, 2023, at the Blue Crest Nursing Home in Grand Bank. 

Alice was born on July 24, 1939, to Mark and Alma Bolt in Wansworth, Newfoundland, she grew up in an independent Newfoundland before joining Canada. She was passionate about her family, friends, and her community. Whether it was visiting friends in the harbour, playing cards, or community dances, she was there! At home, she loved knitting, quilting, reading, and chatting with friends on the phone. 

In 1957, she married Eugene Augustin Slaney, a fluorspar miner, who sadly was one of the many victims of the St. Lawrence mine and passed in 1986. Together, they raised their six children in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. In 1988, she remarried Lloyd Gideon Anstey, who also passed in 2010. 

Alice is survived by:

• Her surviving children, Darrel, James Paul, Derek, Nancy, and Bonnie, after losing her son Barry in April 2022, their partners, Kyle, Isadore, and Michele, along with those of Lloyd, Angeline, Valerie, and Leta.
• Her grandchildren, whom she loved dearly, Randon, Erin, Suzanne, Dustin, Tristan, Kaeley, Jamie, and Mackenzie, along with those she loved through Lloyd. 
• Her infant great grandchildren, Claudia and Edna, who she was thrilled to meet. 
• Her surviving siblings, Marilyn Branton, Keith and Murray Bolt, and their partners, Linda, Doug, Doreen, and Glenda, after losing her brother Jim Bolt in September 2021, and their children, her beloved nieces and nephews. 
• Her dear friend, Ella. 
• And so many other families, extended families, and friends in the area. 

There will be a visitation with family on Sunday and Monday, December 3 and 4, 2023, at 10am-12pm. 2pm-5pm and 6pm-8pm each day, located at Serenity Funeral Home, 95 Main Street, Burin Bay Arm, A0E 1G0.

Funeral service will take place at Serenity on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 10am, with cremation to follow.

Donations in Alice’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland and Labrador at this link: https://alzheimer.ca/nl/en

From her favourite author, Danielle Steel, "Maybe some people just aren’t meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It’s like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn. And that’s why they’re here. You’ll have that gift forever."

Funeral arrangements entrusted to Serenity Funeral Home, We listen, We learn, We walk with you.