Veronica McEwen also known as “Ms. Ruth”

Veronica McEwen also known as “Ms. Ruth” of Brooklyn, Concord, St. John, passed away on Monday 27th July, 2026 at the age of 89

She was the mother of: Roy McEwen and Claudia Betteridge in the UK, Grandmother of: Jonathan McEwen and Eve and Eden Betteridge, Sister of: Edward Parris in New York, May Nelson in England and Cuthbert Parris in Canada,

Mother-in-law of: Wendy McEwen and John Betteridge in the UK, Aunt of many including: Dr. Stephen Fletcher, Dr. Albert Fletcher, Janice Bayne, Jasmine Parris, Edith and Caroline Yormessor and Claudia Williams

Many cousins, other relatives and close friends including: Julie Rechea of Gouyave, the McEwen of Concord and Grand Roy, the Fletcher family, the Parris family of Concord and Beaulieu, the Williams and Augustine family of Concord, the Strachan, Charles, and Rechea families, the Smith family of Black Bay, the Bayne and Langaigne family, friends and neighbours in the UK, Concord. Brooklyn and surrounding areas

Funeral Service on Friday 28th August, 2026 at 1:00 pm at The Garden of Remembrance funeral Chapel, Cemetery Hill, St. George’s according to Church of God rites, Entombment at the Family Cemetery, Brooklyn