Iris Irene MARR

1923 - 2025  (101 years)

• Name	Iris Irene MARR
  Birth	22 Aug 1923	Devon, York, New Brunswick, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Jun 2025	Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	18 Jul 2025	Lower Wicklow Cemetery, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert Roscoe MARR           b. 13 Sep 1894, Millville, York, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 2 Oct 1971, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 77 years)  (Father)  Bessie Lila WALLACE           b. 12 Aug 1900, North Devon, York, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 14 Feb 1958, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 57 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I17442	Carleton

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Roscoe MARR           b. 13 Sep 1894, Millville, York, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 2 Oct 1971, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bessie Lila WALLACE           b. 12 Aug 1900, North Devon, York, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 14 Feb 1958, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 Nov 1918	North Devon, York, New Brunswick, Canada
  Family ID	F9697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilmot Isreal DROST           b. 7 May 1920, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 1 Jul 1993 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1951	Bath United Baptist Church, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
  Children	1. Brian Wilmot DROST           b. 1956             d. 26 Jul 1987 (Age 31 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 27 Jun 2025 - Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Burial - 18 Jul 2025 - Lower Wicklow Cemetery, Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Drost.Wilmot_Marr.Iris.I_Drost.Brian Photo: Chasity Kitchen ©2014

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Iris I. Drost 1923-2025 Iris Irene Drost went to meet her Saviour June 27, 2025 in Ottawa, Ontario; formerly of Bath, New Brunswick. She was born August 22, 1923 to Gilbert and Bessie (nee Wallace) Marr in Devon (Fredericton), New Brunswick. She is survived by her daughter, Valerie Lamarche (Denis); 4 grandchildren—Anthony Drost (Sylvia) of Newmarket, NB; Suzanne Drost of Rusagonish, NB; Melody and Stephanie Tacit of Toronto, ON; 2 great-granddaughters—Brianna and Sara Drost of Newmarket, NB; numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was predeceased by her husband, Wilmot Drost, and her son Brian Drost. Iris moved to Bath in 1928, graduated from Bath High School in 1941. She was a member of the Bath Baptist Church, having been church organist for over 50 years, playing for not just church services but for many weddings and funerals in the community. Before marriage, she worked as a sales clerk at Marr’s Novelty Shop on Main Street. Being a very kindhearted person, Iris aspired to be a nurse, but caring for her very ill mother precluded formal nursing training. In the course of clerking at the store, Iris met a charming gentleman named Wilmot Drost, of Wicklow, and her heart did a backflip, as did his. They married in 1951, and raised their 2 children in Bath. Iris was a very active church member and community volunteer, raising funds for various charities, teaching Sunday School, running the ring toss booth at the annual Bath Fall Fair, bringing around the tuck shop cart at Riverview Manor, being treasurer of the Women’s Missionary Society at the Baptist Church, to name but a few of her activities. Most of all she loved being a professional homemaker and mother. God, Church, and Family were everything to her. Grief struck in 1987 with the death of her only son to leukemia, and again in 1993 when Wilmot succumbed to a heart attack. In 2013 she moved to Ottawa, ON, to be with her daughter and family. Many were blessed by her winning smile and amazing ability to listen to others. She could see people for who they are—the positives and the negatives—and chose to overlook the negatives to focus on the positives. She truly loved the people in her life, and it showed. A Celebration of Life will be held on July 7, at Oakpark Retirement Community in Ottawa, ON. Funeral will be held on July 18, 2025 at 2:00 pm from the Bath Baptist Church with internment at the Wicklow Cemetery. Donations made to Bath Baptist Church, the Wicklow Cemetery, the Canadian Cancer Society, or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada are much appreciated. https://www.gibersonfuneraldirectors.ca/obituaries/186065