It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Beatrice Lea (Estabrook) Skaarup, age 93 of Charleston, NB. She passed away peacefully at The Upper River Valley Hospital in Waterville on Friday, 18 August 2023 surrounded by her sons.

Beatrice was born in Charleston, Carleton County, daughter of the late Walter and Myrtle Estabrook. Beatrice was married to Aage Skaarup, who passed in 2011. She is survived by her three sons, Harold (Faye), Dale (Susan), Chris and their families which include seven grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Beatrice was predeceased by her siblings Katherine, Frederick, Bernard (Joe) and Wilhelmine. She is survived by her sister Gaynelle (Estabrook) Hawkins.

Beatrice graduated from High School in Woodstock where she lived with her Aunt Minnie Estabrook for many years. After her marriage to Aage in 1950, Beatrice joined her husband on his RCAF deployments at home and overseas from 1954 to 1974. She was an accomplished traveler as she and her family camped from Denmark to Spain and later through much of Canada and the USA. In the course of this, she raised her three sons in Alliston, ON, Zweibrucken, Germany, North Bay, ON, Gypsumville, MB, Gander, NL, and Chatham, NB before she and Aage returned to the farm in Charleston. She played the piano and accordion in performances across the province, and in later years took up the fiddle. She especially liked playing for the elders in care homes around the community and hosting "sings" at her family home. As a fantastic cook, she earned the nickname "Baking B". She loved to make quilts for family and friends and was a long time member of the Waterville Church.

Visitation will be held at The Carleton Funeral Home, 337 Lockhart Mill Road, Jacksonville on Monday, 21 August from 4 to 8 pm. Funeral service will be held at the Upper Waterville Baptist Church on Tuesday, 22 August, followed by the Interment at Charleston Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Cleft Lip and Palate Society of New Brunswick.

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The family would like to make a special mention of the superior care she received at the Upper River Valley Hospital and the McLeod Riverside Court in Woodstock.

Messages of condolence may be sent online to Carletonfuneralhome@bellaliant.net or 337 Lockhart Mill Road Jacksonville NB E7M 3S5.