A few things from some old articles....
Family, friends, classmates and community members streamed into the service held in H M Huskilson's Funeral Home.
Children brought teddy bears in remembrance of the 12-year-old girl who loved stuffed toys.
Ingersoll told the congregation that
Karissa had a warm personality, a "winning smile" and a love for animals. She had talked about studying to become a veterinarian.
Several South Shore schools will be closed to give staff and students a chance to attend Karissa's funeral service.
Principal Steven Pippy remembered her Monday as part of a group of Grade 5 and 6 students who
volunteered to keep the peace among younger children on the school playground.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2008/02/19/girl-funeral.html#ixzz1EQq1MBvw
At Hillcrest Academy in Shelburne where she had attended school,
a wall of honour lined the hallway.
At the site where her body was found,
a memorial in the form of hundreds of teddy bears quickly sprung up as people mourned the loss of a young life that had ended too soon.
As for the teddy bears that were left in Karissa's memory at what became a memorial site for the little girl,
they were cleaned and bagged with a tag attached to each one that read, "For you, in loving memory of Karissa Paige Boudreau 1995-2008." Accompanied with each bear was a letter that included a short story about Karissa.
The teddy bears were donated to charitable organizations for children in traumatic situations.
Other examples of where the bears were sent included
56 schools from Yarmouth to Chester, veterinary hospitals and animal shelters, the Canadian Red Cross, police departments across the province, fire departments in Canada, shelters, and
orphanages in the Dominican Republic.
Approximately 730 bears were distributed in Karissa's memory.
http://www.novanewsnow.com/JusticeC...us-mother-charged-with-her-daughters-murder/1