Greta Lear Hussey was born in Hibbs Cove, Port de Grave, the youngest of three daughters to Ernest and Caroline Lear. She received her early education at the one-room school in Hibbs Cove, and also in Batteau, Labrador. In 1943 she married Max Hussey of Port de Grave, and after her husband's death in 1956, Greta raised their five children alone. Greta Lear Hussey passed away on April 15, 2015 in Carbonear, NL.