Monday, 19 Nov 1956, page 15, NSARM 1527 New Waterford - The death of Stanley Ropek of 22nd Street, occurred unexpected in the New Waterford General Hospital, Sunday night, after several weeks illness. Born in Poland, 74 years ago, he had been a resident of the town for the past 50 years. He was employed in No. 12 Colliery until his retirement two years ago. He was a member of St. Agnes parish. He is survived by two sons, Stanley in Hamilton; Alex in Detroit; two daughters, Mrs Joseph Michalik, Glace Bay and Mrs Frank Niemlee, Brantford, Ont., one sister, Mrs. Marie Berger, New Waterford and one brother Martin. Several other brothers also survive in Poland. The remains are resting at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Marie Berger, 11 Heeland St. The funeral will be held in St. Agnes church at a time to be announced later. The funeral is under the direction of the V.J. MacGillivray Funeral Homes, Tuesday, 21 May 1974, page 2, NSARM 1695 New Waterford - Martin Ropek, 84, of 365 Heelan Street died at the New Waterford Hospital Sunday. Mr. Ropek was a native of Poland and came to New Waterford many years ago. He worked in the Dominion Coal Company mines and retired from No. 12. Ropek was predeceased by his wife the former Mary Nieczieiski [sic]. He is survived by sons, Ted, Walter and Daniel, of New Waterford; daughters, (Sophie) Mrs. Angus Gillis; (Rose) Mrs. Murdock MacPherson; (Jennie) Mrs. Eli Odo; (Mary) Mrs. Phonse Mombourquette; (Cecelia) Mrs. Tom Dwyer, all of New Waterford. The body will rest at the family home and the funeral will take place Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. Mr. Ropek was a member of St. Agnes Parish. Monday, 16 Oct 1967, page 12, NSARM 1633 New Waterford - Mrs. Martin Ropek of 5 Heelan St. died in New Waterford Consolidated Hospital late Friday night. She had been admitted to hospital only a week prior to her death. She was born in Poland 67 years ago but was a resident of Town for the last 65 years, and was a member of St. Agnes Parish. Mrs. Ropek is survived by her husband, Martin, three sons and five daughters. Her sons are Teddy, Walter and Dannie, all of New Waterford, while daughters are (Sophie) Mrs. Angus Gillis, (Rosey) Mrs. Murdock MacPherson, (Gennie) Mrs. Eli Odo, (Mary) Mrs. Phonse Mumbourquette [sic], (Cecilia) Mrs. Thomas Dwyer Jr. She is also survived by one brother Florian Eiedzielski [sic], Hamilton, Ont., one sister, Mrs. Anna Kiec, Sydney, One step son, Alex Ropek, Detroit; and one step daughter, Mrs. Helen Nienec [sic] Brantford, Ont. Remains of the late Mrs. Ropek are residing at the family residence from where the funeral will take place this morning in time for the 11 a.m. Mass of Requiem at St. Agnes Church. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Tuesday, 08 Jun 1971, page 5, NSARM 1667 Mrs. Walter Ropek New Waterford - Mrs. Robert[sic] Ropek, 10 Heelan St., the former Mary Desveaux, died at Consolidated Hospital Monday evening. She was 32. Born in New Waterford, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Desveaux. She was a member of St. Agnes parish. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Darlene, and two sons, Walter and Dean, all at home. Also surviving besides her parents, are two brothers, Elias and Joseph, New Waterford; five sisters, Mrs. Stewart Hill, Point Edward; Mrs. Mary[?] Delaney; Ontario; Mrs. Arthur Campbell, Mrs. Josephine White, and Mrs. Martha Penny, all of New Waterford. The body rests at 5 Heelan Street and funeral service will be held at St. Agnes Church with the time to be announced by the MacGillivray Funeral Homes. Kevin -- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~podgursky/

Hello Kevin; I don't have a Ropek in my data base, but I do have DELANEY. As my mother-in-law is Marie Edna (Delaney) MacDonald, so my curiosity was raised and checked out you web site. > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~podgursky/ I notice that you have William T. Delaney Page: Tuesday, 28 May, 1974, page 2, NSARM Reel 1695 Text: New Waterford - William (Sailor) Delaney, 64, of 7 Brown's Lane, Scotchtown, died suddenly at the New Waterford Hospital Sunday night. Mr. Delaney suffered a sudden seizure at home. He was born in Cheticamp and lived most of his life in Scotchtown. Mr. Delaney served in the Merchant marine and Later worked in the coal mines. Then he turned to plumbing. He was a vetern of the Second World War and belonged to St. Michael's Parish in Scotchtown. Mr. Delaney is survived by his wife, the former Dora White: daughters (Doreen) Mrs. William Clements, New Bruinswick; (Evelyn) Mrs. William Morrison, New Victoria, and Alene, of Antigonish: sons, William Jr., of California, and Gary, of Germany. There are seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother, Patrick and a step-brother, Patrick. Two sisters predeceased him. (Harriett) Mrs James and (Tilly) Mrs. Bob Springhill. He is survived by a brother Joseph, of Quebec, and a sister, Mary, of Toronto. The body will rest at McGillivray's Funeral Home in New Waterford, and the funeral will be held Wednesday morning. You have listed William, b. 2 Oct 1910 as being the son of "Joseph Delaney, & Domithilde Cormier". I was unaware of William T. until I checked your web-site. If his birthdate is correct than he was not the son of Domithilde Cormier but of Joseph's 2nd wife Clothilde AuCoin. JOSEPH W DELANEY (aka Jos) b. 15 Jul 1864 & CLOTHILDE AUCOIN b. 09 Aug 1877, d. 05 Jan 1920. They were married 05 Feb 1901, Frair's Head Chapel, Friar's Head, Inv Co, CB, NS Jos & Clothilde's children were: 1.Marie-Donatille; 2. Placide; 3. Louise; 4. Angelique; 5. William T; 6. John Joseph; 7. Sophia-Rose; 8. Marie b. 04 Jan 1920. Clothilde d. the day after Marie was born. Note Joseph W Delaney (aka Jos) had been married twice, his 1st wife was Domithilde Cormier [d. abt 3 Nov 1900] and their children were 1. Luce; 2. Patrice; ; 3. Daniel Joseph; 4. Domathilde [w/o Robt. J. Springhill]; and 5. Henriette b. Nov 3 1900 [w/o James A. Muise]. Joseph's parents were GUILLAUME (aka William)DELANEY b. 15 Apr 1825 & DONATHILDE GALLENT b. ca 1831 and married ca 1854. Guillaume's parents were PATRICK DELANEY b. Inistiage, Kilkenny Ireland d. 18 Jan 1858, Grand Étang, Inv Co, CB, NS & ANGELIQUE LEBLANC. Though you don't appear to have a direct line to the Delaneys, I thought it was very nice of you to include your nephews & niece's maternal ancestral line. My mother-in-law would be one of their oldest living relatives of the Delaneys. She'll be 94 this year. Her paternal ancestral line is MarieEdna/Marcellin P./Patrice/Daniel/Patrick Delaney. She is related to them 10 times over through various family lines, with the closest relationship being 3rd cousin twice removed, and the farthest kinship being 10th cousin once removed. Hopefully one day they to will take an interest in genealogical research as you have appeared to have done, for they will find a rich and varied history in their Irish/French connections. Happy hunting Juanita MacDonald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Podgursky" <kpodgursky@gmail.com> To: "NS-CAPE-BRETON-L" <NS-CAPE-BRETON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 12:56 PM Subject: [NS-CB] Ropek obits > Tuesday, 08 Jun 1971, page 5, NSARM 1667 > Mrs. Walter Ropek > New Waterford - Mrs. Robert[sic] Ropek, 10 Heelan St., the former Mary > Desveaux, died at Consolidated Hospital Monday evening. She was 32. > Born in New Waterford, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson > Desveaux. She was a member of St. Agnes parish. She is survived by her > husband, one daughter, Darlene, and two sons, Walter and Dean, all at > home. Also surviving besides her parents, are two brothers, Elias and > Joseph, New Waterford; five sisters, Mrs. Stewart Hill, Point Edward; > Mrs. Mary[?] ***Delaney***; Ontario; Mrs. Arthur Campbell, Mrs. Josephine > White, and Mrs. Martha Penny, all of New Waterford. The body rests at > 5 Heelan Street and funeral service will be held at St. Agnes Church > with the time to be announced by the MacGillivray Funeral Homes. > Kevin