Cape Breton Deaths September 12, 2008 Friday Jessie Elizabeth Nippard 80, North Sydney - It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Jessie Elizabeth Nippard, 80, a resident of Central Court, Stanley Street, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at the Northside General Hospital. Born in Burgeo, N.L., she was the daughter of the late John B. and Frances (Anderson) Strickland. Jessie enjoyed her favourite hobbies of knitting and spending time with family, especially the grandchildren whom she loved so much. Jessie will be sadly missed by everyone whose hearts she touched. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, North Sydney and a former member of the ACW and LOBA. Jessie is survived by her loving husband of 57 years Archibald; her son, Levi (Elizabeth), North Sydney; her daughter, Dora (Tony) O'Connell, Manitoba; her grandsons, Chad (Jessica) and Derek Nippard, Anthony (Tracy), Glen (Tammy) and Trevor O'Connell; her cherished great-grandchildren, Cole, Brady and Sydney O'Connell, Logan, Candice, Bradley and Chole Serroul, and Jordon and Larisa Griffen; her sisters, Annette Courtney, Freda (Howard) Ingram, Ann (Lewis) Bartlett, all of Newfoundland, Gerri Hamilton,Manitoba; brothers, Les (Marion), Aub (Harriet), Levi (Margaret), all of Newfoundland; sister-in-law, Janet Hart and many nieces and nephews, as well as her godchildren, Louise, Duane and Michelle Seaward. She was predeceased by her grandson, Darren Nippard, brothers, Harvey, Joe and Freeman, stepfather, Tom Anderson, one sister-in-law and six brothers-in-law. Visitation for Jessie will be held Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. Funeral service to be held Monday at 2 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church with Rev. Carl Fraser officiating. Burial to follow in Lakeside Cemetery, North Sydney. Online condolences may be sent to info@wjdooley.com. Miss me - But let me go When I come to the end of the road, and the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom filled room, why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little, not too long, and not with your head bowed low, Remember the love that we once shared, miss me but let me go. For this is a journey that we all may take, and each must go alone, It's all part of the Master's plan, a step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick at heart, go to the friends we know, And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds. Miss me - But let me go. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert Reginald Petrie 83, New Waterford - It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our wonderful father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Robert Petrie, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at New Waterford Consolidated Hospital. Robbie was the son of the late George and Mary Ann (Ellsworth) Petrie. Robbie was a active member of Mount Carmel parish and served as usher for many years. He was a coal miner for most of his working life, spending the last few years before his retirement in the Carpentry shop at Lingan Colliery. He often reminisced fondly about a brief time that he spent working on a farm in south-western Ontario before going into the mines. He loved to hunt, fish, swim, skate, dance, and play cards. He was also an avid gardener and berry picker. For many years he supplied family and friends with fresh vegetables, berries and preserves. Robbie was predeceased by the "love of his life", wife, Theresa Irene (MacPhee) Petrie. They were a well-known loving and devoted couple who relished life to the fullest. Their love of dancing and spending time with family and friends is a memory that will live on through their loving children, daughter, Mary Theresa 'Terry' (Rod) Mitchell; sons, William (Linda), St. Paul, Alta., James (Lillian), New Waterford; foster son, Fred (Jane), New Waterford; foster daughter, Jean, Mississauga; loving god-daughter, Agnes (Lorne), Fredericksen, Calgary. Robbie is also survived by brothers, Alex (Gen), New Waterford, Cyril (Colette), Dartmouth, Donnie (Diana) York, Ont.; sisters, Margaret MacLean, Tatamagouche and Dorothy (Wyman) Gilroy, Mississauga. He is also survived by 17 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Besides his cherished wife, Theresa; his parents and stepmother, Catherine Ann (Young) he was predeceased by brothers, James, John, William George and William Edward; sisters, Charlotte, Annie, Mildred, Julia, Euphrasia and infant Mary. He was also predeceased by an infant granddaughter, Alana Petrie. There will be no visitation by his request. Cremation has taken place under the direction of McLellan Brothers Funeral Home, 3183 Plummer Ave., New Waterford, N.S., 862-7500. A funeral mass to celebrate Robert's life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, at 11 a.m. in the Parish of St. Leonard/Mount Carmel Church, with Fr. Paul MacNeil officiating. Following mass a luncheon will be held at the Carmel Centre, all are invited. Donations in Robert's memory may be made to the Cancer Society, Palliative Care or Mount Carmel Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mclellanfuneralhome.com. ******************************************************************************* Cape Breton Deaths courtesy of CBGHA http://www.cbgha.org