Inverness Oran Deaths courtesy of CAPE BRETON GENEALOGY & HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE - <http://www.cbgen.org/ <http://www.cbgen.org/>>www.cbgen.org <http://www.cbgen.org/> NEW MEMBERS WELCOM Inverness Oran Obits January 25, 2017 Wednesday There were 5 obituaries published today CORMIER, BERNARD “BERNIE - 76 YRS BURKE, SISTER JENNIE, M.M. - 92 YRS ARSENAULT, LEO DANIEL “DANNY” - 77 YRS MACEACHERN, COLIN J. ANDERSON, KEN - 64 YRS - obituary not complete yet CORMIER Bernard “Bernie” Cormier, age 76, of Cheticamp, born July 15th, 1940, passed away January 14th, 2017, in Sacred Heart Community Health Centre, Cheticamp. Born in New Waterford, he was a son of the late Elore and Marie Helene (Odo) Cormier. Bernie worked as a lobster fisherman for 35 years. His favourite pastimes were trout fishing and playing his guitar. Survived by daughter Dina Cormier (Raymond Harris), Cheticamp and sister Irene (Don) Muise, Yarmouth. Predeceased by wife Marie-Alice (Poirier) Cormier; brothers Thomas, Henry, Hubert, Ernest, and Willie John; and sisters Elizabeth Aucoin and Annie Belle MacDonald. The body was cremated. There will be no visitation and no funeral by family request. Donations may be made to Sacred Heart Hospital Charitable Foundation. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Cheticamp Funeral Services Ltd. Condolences may be sent to <mailto:cheticampfuneral@ns.aliantzinc.ca.>cheticampfuneral@ns.aliantzinc.ca <mailto:cheticampfuneral@ns.aliantzinc.ca>. BURKE Sister Jennie Burke, M.M. died on January 22nd, 2017, at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, in Maryknoll, NY. She was 92 years old and a Maryknoll Sister for 72 years. She was born in Nova Scotia, Glace Bay, Canada, on November 5th, 1924, to Catherine and Joseph Burke and became an American citizen in 1926. She had three brothers and three sisters: J. Raymond, John, Joseph P. Jr., Mary, Catherine, and Margaret. Her parents and siblings have all predeceased her. Jennie graduated from East Boston High School, in Boston MA in 1942. She entered the Maryknoll Sisters Congregation at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, in Maryknoll, NY, on September 6th, 1944, from Sacred Heart Parish in the Diocese of Boston, MA. At her Reception of the Habit she received the religious name Sister Miriam Terza. She made her First Profession of Vows on March 7th, 1947, and her Final Vows on March 7th, 1950, all at the Maryknoll Sisters Center. She earned two college degrees: a Bachelor of Education Degree at Maryknoll Teacher Training College in Maryknoll, NY, and a Masters of Arts Degree in Religious Education at Seattle University, in Seattle, WA. In addition, she earned a certificate in Creation Spirituality at Holy Names College, in Oakland CA. After making her Final Vows, Sister Jennie taught for one year at St. Anthony’s School in the Bronx, NY, and was then assigned to Hawaii where she taught in various diocesan schools until 1970. Following this, Sister Jennie became Religious Education Coordinator and sixth, seventh, and eighth grade teacher at Maryknoll Girls School, Punahou, HI, until 1975 when she returned to the Maryknoll Sisters Center and worked in Mission Education until 1978. In 1978, she was assigned to Tanzania, East Africa where she did pastoral ministry and Christian Community Development in Dar Es Salaam from 1979 to 1981 and served as co-pastor of Sinon Church, Arusha, TZ, from 1981 to 1986 . Following a year of renewal at the Maryknoll Sisters Center she went to Zimbabwe and Mozambique in 1988. She returned to Newburgh, NY, in 1989 where she served as Community Development Coordinator and as a teacher in Adult Basic Education until 1990. From 1991 to 1993, she was a caregiver and counselor at ‘Arche Home in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. In 1993, she moved to Detroit, MI, as a Special Education teacher at Mangrove College Learning and Writing Center until 1999. She retired in 2000 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center. A Vespers service will be held for Sister Jenny on January 27th at 4:15 p.m. in the Main Chapel at the Maryknoll Sisters Center. A funeral Mass will follow on January 28th at 11:00 a.m. also in the Main Chapel at the Center. Interment will follow in the Maryknoll Sisters Cemetery on the Center grounds. ARSENAULT Leo Daniel "Danny" Arsenault (1939-2017), age 77, of Cambridge, Kings County, passed away on Monday, January 16th, 2017, in Evergreen Home for Special Care, Kentville, and is now resting peacefully in the arms of the Lord. Born in St.-Joseph-du-Moine, Cape Breton, he was a son of the late Pierre and Elizabeth (LeBlanc) Arsenault. He was a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, retiring after 23 years of service. He joined the Forces on January 20th, 1958, and served tours in the Congo and Egypt and had been posted in Germany and many locations throughout Canada. Following his military career, he had been employed at Michelin, Waterville, for seven years (1982-1989). He was a member of the Cambridge United Baptist Church. He enjoyed racing his 1967 GTO, camping, riding his bike, and watching the Toronto Blue Jays. Danny had a great sense of humour and loved his cats and listening to music. He is survived by a daughter Lynda (Tim) Dunham, Cambridge; a son Bill (Terri) Arsenault, Berwick; two sisters Theresa (Harold) Cormier, Brampton, Ontario and Rosalie (Sandy) MacDougall, Mississauga, Ontario; two brothers-in-law Eugene (Jeanette) Bartlett, Kentville and Hilton (Norean) Bartlett, Powell River, British Columbia; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Vinetta (Bartlett) Arsenault and two brothers Arthur and Henri (Mary Adele). Cremation has taken place. Visitation was held on Saturday, January 21st, 2017, in the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville. A graveside service followed in the Cambridge Cemetery with Reverend Darryl Dykens officiating. Donations in memory may be made to the Alzheimer Society, the Canadian Cancer Society or the Cambridge United Baptist Church. Arrangements were entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville. Online condolences may be directed to www.whitefamilyfuneralhome.com. MacEACHERN Colin J. MacEachern of St. John, New Brunswick, formerly of Port Hawkesbury and Boston, MA., passed away on December 30th, 2016. Devoted father of David, Danny, Dwayne, and Albert and the late Bobby and Scott; loving grandfather of 12 and great-grandfather of 14; and brother of Isabelle MacLean of Toronto and the late Joseph and Charles MacEachern. Funeral from the P.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins, George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home was held on Saturday, January 7th, followed by a funeral Mass in Sacred Heart Church, Roslindale. Relatives and friends were kindly invited. Visiting hours were held Friday, January 6th. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Colin's memory to MA. Association for the Blind, 200 Ivy St., Brookline, MA 02446. For directions and guestbook visit www.pemurrayfuneral.com Ken Anderson: Strait champion dead at 64 -by Rankin MacDonald A man who spent most of his life working overtime for his adopted home passed away on Friday of last week. Kenneth George Anderson was just 64 years old. Ken, as he was known to all, always greeted you with a bigger-than-life smile, a hardy handshake and an amusing remark. He was opinionated, didn’t flinch from expressing his views, and would go the distance for what he believed. Ken passed peacefully at home. He was born in Charlottetown, PE, on July 24th, 1952, and moved to Port Hawkesbury in 1963.