Anyone on the list have connections to Mrs Catherine Jane Hickey Curtis. I am connected to her through her mother and would be quite anxious to connect with anyone descendent from Alphonse and Effie or connected through her mother's Gillis (Forest Glen) or Campbell (Forest Glen, Whitney Pier, Woodbine) relatives. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 17, 2014, at 1:18 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Cape Breton Deaths January 16, 2014, Thursday (Carol MacLean) > 2. Inverness Oran Deaths January 15 , 2014 Wednesday (Carol MacLean) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 03:36:04 -0800 > From: Carol MacLean <[email protected]> > Subject: [NS-CB] Cape Breton Deaths January 16, 2014, Thursday > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Cape Breton Deaths courtesy of CAPE BRETON GENEALOGY & HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - <http://www.cbgen.org/>www.cbgen.org NEW > MEMBERS WELCOME > > Cape Breton Deaths January 16, 2014, Thursday > > There were 5 obituaries published today > > Stuart Douglas ?Doug? MacDonald - 89 yrs > James Vincent MacNeil - > Mary Theresa Landry - > Catherine Jane ?Kay? (Hickey) Curtis - 90 yrs > John Charles Maddower - 68 yrs > > > > Stuart 'Doug' MacDonald > > Passed on: January 14th, 2014 > > It is with heavy hearts that we announce that on Jan. 14, 2014, surrounded by his loving family, Doug passed away peacefully. > Doug was a devoted family man, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend to all. His legacy lives on with his loving wife of 64 years, Connie, and their children, Ian, Stuart (Linda), Bill (Alice), Corrine (Wayne) and Sandra; his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is survived by his brother, Keith (Pat); sister-in-law, Jeannie and brother-in-law, Claude 'Todd' Hickey along with many nieces and nephews. > Doug was predeceased by his parents, William James and Eva MacDonald; brothers, Horace (Christine), Edgar; sister, Shirley Hickey and daughter-in-law, Diane. > For Doug, his greatest legacy was his family. He was never so happy as when he was surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. They all meant the world to him. He would gaze over the crowd and be thankful for the wonderful family he had. He said that they were his utmost accomplishment. > Doug spent his adult life working as a locomotive engineer with the coal company and loved driving through Sydney Mines. Connie waved to Doug as he drove by while she was skating nearby. Doug realized he wanted more and went back and graduated from St. F.X. with his teaching degree. Doug soon went to the former Adult Vocational Training Centre as an Instructor. He enjoyed spending time with faculty and students and making an impact wherever he could. > Doug spoke so fondly of his memories and service with the 2nd Battalion of the Nova Scotia Highlanders, where he retired with the rank of Major, Commanding officer of A Company, North Sydney. Doug was a dedicated and founding member of the Northside Golden K Club. Doug believed in supporting others in every way possible and that was evident throughout his involvement with the United Church of Canada (Carman, Sydney Mines, and St. John?s, Big Bras d?Or). Doug supported his church family through fellowship and prayer. > We, his family, will miss Doug's sense of humour and fun-loving ways, but we are thankful for his 89 years of life. In Doug?s words, ?Don?t be backwards about coming forward?. > We would like to extend our thanks to all of the care and support that Doug received from his doctor and nephew, Dr. Paul Hickey, the staff of Northside General Hospital, and the staff of the Northside Community Guest Home. Thank you all for the comfort and support that you provided to Dad. You made his final days as peaceful as possible and for that ? we, the family, are grateful. > A memorial service celebrating Doug?s life will take place on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at 2 p.m. in St. John?s United Church, Big Bras d?Or, with Diane Kempt DLM officiating. > Special thanks to St. John?s United Church, their Ladies Auxiliary, and to the Northside Golden K Club for serving as Honourary Pallbearers. > In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. John?s United Church, Building Fund. > Words of comfort may be forwarded to the family at www.jmjobesfuneralhome.com. > > > > > James MacNeil > > Passed in: North Sydney > > Passed on: January 13th, 2014 > > James Vincent MacNeil died peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2014, at the Northside General Hospital, North Sydney. > Vince grew up in a close and loving family in the community of Bras d?Or. He was the son of the late James A. MacNeil and Mary Catherine > MacDonald. > He is survived by his wife of forty-seven years, Colleen (MacCormack); son, James (Bernadette) Bras d?Or, daughter Marybeth (Kevin) Walker, Inverness; seven grandchildren, Haley, Brennan and Kate MacNeil and Megan, Emily, Laura and Kevin Walker. Also surviving are brother, Fr. Sandy MacNeil, Sydney; sisters, Catherine Sutton, Bras d'Or and Sister Millie MacNeil, CND, Sydney; sisters-in-law, Elaine Schmid, Delores Starzomski, Heather Fraser and Lisa Raitt; brother-in-law, Daniel MacCormack and the late > Colin MacCormack. > Vince was a graduate of St. Mary?s High School, Halifax. He was also a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He was a devoted husband, a loving father, grandfather, brother, cousin and friend. His greatest enjoyment was spending time with family and friends. Vince was by nature a quiet, discreet man. As an astute businessman integrity, generosity and deep respect for the person were hallmarks of his lived experience. > After graduation from university, Vince worked at the steel plant general office. He then assumed his father?s business Alex MacNeil and Sons, Bras d?Or. In 1970 Vince established and operated MacNeil?s Motel where it was his delight to meet the many patrons from various places and cultures. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and sailing his boat on the Bras d?Or Lakes. > Vince was a contributor to his church and community. He served on the New Deal Community Development Board, the Harbourview Hospital Resident Council Board and was a strong supporter of the Fish and Game Association. > Visitation for Vince will be Friday, Jan. 17 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Francis Funeral Home, Sydney Mines. A mass to celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church, Bras d?Or, with Fr. Sandy MacNeil officiating followed by a luncheon at the parish hall, Bras d'Or. > Family flowers only. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Harbour View Hospital Foundation or a charity of your choice. > Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care and direction of Francis Funeral Home, Sydney Mines. > Expressions of sympathy may be directed to Vince?s family by visiting www.francisfuneralhome.ca. > > > > > > Mary Landry > > Born In: Poulamond > > > Passed in: Sydney > Passed on: January 10th, 2014 > > It is with saddened hearts that we, the family, have to announce the passing of our dear mother, grandmother and great-grandmother at the MacGillivray Guest Home in Sydney on Jan. 10, 2014. > Born in Poulamond, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Josephine (Marchand) Fougere. > She is the last surviving member of her immediate family. > She will be sadly missed by her daughter, Judy Babin, Arichat; sons, Douglas (Pansy) and Gary (Ellen), both of Sydney; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. > She was predeceased by her husband, James 'Jimmie' Wilfred; sisters, Evelyn (Tom) Sampson, Anita (Velma) Poirier; brother, Joseph Gerald in the Second World War. > Visitation will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 from 2-4 & 7 - 9 p.m. and on Sunday morning Jan. 19, 2014 from 12:30 - 1:30 in C.H. Boudreau Funeral Home, Arichat. Funeral service will be held Sunday afternoon at St. Hyacinth Church in D'Escousse at 2 p.m. with Rev. Angus MacDougall officiating. Burial to be held in St Hyacinth Parish Cemetery in D'Escousse at a later date. > Family flowers only, memorial donations can be made to the Parkinson Society Maritime Region, Heart & Stroke Foundation (N.S.) or to the Canadian Diabetes Society (N.S.). > To send words of comfort to the family or to light a candle in memory of Theresa, please visit www.chboudreau.com. > The family would like to extend special thanks to a dear family friend Debbie MacKinnon who took special care of their mom when we couldn't be there. Also to the staff at the MacGillivray Guest Home, doctors, nurses family and friends who helped us in any way during our time of loss. > > > > Catherine 'Kay' Jane (n?e Hickey) Curtis > > Born In: Cape Breton, Canada > > > Passed in: Toronto, Canada > Passed on: January 9th, 2014 > > Catherine 'Kay' Jane Curtis (n?e Hickey) of Toronto passed away peacefully in the presence of loving family members on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at the age of 90 years. > Born in Cape Breton, N.S., Catherine was the daughter of the late Euphemia (n?e Gillis) and Alphonsus Hickey. > She was a dedicated employee at the Ontario Ministry of Transportation in Toronto for many years. > Predeceased by her beloved husband Richard 'Dick' Curtis and her brothers, Peter, Alphonsus, John, Malcolm, William and Murdock. > Survived by her sister Yvonne Pierrynowski, as well as many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. > Catherine will be dearly missed by her longtime friends and neighbours. > Sincere thanks to Rosemary, Patricia, Louise and the VHA staff for their dedicated care and support, which allowed her to remain in her home. > Special appreciation to Yvonne and her late husband Ray Pierrynowski, niece Robin Taylor and her husband Kevin. > A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at 11 a.m. with reception to follow, at the Newbigging Funeral Home, > 733 Mt. Pleasant Road (South of Eglinton), Toronto, Ont. > Catherine will rest for eternity with her cherished late husband Dick in Nova Scotia. > In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Catherine Curtis can be made to the Alzheimer Society of Ontario. > > > > > John Charles Madower > > Born In: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada > > > Passed in: Barrie, Canada > Passed on: January 12th, 2014 > > At his residence in Barrie, Ont., on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. > John Madower age 68 years, formerly of Cape Breton, N.S., beloved husband of Shirley Susan Noseworthy. > Dear father of Janice S. ( Ivan Galesic) of Barrie, John A. Madower, of Scarborough, Ont. Loving grandfather of Jessica Tecca and Chelsea Madower. Brother of Fred Madower (Iris) of Truro, N.S., Ruth Blackwood and Gladys Axworthy (Johnny) all of Sydney, N.S., Paul Madower (Audrey) of New Waterford, N.S., David Madower of Sydney, N.S., and Susan Cafazzo (Dino) of Ottawa, Ont. John was a wonderful father, husband and friend who loved fishing, hunting, golf and country music. He will be sadly missed by all. > A celebration of John?s life will take place on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 88 Cardinal St., Barrie, Ont. between 1and 5 p.m. > Memorial donations may be made to the OSPA. Barrie, Ont. > Condolences may be placed at marshallwdrivercremationandburialservice.ca. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:58:57 -0800 > From: Carol MacLean <[email protected]> > Subject: [NS-CB] Inverness Oran Deaths January 15 , 2014 Wednesday > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Cape Breton Deaths courtesy of CAPE BRETON GENEALOGY & HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - <http://www.cbgen.org/>www.cbgen.org NEW > MEMBERS WELCOME > > Inverness Oran Deaths January , 2014 Wednesday > > There were 5 obituaries published this week > > Alexander Joseph Beaton - 79 yrs > Auguste Deveaux - 80 yrs > Parker MacInnis - 73 yrs > William Bowden Murphy - 73 yrs > Jean (Fraser) Roche - > > > > > BEATON > > Alexander Joseph Beaton passed away peacefully on Friday, December 6th, 2013, at Wellington Park Care Centre, Burlington, at the age of 79. He was the beloved husband of Donna Beaton; loving father of Cheryl, Dave (Sarah), Janice Petrina (Joe) and Darrell (Paige); cherished grandfather of Michael, Rob, Candis, Alyssa, Meaghan, Ella and Cooper and great-grandfather of Rogan. Alex will be dearly missed by his siblings Hugie, Sylvia and Harold. He is predeceased by his parents David and Effie and siblings Duncan, Rose, Burke and Robert. Alex will be remembered for his love of old cars, hockey and baseball. He was a dedicated family man known for his generosity, caring and charity work through the Lions Club and the Knights of Columbus. Alex had an incredible work ethic with 38 years of employment at Stelco and another 18 years at St. Raphael?s Parish. Special thank you to the staff at Wellington Park for their care and compassion. Cremation has taken place. Mass was celebrate! d ! > at St. Raphael?s Roman Catholic Parish, 4072 New Street, Burlington on Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a donation in memory of Alex are asked to please consider the Alzheimer Society. > > DEVEAUX > > Auguste Deveaux, age 80, of 27 Chemin Shomphe, Cheticamp, died January 7th, 2014 at home. Born in Cheticamp to the late Charles and Annie (Deveau) Deveaux, Auguste grew up in Cheticamp and worked in the fishing industry. He liked to hunt, go for drives in his van, and watch his beloved Montreal Canadiens. He also liked his fiddle music. Auguste had good friends in Cheticamp. He is survived by sister-in-law Vera Deveaux, Sydney; several nieces and nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews. He was predeceased by brothers Leo, Marcellin, Timothy; sisters Elizabeth MacIntosh, Margaret Mary Deveaux. The body was cremated. Funeral mass was held on Saturday, January 11th at 10:30 a.m. in St. Peter?s Church, Cheticamp, interment in the parish cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Cheticamp Funeral Services Ltd. Condolences may be sent to: [email protected] > t > MacINNIS > > Parker MacInnis passed away peacefully December 23rd at the Lisaard Hause in Cambridge after a year-long battle with cancer at the age of 73. Parker was the beloved husband of CB (MacIsaac), loving father to Lorena (Joe Grech) and the late Rod (2011). He was predeceased by his parents Ronald and Dolena; brother Tim and sister Heather. He leaves behind a brother, Vernon (Shirley), Toronto; sister Myrtle (Don MacLeod, N.H.); four grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Visitation was held December 28th in Toronto followed by cremation. > > MURPHY > > William Bowden Murphy, age 73, passed away on Thursday, January 9th, 2014, in Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, surrounded by family. Bowden was a son of the late John K. and Emma May (Reynolds) Murphy. Born in Inverness on March 3rd, 1940, he was a member of St. Peter?s Church, Port Hood. Bowden in his lifetime enjoyed what he did best, farming the land and harvesting the ocean. He will be sadly missed by his family, neighbours, and all who came to know him. He is survived by his wife, Sadie (Ryan), of 50 years; sons William Keating (Karen), Port Hood; John P. (Gail Gibbons), Port Hawkesbury; Phonsey, Williams Lake, B.C.; Darrell (Stephanie), Port Hood; daughters Ellen (Rodney Gillis) Murphy, Port Hood; Elaine (John) McDonald, Ladner, B.C. He is also survived by sisters Bernice O?Laughlin and Myrna White; 13 grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Bowden is predeceased by infant son Alphonsus G.; brothers Kenny, Douglas; sisters Mildred Nicholson, Lurline MacDonald, ! Ca! > theline MacIsaac and Gwenolyn Layden. Family visitation was held on Monday, January 13th, in St. Peter?s Church, Port Hood, from 10:00-10:45 a.m. with funeral mass following at 11:00 a.m., Fr, Vincent vanZutphen officiating, burial to take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Peter?s Parish Cemetery Fund, Port Hood. On-line condolences may be made to www. Invernessfuneralhome.com. > > ROCHE > > Jean (Fraser) Roche passed away on September 11th, 2013 after a brief stay at the Lakeshore General Hospital in Point Claire, Quebec. Jean was the daughter of Jessie and George Fraser of Inverness and the beloved wife of Gerald Roche, who passed away in 1980. Jean was the mother of Howard Rankin (died Oct 29th, 2013), Michael Rankin, Donna (Rankin) Benoit and Debra Roche Mathau; she also leaves behind many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jean will be sadly missed by her family and her many friends. She especially enjoyed her dear friends at the Vila St. Louis where she lived for the past 15 years. Jean was born in Inverness and moved to Montreal in the 1930s as a young woman where she lived for the remainder of her life. She especially enjoyed the company of friends and serving and helping others. She had many interesting jobs which she cherished during her career such as working for the Montreal School for the Blind. She will be fondly remembered for her sharp wit,! f! > riendly jokes, great advice and of course her delicious cooking. A memorial service will be held for Jean in late summer, 2014 in Inverness. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the NS-CAPE-BRETON list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the NS-CAPE-BRETON mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of NS-CAPE-BRETON Digest, Vol 9, Issue 16 > *********************************************