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 October 25, 2013 Friday There are 5 obituaries published today Maureen Ann Briggs - 60 yrs Amanda Le Templier - 29 yrs Clare "Sis" Howard Brenna - 65 yrs Alexis "Lexie" Power - 94 yrs Ronald Robert "Ron" Youden - 66 yrs Maureen Ann Briggs Born In: Mill Creek Born: January 9th, 1959 Passed in: Mill Creek Passed on: October 23rd, 2013 It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we say goodbye to a beautiful wife, mother, sister and friend, Maureen (Pendergast) Briggs who passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Oct. 23, 2013, at the Northside General Hospital. Born and raised in Mill Creek on Jan. 9, 1953, Maureen was the daughter of the late George and Iris (Robbins) Pendergast. Maureen 'Ma' worked alongside her husband Creighton and family for many years operating Briggs Construction. In her early years Ma worked at Nickerson's fish plant where she made numerous friends, many of whom she kept in touch with through the years. Ma would always have a friendly hello for just about anybody she would meet and strike up a conversation with them as well. Ma was certainly the rock of our family and always willing to offer a piece of advice or a helping hand. She was a self-sacrificing person always putting her family's needs ahead of her own. Ma had a love for animals, she owned many dogs, cats, horses, and even a squirrel that she named Squirrelly that she would make sure was fed everyday. She would adopt any animal in need and invite them into her loving home. Ma would usually be found in the horse barn with Nancy caring for and cleaning the horses, one of her miniature horses that she had a particular fondness for was Sonny Ray Lee, whom she always had to have a handful of raisins for, they will all certainly miss her. Maureen is survived by her husband of 40 years, Creighton Briggs; her daughter, Nancy (Terry) Hendrix; her son, Creighton Jr. She is also survived by her sister, Margaret (Jerry) McLeod; brother, George (Carol) Pendergast; sister, Brenda (John) Chadwick; brothers, Brian (Joanne) Pendergast and Dave (Colleen) Pendergast; and sister, Joyce (Brian) Fraser. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitiation for Maureen will take place on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Francis Funeral Home, Sydney Mines. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Church, Little Bras d'Or with Fr. Peter McLeod officiating. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery. Donations in Maureen's memory may be made to a charity of choice. Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the care and direction of Francis Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the Briggs family by visiting www.francisfuneralhome.ca. Amanda Le Templier Born In: St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Passed in: Sydney, Canada Passed on: October 29th, 2013 It is with great sadness that we, the family, announce the passing of our daughter Amanda Le Templier on Oct. 23, 2013, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, with family at her side. Born in St. Anthony, N.L., she was the daughter of Blair 'Chad' McPhee, stepdad and Lori Le Templier. Amanda was a member of St. Theresa Church in Blanc Sablon. She was employed with My Cape Breton Home, both in North Sydney and in Westmount. She enjoy working with seniors. Amanda loved spending time shopping and spending time with her sister and brothers and family. She enjoyed her company with her dog Keisha. Surviving are her parents and sister, Brianna Le Templier; brothers, Dillon, Zackary; stepbrothers, Blair McPhee and Dillon McPhee. Predeceased by her grandmother, Beatrice Le Templier. Funeral service is 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 28 in St. Theresa Church in Blanc Sadlon, N.L. Burial in parish cemetery. Donations can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Society. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Patten Funeral Home, Glace Bay. Clare 'Sis Howard' Brenna Born In: New Waterford Born: April 2nd, 1948 Passed in: New Waterford Passed on: October 18th, 2013 It is with great sadness that we the family announce the passing of our mother, grandmother and sister Clare 'Sis Howard' Brenna on Oct. 18, 2013, at the New Waterford Consolidated Hospital. Born in New Waterford on April 2, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Irene (Dieltgens) MacKenzie. Sis and her buddy Betty Gillis loved to travel together. Sis was an avid reader and enjoyed sitting down and watching her favourite TV shows Criminal Minds and Law & Order with her cherished grandson Christian. She had loved going to Marc's hockey games, and her Sunday drives with her grandson Trevor, especially when they would stop at Lick-a-Chick for a picnic. She had a special love for her family. She is survived by her soul mate, Jerry 'Jookie' Brenna; daughters, Wendy (Mike) Howard, New Waterford, Mary Dawn (Russell) Howard, Sydney; a son and daughter of the heart, Marc (Carissa) Nicholson, New Waterford, and Tamara (Chris) Irwin, Edmonton; sister, Joyce Howard, Port Hawkesbury; brothers, Raymond (Christine) Howard, Toronto, Danny MacKenzie, New Waterford; and grandchildren, Trevor and Christian, who will miss her dearly. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by son, Trevor George Howard, brother, Ralph and sister, Paula. Cremation has taken place. There will be a chapel service on Monday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. in McLellan Brothers Funeral Home Chapel, New Waterford, with Deacon Leo Penny officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of McLellan Brothers Funeral Home, 3183 Plummer Ave., New Waterford, 862-7500. To send online condolences go to www.mclellanfuneralhome.com. "If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever." Alexis 'Lexie' Power Born In: Glace Bay Passed in: Sydney Passed on: October 22nd, 2013 Alexis Power passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, with her family by her side. Born in Glace Bay, Lexie was the daughter of the late Neil and Catherine (Wilton) McDonald. Lexie was active in Holy Redeemer parish, belonging to several societies such as St. Gerard's Guild and Home & School, holding offices in both societies. She was an avid reader and was a member of the Holy Redeemer Library. Lexie taught school in Glace Bay and at Whitney School from where she retired in 1984. She was a member of the retired teacher's organization. She bowled on several leagues in the city and loved to paint and enjoyed knitting. Even into her 90s she played cards with her friends and fellow retired teachers. She is survived by sons, Ken (Halina), London, Ont., Lorne (Jane), Sarnia, Ont., Kevin (Julie), Calgary, Alta.; and by daughters-in-law, Marguerite, London and Susan (Joey), Sydney; by brother Don, Glace Bay and a sister Jessie, Dominion. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, Eric, Melinda, Shaun, David, Kevin, Stephen, Melanie, Jordan, Nadine, Derek and Darcy; 14 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson and by many nieces and nephews. Lexie was predeceased by her husband, Sid in 2001 and by her son, Don in 2004; sisters, Mildred, Josie and Pearl and brothers, Sanford, Herbie, Ronnie and Orville. Visitation for Mrs. Power will take place at T.W.Curry Parkview Chapel (today) Friday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Church, Rev. Paul Murphy officiating with interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Sydney Forks. Memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Online condolences to www.twcurry.com. 'Forever in our hearts Ronald 'Ron' Youden Born In: Sydney Passed in: Sydney Passed on: October 22nd, 2013 Ronald Robert Youden, of Ferguson Drive, Sydney, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, at Harbourstone Enhanced Care, Sydney. Born in Sydney, he was a son of the late John and Ada (Sampson) Youden. Ron was formerly employed with the City of Sydney. For over 30 years, he was a volunteer fireman with the Mira Road Volunteer Fire Department and a musician, playing drums in various bands over the past 45 years. Surviving are his wife, Phyllis (Carmichael); daughters, Melissa (Jason MacLennan) and Erin (Dave) MacAulay, Sydney; daughter-in-law, Cindy Youden, Sydney; brothers, Harry (June), Ontario and Steve (Cecelia), Sydney; grandchildren, Candace, Kayla, Nick, Matt, Romeo, Sophia, Claire and Ben. Ron was predeceased by his son, Ronnie and brother, Raymond. Visitation will take place at Sydney Memorial Chapel on Friday from 12-2 p.m. followed by a memorial service in the chapel at 2 p.m., with Rev. Robert Lyle officiating. Interment will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.sydneymemorialchapel.ca or email [email protected]