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Edward R. Boutilier
88, Sydney Mines
Edward R. Boutilier, 88, of 69 Crescent St., Sydney Mines, passed away at Northside General Hospital, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1999.
He was the son of the late John Francis Boutilier and Elizabeth Pendergast.
He was predeceased by his wife Ellen and three sisters, Alice, Annie and Ethel.
There will be no visitation. Arrangements are under the direction of G.R. Francis Funeral Home, Sydney Mines.
Margareta Bradbury
85, Glace Bay
Margareta Bradbury, 85, of 112 5th St., Glace Bay, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1999, at the New Waterford Consolidated Hospital, Level 2, where she was a patient for the past few months.
Born in Glace Bay, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Beatrice (Sudworth) Winstanley. She was a member of St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Glace Bay.
Mrs. Bradbury is survived by daughters, Alice (Mrs. Wallace Rasmussen), Eileen (Mrs. George Simmons), both of Glace Bay, Beatrice Curtis, Carol (Mrs. Bruce MacLeod), both of Hamilton, Ont. and Lois (Mrs. Carmen Noiles), Springhill; sons, Henry and Robert (Kathy), both of Glace Bay; brother, Albert Winstanley, Thorold, Ont.; 22 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, one great- great-grandchild; cousin, Elizabeth MacCuish; several nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, Margareta was predeceased by her husband, Henry, son, Lawrence, brothers, Thomas, Jack, David, Bill, Sam and Ron, sisters, Bertha MacCuish, Alice Donovan, Elizabeth MacLean.
Visitation for the late Mrs. Bradbury will be held Friday 7-9 p.m. and Saturday 2-4, 7-9 p.m. in V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve St., Glace Bay. Funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Glace Bay with Rev. Margaret Collins officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
Donations in Margareta’s memory to charity of choice are suggested as an expression of sympathy.
Sarah Campbell
96, New Waterford
Sarah Campbell, 96, of Maple Hill Manor, New Waterford, passed away Thursday, Aug. 26, 1999, at the New Waterford Consolidated Hospital.
Born in Gull Island, Nfld., she was the daughter of the late John and Ellen (Doyle) Layman. She was a member of Mount Carmel Church, New Waterford.
Mrs. Campbell is survived by daughters, Marion (Mrs. Doug MacDonald), Dorothy (Mrs. Bunny Oliver), both of New Waterford and Winnie (Mrs. Peter Gatza), Whycocomagh; sons, Danny (Mary), Gerald (Rena) and Leo, all of New Waterford; daughters-in-law, Sadie, New Waterford and Sue, North Sydney; brother, James, Gull Island, Nfld; 25 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, James in 1977, sons, Arthur and Leo, sisters, Rebecca, Emma and Mary, brother, Robert.
Visitation for the late Mrs. Campbell will be held Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith St., New Waterford. Funeral mass will be celebrated Saturday 10 a.m. in Mount Carmel Church with Fr. Donald MacGillivray officiating. Interment will follow in the parish Cemetery.
Alice Mary (Power) and Clare James MacDonald
Cmmmital Service
A committal Service will be held for the late Clare James MacDonald, 1919-1999, and Alice Mary (Power) MacDonald, 1923-1993 on Monday, Aug. 30, 1999, at 10 a.m., in Forest Haven Memorial Gardens, Grand Lake Road, Sydney. Friends welcome.
Mary Sarah (Sadie) MacNeil
79, Sydney
Mary Sarah (Sadie) MacNeil, 79, of 33 Dixon Ave., Sydney, formerly of Shenacadie, passed away Thursday, Aug. 26, 1999, at the Breton Bay Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family.
Born Aug. 29, 1919 in Shenacadie, C.B., she was the daughter of the late Allan Alex and Mary Elizabeth (MacSween) MacNeil.
She was a member of St. Theresa’s Parish, Sydney.
She is survived by two daughters, Jane (Mrs. Ted Mills) and Marlene (Shelley Pearson), both of Sydney; eight sons, Allan (Sadie), Grand Mira South, Joe (Brenda), Sydney, Michael (Lorna), Wolfville, Bernie (Aileen), Reggie (Theresa), Leonard (Louise), Gordie (Michele), all of Sydney and Gerard, at home. Also survived by seven sisters, Annie (Mrs. Neil Gillis), Sydney, Agnes (Mrs. Roy Payne), Ucluelet, B.C., Veronica (Mrs. Mike Yurczyszyn), Sydney, Kay (Mrs. Ronald MacDonald), Sydney, Elizabeth (Mrs. Wally Zacyzs), Saskatoon, Sask., Martha (Mrs. Michael Rodall), Toronto, Rita (Mrs. Fred Shostak), Calgary; 19 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband of 47 years, Mr. Michael (Mike the Prompter) MacNeil in 1987; also by a brother, Joseph Alex in 1992. She was also predeceased by a brother, Michael Wallace and a sister, Rita in infancy.
The late Mrs. MacNeil will have visitation at T.W. Curry Parkview Chapel, Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on the upper level. Funeral mass will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in St. Theresa Church with the Rev. A. MacDougall officiating. Interment in Resurrection Cemetery, Sydney Forks.
Donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society or to a charity of choice.
John Alexander Williams
75, Sydney
John Alexander Williams, 75, of 68 Mercer St., Sydney, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 1999, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.
Born at Canso, Guysborough County, he was the son of the late James and Eva Mae (Snyder) Williams. He was a member of Holy Redeemer Parish, Sydney. He was also a member of the Whitney Pier Seniors Club, Club 55, and the Sydney Steelworkers’ and Pensioners Club. John was an avid bowler with his friends in these organizations. Retired in 1984 from the Sydney Steel Corp., after 41 years of service in the mobile department.
Surviving are his wife of 43 years, the former Margaret Morrison; two sons, John Jr. and Vincent, both of Sydney; two daughters, Julie (Joe) Rowlands, Lawrencetown, N.S. and Anna Mae, Toronto; brothers, James (Marie) and Huntley, both of Halifax; sisters, Mrs. Kathleen MacDougall, Port Hawkesbury, Mrs. Eileen Rankin, Halifax and Mrs. Jean Bates, Sydney; two grandchildren, Andrew and Jenny.
The late Mr. Williams will have visitation Friday, Aug. 27, 1999, from 2-4, 7-9 p.m. at T.W. Curry Parkview Chapel. Funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Holy Redeemer Church with the Rev. Errol MacDonald officiating. Interment in Resurrection Cemetery, Sydney Forks.
“Dearly missed, he was the last of the family to arrive and yet the first to return.”
Mary Sarah (Sadie) MacNeil
79, Sydney
Mary Sarah (Sadie) MacNeil, 79, of 33 Dixon Ave., Sydney, formerly of Shenacadie, passed away Thursday, Aug. 26, 1999, at the Breton Bay Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family.
Born Aug. 29, 1919 in Shenacadie, C.B., she was the daughter of the late Allan Alex and Mary Elizabeth (MacSween) MacNeil.
She was a member of St. Theresa’s Parish, Sydney.
She is survived by two daughters, Jane (Mrs. Ted Mills) and Marlene (Shelley Pearson), both of Sydney; eight sons, Allan (Sadie), Grand Mira South, Joe (Brenda), Sydney, Michael (Lorna), Wolfville, Bernie (Aileen), Reggie (Theresa), Leonard (Louise), Gordie (Michele), all of Sydney and Gerard, at home. Also survived by seven sisters, Annie (Mrs. Neil Gillis), Sydney, Agnes (Mrs. Roy Payne), Ucluelet, B.C., Veronica (Mrs. Mike Yurczyszyn), Sydney, Kay (Mrs. Ronald MacDonald), Sydney, Elizabeth (Mrs. Wally Zalyzs), Saskatoon, Sask., Martha (Mrs. Michael Rmdall), Toronto, Rita (Mrs. Fred Shostak), Calgary; two brothers, Stephen,Whitby, Ont. and John Alex, Toronto; 19 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband of 47 years, Mr. Michael (Mike the Prompter) MacNeil in 1987; also by a brother, Joseph Alex in 1992. She was also predeceased by a brother, Michael Wallace and a sister, Rita in infancy.
The late Mrs. MacNeil had visitation at T.W. Curry Parkview Chapel, Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on the upper level. Funeral mass will be held at 1 p.m. today (Saturday) in St. Theresa Church with the Rev. A. MacDougall officiating. Interment in Resurrection Cemetery, Sydney Forks.
Donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society or to a charity of choice.
Alice Mary (Power) and Clare James MacDonald Committal Service
A committal service will be held for the late Clare James MacDonald, 1919-1999, and Alice Mary (Power) MacDonald, 1923-1993 on Monday, Aug. 30, 1999, at 10 a.m., in Forest Haven Memorial Gardens, Grand Lake Road, Sydney. Friends welcome.
Edwin Baxter Hart 76, Margaree Center
Edwin Baxter Hart, 76, Margaree Center, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 1999, at home.
He was the son of the late Fenwick and Goldie (Ingraham) Hart. In his early years, he was a lumberman, drove a school bus for five years and spent 35 years as a truck driver. He was a member of the Wilson United Church and an active member of the Men’s Club.
He will be dearly missed by his wife, the former Viola MacDermid; two daughters, Donna Chisholm, Margaree Center and Beryl (Mrs. Derrick Heatley) MacLellan’s Brook, Pictou County; three grandchildren, Jennifer and Colin Heatley, Kara Chisholm; two sisters, Margaret (Mrs. Murduch Carmichael), Margaree Valley and Olive (Mrs. Bevis Ingraham), Margaree Centep; two brothers, Wayne, Middle River, Victoria County, Charles, Margaree Center and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by brothers, Clayton in infancy and Graham.
The body will be resting in the Shalom room, Wilson United Church Hall, Saturday, Aug. 28 from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 29, from 2-4, 5-9 p.m. The funeral will be in Wilson Gordon United Church, Monday, Aug. 30, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Gordon MacLean officiating. Burial in the Congregational Cemetery, Margaree Center.
Family flowers only by request. Donations can be made to the Wilson United Church Benevolent Fund or the charity of choice.
Arrangements under the direction of MacAskill’s Funeral Home, Baddeck.
Joseph R. Dunford
52, Waverley
It is with a deep sense of sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Joseph R. Dunford, 52, on August 22nd, 1999.
His early education was in Sydney, C.B., and Brampton, Ont., and he later graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. He earned his engineering degree from the University of Waterloo in 1972. Prior to forming his own company in 1980 he worked for Bell Canada and Telesat Canada. As the president and foulder of EnviroSeal Engineering Products Ltd., his guiding hand and spirit will be sorely missed.
His groundbreaking products revolutionized the Pumping Process Industry globally, and are Joe’s legacy to the world. Always exuberant about new technology, Joe’s engineering creativity and keen insight allowed him to explore problems in new ways, as he masterminded solutions that were as elegant in their simplicity as they were successful in their application.
Joe’s relentless pursuit of excellence resulted in several unique inventions and subsequent patents. His dedication to revolutionizing this industry resulted in his earning several local, national and international awards.
The culmination of Joe’s efforts was recognized world wide in 1995, when he was presented with the very prestigious Vaaler Award. Joe was the first Vaaler Award winner from outside the United States since the award was first presented in 1964. In addition, he received several nominations and became a finalist in 1996 for the Atlantic Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Joe was a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia, the Inventors Society of Nova Scotia, Alderney Squadron Atlantic District, and The Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
He coached minor hockey for several years and later became extensively involved with the sport of canoe and kayak. His passion for his children and the sport spawned the creation of a revolutionary new starting system – the “CanStart”– which he designed together with Greg Maloney. Their system premiered during the Canoe 97 World Championships in Dartmouth.
Joe’s inspiration and foresight over his years of association with the Cheema Aquatic Club has been recognized as a major contribution to the club’s ongoing success.
He is survived by his wife, Aniko (nee Horvath); his children, Ryan and Mandy; sister, Beverley Genge, Langley, B.C.; and brother, Bill, Sydney, N.S.
He was predeceased by his mother, Annie Rose (nee Cann), his sister, Marie, and father, William.
Joe was a devoted husband to Aniko, a loving father to Ryan and Mandy, a warm and caring friend to many, a lifelong athlete and sailor, and a brilliant engineer and inventor. He touched countless lives around the world during his all-too-brief stay among us, and he will be remembered with fondness, love and respect by all those he left behind.
A “Celebration of Joe’s Life” will take place at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 1, 1999, at the Inn on the Lake, Lake Thomas, Waverley, N.S.
In lieu of flowers, we ask your kind support of one of the following charitable organizations. The Canadian Diabetes Association - Research Fund or The Joe Dunford Memorial Bursary of the N.S. Amateur Sport Fund, c/o Sport Nova Scotia, PO Box 3010 South, Halifax, NS B3J 3G6.
“Whatever ocean you’re sailing now, Joe, may you always have fair winds and following seas.
Sarah Ann Briggett
87, Baddeck
Sarah Ann Briggett, 87, Baddeck passed away Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1999, in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.
Born in North River, Victoria County, she was a daughter of the late Rachel (MacDonald) and Malcolm MacAskill. She was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, North River. Sarah resided in her home on the Meadow Road, in Lorth River until two years ago when she moved to Baddeck.
She is survived by five children, Douglas, North River, Monty, Boulardaire, Abraham (Theresa), Sydney Forks, Martha (Peter), North Sydney and Maysie (Cleveland), Baddeck. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Sarah was predeceased by her husband Peter, brothers, Norman, Malcolm and John Peter, sisters, Josie, Evelyn, Annie and Lizzie.
Visitation will be Friday, Aug. 27 from 6-9 p.m. Funeral is Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church, North River with Shirley Murdock officiating. Burial in Riverside Aemetery.
Donations to charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements under the direction of MacAskill Funeral Home, Baddeck.”
Tracy Lynn Gray
27, Eastern Passage
Tracy Lynn Gray, 27, of Eastern Passage, died suddenly, Thursday, Aug. 26, 1999, at home.
Born in North York, Ont., she was the daughter of Augustus and Shirley (Purcell) Clements of Dartmouth. She was a member of the 89-90 Cple Harbour District High graduating class. She was previously employed by Pizza Joe in Cple Harbour as a waitress. She was currently employed by Convergys Human Resources. She was a devoted mother, wife, sister, daughter and friend.
She is survived by her husband, Gary Vincent Gray; daughter, Shaila, infant daughter, Savannah, both at home; brother, Billy Clements and his wife Denise and their children Jacob, Shane and Louis, all of Dartmouth; sisters, Lesley Clements and her son Alex, Dartmouth, Ella (Mrs. Tommy Fitzgerald) and their children Miranda and Tanner, Hatchet Lake; maternal grandmother, Helen Purcell, San Diego, Calif.; many aunts and uncles.
She was predeceased by paternal grandparents Wilfred and Elizabeth Clements and maternal grandfather, William Purcell.
Visitation will be Sunday, Aug. 29 from 7-9 p.m. and Monday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. all in Atlantic Funeral Home, 771 Main St., Dartmouth. Funeral mass will be Monday at 2 p.m. from St. Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Church with Fr. David Poirier S.A. officiating. Cremation to follow. Private family burial in Dartmouth Memorial Gardens.
Donations may be made to IWK Grace Health Centre, Canadian Diabetes Association or the SPCA.
