Published in the Amherst Daily News.
Douglas M. Curry, 76, Wentworth, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Born in Amherst, he was a son of the late John and Margaret (Estabrooks) Curry. Doug was educated in Amherst, and worked at Goodwin’s Market as a teenager. He worked at Robb Engineering in Amherst for 43 years. His whole life was geared around sports as a participant with...
Published in the Amherst Daily News.
Douglas W. Casey, 83, Springhill, died January 6, 2013. Survived by sisters, Ella Blanchard; Dorothy Casey; brothers, Gerald (Marlene); Bernard (Dawn); stepson, Bobby Tabor; several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by partner, Estella Tabor; brother, Edmund; stepdaughter, Judy Herriman; one infant brother. Funeral service will be held on...
Published in the Truro Daily News.
Flanagan, Velma J. - 77, New Annan, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, May 26, 2013 in the Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital, Tatamagouche. Born in Wentworth, she was a daughter of the late Leo and Helen (Kennedy) Yorke. Velma enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing. She was loved and cherished by all her family and...
Published in the Truro Daily News.
Sprague, Myrtle Irene - 90, Wentworth and Lower Onslow, passed away with her family by her side Saturday, May 25, 2013 in Colchester East Hants Health Centre, Truro. Born in Wentworth, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Gladys (Swallow) Gower. Myrtle was a life member of Wentworth United Church and Wentworth UCW, and honourary elder of...
Published in the Amherst Daily News.
Lucy Alice M. Smith, 100, River Hebert, passed away Sunday April 14, 2013 in Gables Lodge, Amherst. Born in Springhill, she was a daughter of the late John C. and Annie (Letcher) Hollis. Lucy was a member of the Trinity United Church, River Hebert and was also a member of it’s UCW and the church choir. She enjoyed quilting, knitting and...
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Darrel Carty, 71, Amherst, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Darrel was born in Malagash to the late Mike Carty and Mable (Carty) Drummond. Darrel worked as a meat cutter for many years, retiring at Sobeys in Amherst. Darrel belonged to the Royal Canadian Legion and Air Force Club in Amherst, where he enjoyed playing darts and dancing....
Published in the Amherst Daily News.
Warren Spencer Little, 64, Wentworth, died suddenly at home on Friday, March 29, 2013. Warren was a son of the late William and Georgina (Weatherbee) Little. Warren was born in Wentworth Valley and there is where he was most at peace. He enjoyed spending time fishing and walking through the woods. Warren will be truly missed by family and...
Published in the Amherst Daily News.
William John Jackson, 76, Amherst and formerly of Springhill, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Born in Springhill on August 24, 1936, he was a son of the late John and Minnie (Tabor) Jackson. Bill worked in the coal mines in Springhill and later enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces, serving with the Black Watch Regiment for...
Published in the Amherst Daily News.
Serena Ann Matheson, 44, East Leicester, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013. Born in Amherst, she was a daughter of Dara and Lois (Jarvis) Wilson of River Hebert. Serena formerly worked with Gordon’s Greenhouses and has been with McDonald’s in Amherst for the past 10 years. She was very active with Three Way 4-H Club, having served as it...
Published in the Amherst Daily News.
Aubrey Manning Hoeg, 94, Amherst and formerly of Oxford passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 in Northumberland Hall, Amherst. Born in River Hebert, he was a son of the late Garfield and Nina (Manning) Hoeg. Aubrey grew up in River Hebert and was a veteran of the Second World War, having served in England with the Royal Canadian Air Force No. 6...
Published in the Moncton Times & Transcript.
ANGUS, KAREN ANN - Karen Ann Angus, 55, Oxford, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side, Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Born in Pugwash, she was a daughter of Albert and Mildred (MacDonald) Angus of Linden. Karen graduated from Pugwash District High School in 1975 and from Nova Scotia Teachers College in 1978. She began her...
Published in the Amherst Daily News.
McClary, Kathryn Margaret - 71, Collingwood and formerly of Grand Anse, Cape Breton, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2013 in Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Amherst after a lengthy illness. Born in Kempt Road, Cape Breton, she was the daughter of the late Ronald and Annie (MacDonald) Ferguson. Kay loved the Lexicon, TV Bingo, card...
Published in the Amherst Daily News.
Wood, Mary Ethel - 90, of Pugwash and formerly of Lake Killarney, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 in Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Amherst with her family by her side. Born in Beckwith, Ethel was the daughter of the late Arthur and Susan (Lowther) Mattinson. Ethel with her husband Lorne raised their family along with operating a...
Published in the The Citizen-Record (Nova Scotia).
McBurnie, Leta Muriel - 93, Springhilll. It is with heavy hearts that the McBurnie family must announce the passing of their mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 6, 2013 with family at her side at the age of 93. Born in Springhill on May 7, 1919, Leta was a daughter of the late Millard R. and...
Published in the The Citizen-Record (Nova Scotia).
Casey, Douglas W. - 83, Springhill, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 in Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Amherst. Born in Springhill, he was a son of the late William and Dora (Allen) Casey. Over the years Doug had worked at many things, he began as the last driver for the last operating Springhill town bus. He later worked at...
Published in the Truro Daily News.
Forrest, Hazel Laura - 101, Truro and formerly of Oxford passed away in her 102nd year surrounded by her loving family Thursday, January 3, 2013 in Wynn Park Villa, Truro. Born in Bass River, Febuary 16, 1911, she was a daughter of the late James A. and Emma L. (Rogers) Carde. Hazel enjoyed her family and was a loving mother. She worked with her...
Published in the Amherst Daily News.
Chapman, Shawn Douglas - 46, Amherst and formerly of Millvale, died Friday, July 27, 2012 in Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Amherst. Born in Springhill, he was a son of Stewart Chapman and the late Shirley (Rushton) Legere. Shawn was a well known and thought of resident of the Oxford area until having to move to Gables Lodge, Amherst....
Published in the Amherst Daily News.
Knol, Antje - 92, Amherst, formerly of Oxford, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Gables Lodge, Amherst. Born in Westerbork, Holland on January 2, 1920, she was the only daughter of the late Wubbe and Wilhelmina (Van Oostrum) Vos. In 1945 she married the love of her life, Hendrik Knol, and in 1953 immigrated to Canada with her husband and...
Published in the Amherst Daily News.
Carter, Evelyn J. – 74, East Leicester, Cumberland County, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012, at home. Born in Springhill, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Helen (Brownell) Thomas. Evelyn was a stay at home Mom who was very dedicated to her family, bringing up six loving children with her husband Aubrey. She learned to do a lot with a...
Published in the Amherst Daily News.
Jones, Jack R. - 84, Amherst and formerly of Oxford. It is with deep sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Jack Jones on Friday, March 9, 2012 in Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, Amherst, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Shannon, NB, January 12, 1928, he was the son of the late John R. and Laura (Tingley) Jones. Jack...
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