698 announcements for Sweeney's Funeral Home and Crematorium

Kathleen Taylor

Born In: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: 16/04/1926

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 20/04/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

TAYLOR, Kathleen Louise – age 93 of Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth Co., N.S. passed away peacefully on April 20, 2019 surrounded by the love of her family in Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Born April 16, 1926 in Halifax, and raised in Bridgewater, she was a daughter of the late Dugald and Bessie (Sarty) Fraser. Kathleen was a member of the New Heights...

David Mersey

Born: 11/03/1938

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 13/04/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

MERSEY, David Charles, 81 of East Kemptville, passed away April 13, 2019 in the Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Born March 11,1938 in Feltzen South, NS, he was a son to the late Howard and Gladys (Corkum) Mersey. David was the Captain on many fishing boats throughout the years, including scallop and fish draggers. He enjoyed gunsmithing, hunting,...

Euphemia "Ann" Grimshaw

Born: 24/09/1939

Passed on: 17/04/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

GRIMSHAW, Euphemia “Ann”- age 79, of the Villa St Joseph du Lac, passed away April 17, 2019 at the Villa with her family by her side. The youngest of 14 children she was born September 24, 1939 in Central Chebogue and was a daughter of the late Frank and Mildred Belle (Nickerson) Cook. Ann was a homemaker who enjoyed taking care of her...

Joseph "Flavien" Landry

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 16/04/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

LANDRY, Joseph “Flavien”- age 74 of the Meadows Home for Special Care passed away on April 16, 2019 in Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Born in Amirault's Hill he was the son of the late James and Matilda (Hubbard) Landry. Flavien, as he was known to his friends and family spent times doing different jobs, fish dragging, going out on the scallop...

Jean Sisco

Born In: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: 20/08/1920

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 01/04/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

SISCO, Jean Elizabeth - age 98, of Yarmouth passed away, April 1st, 2019 at Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Born in Yarmouth, August 20, 1920 she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth (Nickerson) Scoville. Jean was a dedicated member of the Yarmouth 50+ seniors club where she served as president for several years, as well as spending 8...

Violet Murphy

Born: 18/01/1922

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 22/03/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

MURPHY, Violet Louise – age 97 of the Meadows Home for Special Care passed away peacefully at the Meadows on March 22, 2019. Born in Plymouth Yarmouth Co., on January 18,1922 she was a daughter to the late Aubrey and Bernice (Whitehouse) Scott. Vie will be remembered first and foremost for her love for her family. She devoted the biggest part...

Amy Racine

Born: 10/06/1937

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 16/03/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

It is with great sadness we report that on March 16, 2019, Amy Margaret (Jeffrey) Racine passed away unexpectedly at her home in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Amy was born in Sandy Cove on June 10, 1937 to Floyd Vertal Jeffrey and Margaret Elizabeth Holmes as the youngest of eight. After moving to Halifax as a young woman, she met her husband-to-be,...

Mildred Porter

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 19/03/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

PORTER, Mildred Jean – passed away March 19, 2019 at the Meadows Home for Special Care in Yarmouth at the age of 89 with her family by her side. She was the last remaining member of her immediate family. She was predeceased by her parents; Elijah and Annie Hulbert; husband, Arthur; brothers, Arthur and Oscar; sisters, Ethel, Florence, Bessie,...

Roberta Swinimer

Born In: Argyle, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: 30/05/1933

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 20/03/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

SWINIMER, Roberta Ruth – age 85 of Argyle, Yarmouth County and later of New Beginnings, Yarmouth, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2019, at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Born in Argyle on May 30, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Ryland and Beulah Roberts, sister to Iva Beauprie, London, Ontario, and the late Myron and Bessie Roberts....

Joseph "Jr" Fitzgerald

Born In: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: 06/12/1959

Passed in: Canada
Passed on: 18/03/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

FITZGERALD, Joseph “Jr” Edgar (June Bug) – age 59, of Comeau’s Hill, Yarmouth Co., passed away unexpectedly on March 18, 2019 in Yarmouth County. Born on December 6, 1959 in Yarmouth he was a son to Mary L (Duffy) Fitzgerald and the late George E. Fitzgerald. Jr. was a loving husband and father and friend to many. He was a lobster...

Teresa Brush

Born In: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: 28/02/1926

Passed in: Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 20/03/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

BRUSH, Teresa Eleanor, 93, of Yarmouth, passed away March 20, 2019 at the Roseway Manor, Shelburne with her loving husband and two daughters by her side. Born in Yarmouth, February 28, 1926 she was a daughter to the late Vennard and Teresa (Moffatt) Warner. Eleanor worked at the Cotton Mill for over 30 years. She enjoyed camping, knitting,...

Darrell Allen

Born In: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: 13/08/1956

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 20/03/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

ALLEN, Darrell Robert, 62 of North Kemptville, passed away March 20, 2019 in the Yarmouth Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Yarmouth, August 13, 1956, he was a son to the late Albert and Laura (Burton) Allen. Darrell was a self-employed heavy equipment operator and a truck driver having worked in Fort McMurray, Alberta....

Margaret Smith

Born In: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: 23/08/1940

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 09/03/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

SMITH, Margaret Jean – age 78 of Dayton, Yarmouth Co., passed away peacefully at the break of dawn on March 9, 2019 at Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Born in Yarmouth, August 23, 1940 she was a daughter to Earl and Alma (Killam) Smith. What Mom lacked in stature she certainly made up for with a strong will. She exhibited great tenacity when...

John Cottreau

Born In: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: 12/12/1960

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 14/03/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

COTTREAU, John Lawrence – 58, of Yarmouth passed away March 14, 2019 in Yarmouth Regional Hospital with his family by his side after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Born in Yarmouth on December 12, 1960 he was a son to the late John L and Elizabeth M Cottreau. John loved his family and watching his nieces and nephews grow up. He was...

Sheldon Surette

Born In: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 28/02/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

SURETTE, Sheldon Stacey, 45, of Waterville, formerly of Little River Harbour, passed away, with his family by his side, February 28, 2019, in the Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Born in Yarmouth, he is a son to Gary and Sharon (O’Connell) Surette, Little River Harbour. Sheldon has spent the last 28 years living at the Kings Regional Rehabilitation...

Major William "Bruce" Knowles

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 03/03/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

MAJOR WILLIAM “BRUCE” KNOWLES, of Yarmouth, NS, age 81, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2019 at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital with family by his side. He was predeceased by his father, William Knowles, mother Muriel Knowles and infant sister, Venisa. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Belle (Devine) Knowles; daughter, Jody Churchill...

Marie "Helen" Melanson

Born: 08/09/1922

Passed on: 06/03/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

MELANSON, Marie Alice “Helen” (Thibault) – It is with sadness the family of Helen Melanson announce her passing on March 6, 2019 at the Villa Acadienne in Meteghan. Born September 8, 1922 in Saulnierville, she was a daughter of the late Isaac and Agathe Thibault. Helen lived most of her life in Yarmouth with her husband Doug Melanson and...

Aidaen Mitchell

Passed in: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 21/02/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our daughter and granddaughter, Aidaen Mae Mitchell, at the age of only 14. She passed peacefully while surrounded by family at the IWK Children’s Hospital during the early morning hours of February 21st, 2019. Born in Cobb County, Georgia (USA), “Miss Mae” completed our family at...

Mary Bartlett

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 14/02/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

BARTLETT, Mary Louise - 61, Arcadia, passed away February 14, 2019 at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Born in Maine, USA, she was a daughter to the late Henry Knockwood and Lydia Labrador Barlett. Mary was an amazing basket maker which she inherited from her mother and took great pride in. She was a caring and loving mother, grandmother and...

Stanley Clayton

Born In: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Passed in: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: 14/02/2019

Published in the Tri-County Vanguard.

CLAYTON, Stanley Edward - 84, Yarmouth, passed away February 14, 2019 in the Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Born in Yarmouth he was a son to the late Frederick and Mary (Melanson) Clayton. Stanley was a die-hard sports fan. He would often be found at the Yarmouth Arena and Mariners Centre. He was a founding Member of Yarmouth Town and County Sports...