225 announcements for McLaren Funeral Home

George Murray

Born: 14/03/1948

Published in the New Glasgow News.

MURRAY, George Donald – 64 It is with sad hearts that the family George Murray announce his passing on August 8, 2012 at the Shiretown Nursing Home, Pictou, with his family at his side. Born in Pictou, he was a son of the late Malcolm & Verna (Whitehead) Murray. George was known for his love of family and coffee, his excellent drywall skills,...

Doris Brayley

Published in the New Glasgow News.

BRAYLEY, Doris Goldie– 81 of the Shiretown Nursing Home, Pictou and formerly of River John passed away August 4, 2012 in the home. Born July 12, 1931 at Cape John, she was a daughter of the late Lucy Patriquin Langille and step daughter of the late Roderick Langille. Following the death of her mother, she was taken and cared for by the late...

Beulah Clarke

Published in the New Glasgow News.

The family of Beulah Clarke sadly announce her passing on July 20, 2012 in the Palliative Care Unit of the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in Westville on February 5, 1921, she was the eldest daughter of the late Russell & Jessie (Fraser) MacDonald. Mom is survived by her four sons and their families’ Russell (Emma) and their children,...

Henrietta Cyr

Published in the New Glasgow News.

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Henrietta Joanne (Heighton) Cyr (55) of Pictou on July 21, 2012. Born in Stellarton , raised in Pictou, she was a daughter of Yvonne (Wallace) and the late Keith Heighton. She is survived by her beloved husband, Edward (Butch); son, Victor (Jodi) Heighton; daughters,...

Knud "Joe" Henriksen

Published in the New Glasgow News.

Knud “Joe” Henriksen, 91, of the Northumberland Veterans Wing, Pictou, and formerly of Pictou and Stellarton, passed away July 15, 2012 in the Veteran’s Wing. Born in Denmark, he was a son of the late Henrik and Rosa (Neilsen) Henriksen. He was a veteran of WWII, and was a carpenter at the Pictou Shipyards. He loved to tinker and fix...

Knud Henriksen

Published in the Truro Daily News.

HENRIKSEN, Knud “Joe” – 91, of the Northumberland Veterans Wing, Pictou, and formerly of Pictou and Stellarton, passed away July 15, 2012 in the Veteran’s Wing. Born in Denmark, he was a son of the late Henrik & Rosa (Neilsen) Henriksen. He was a veteran of WWII, and was a carpenter at the Pictou Shipyards. He loved to tinker and fix...

Murray Littler

Published in the Cape Breton Post.

A committal service for the late Murray Littler, who passed away Dec. 22, 2011, will be held July 17, 2012 at Forest Haven Memorial Gardens, 1510 Grand Lake Rd, Sydney at 12 p.m. with Fr. Norman MacPhee officiating. Reception will follow at St. Anthony’s Parish, 23 Dominion St., Glace Bay.

Ron McLean

Published in the New Glasgow News.

Ronald Hanson McLean (August 17, 1932 – July 3, 2012) On Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at age 79, Ronald Hanson McLean quietly passed away at Kings Regional Rehabilitation Centre in Waterville, NS. He was diagnosed in 2010 with vascular dementia and after a very rapid decline, succumbed to the disease less than two years after his diagnosis. Born...

Dora deVRIES

Published in the New Glasgow News.

deVRIES, Dora (Harbers) - Pictou deVRIES, Teodora H. “Dora” (Harbers) -87, of the Shiretown Nursing Home, Pictou, passed away July 5, 2012 in the home. Born December 15, 1924 in The Netherlands, she was a daughter of the late Hendrik & Hendrika Smees. She married Johan Harbers on July 3, 1952, and immigrated to Canada. After settling,...

Harold SMITH

Published in the New Glasgow News.

SMITH, Harold W. “Howie” -74, of Pictou, passed away suddenly on July 3, 2012. Born in 1938 in Springville, N.S. he was a son of the late Fielding and Anne (Naugler) Smith. Harold moved to Pictou as a child and spent his adult years in Truro and Lower Sackville, returning to Pictou 10 years ago when he was reunited with his childhood...

Frank Stewart

Published in the New Glasgow News.

STEWART, John Franklin “Frank” Pictou/Greenwood STEWART, John Franklin “Frank” - 86, of Pictou, passed away June 30, 2012 in the Northumberland Veterans Unit, Pictou with his wife by his side. Born in New Glasgow, Frank was a son of the late David and Margaret (Ferguson) Stewart. He served overseas in WW 2 as an electrician and...

Robert Rankin

Published in the New Glasgow News.

Robert George Rankin, 58, of Pictou Island passed away June 21, 2012 in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in Pictou and raised on Pictou Island, Robert was a son of the late Ernest and Janet (MacDonald) Rankin. As a young man, he served in the Army for five years with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. Robert and his...

Donald Mills

Published in the New Glasgow News.

Donald McLaughlan Mills, 81, of Lyons Brook, passed away peacefully at the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow, with his loving family beside him. Born in Springhill, he was a son of the late Harry and Barbara (Jeffers) Mills. After returning to Nova Scotia from Ontario in the late 1950’s, he owned his own garage in Lyons Brook and was then...

Mina Paterson

Published in the New Glasgow News.

PICTOU – Mina Elizabeth (nee MacKenzie) Paterson, formerly of Church Street, Pictou, passed away peacefully at the Maritime Oddfellows Home, Pictou, June 10, 2012 in her 96th year. She was born December 16, 1916, the youngest of 14 and last surviving child of Simon and Elizabeth MacKenzie, of Waterside, Pictou County. She was predeceased by...

Patricia Battist

Published in the New Glasgow News.

SCOTCH HILL – Patricia Theresa Marie Battist, 47, of Scotch Hill, Pictou County, passed away June 7, 2012 in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in Pictou, she was a daughter of Alvin Battist, Scotch Hill and the late Lillian M. (Jones) Battist. Patricia loved children and had worked as a nanny in Yellowknife before returning home and...

Margaret Hartson

Published in the New Glasgow News.

PICTOU – Margaret Theresa (Avery) Hartson, 68, of Pictou, passed away peacefully May 29, 2012 in the Shiretown Nursing Home, Pictou, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Born June 23, 1943 in Larry’s River, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sadie Avery. She is survived by her son, Joseph (Andre), CFB Gagetown, NB; grandsons,...

Gladys Langille

Published in the New Glasgow News.

Gladys Robina Langille, 88, of Ivey’s Terrace Nursing Home, Trenton, and Scotsburn, passed away May 27, 2012 surrounded by her family in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in Rockfield, Pictou County, she was second youngest of 12 daughters of the late George and Agnes Jane (Carson) Hislop. A homemaker all her life, Gladys worked hard...

John Cameron

Published in the New Glasgow News.

PICTOU, NS – With great sadness we announce the passing of John Edward Ingham Cameron, aged 72 of Pictou in the Aberdeen Hospital Palliative Care Unit on May 14th with his family by his side. John was born November 19, 1939 in Kensington, PEI and was lovingly raised with his sisters by their parents William and Lulu (Somers) Cameron until she...

John Cameron

Published in the Charlottetown Guardian.

Master Seaman (Retired) John Edward Ingham Cameron, CD Pictou, N.S. With great sadness we announce the passing of John Edward Ingham Cameron, aged 72 of Pictou in the Aberdeen Hospital Palliative Care Unit on May 14th with his family by his side. John was born November 19, 1939 in Kensington PEI and was lovingly raised with his sisters by...

Donald Sutherland

Published in the New Glasgow News.

Affectionately known as “Rev Don”, his passing occurred at his ancestral home in River John on May 8, 2012. Born April 30, 1930 in New Glasgow, to the late Col. Daniel H. Sutherland and Emily Pugsley, Donald grew up in River John and spent several years in New Glasgow during WWII, while his father trained the Pictou Highlanders. He was...