Catherine 'Belle' Bonang
Born In: Sydney
Passed in: Westmount, Canada
Passed on: January 27th, 2014
With heartfelt sadness we announce the passing of our loving mother and grandmother, Catherine Isabel 'Belle' Bonang, 86, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at the Northside General Hospital after a brief illness with her family by her side.
Born in Sydney, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Matilda (LeBlanc) Haynes.
Belle was a kind, loving and happy person who always had a smile for everyone and enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren. In her earlier years she loved shopping, fishing and hunting. She was a member of Holy Rosary Church in Westmount.
She is survived by her two sons, David Bonang, Brooklyn, N.S., Bruce (Marianne) Bonang, Westmount; her two daughters, Sharon Bonang, North Sydney, and Marie (Earl) Musgrave, Shenacadie, with whom she resided for the past year. Also surviving are her six grandchildren Davis, Shannon, Denise, Michael, Vicki and Zoe.
Besides her parents, Belle was predeceased by her husband Ralph Bonang.
The family wishes to thank the Cape Breton County Homemakers Agency for all their support during the past year, the Palliative Care and ER staff at the Northside General Hospital for the excellent care shown to our family as well as our mother.
Visitation for Belle will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., Wednesday in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. A funeral mass for Belle will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday at Holy Rosary Church, Westmount, with Rev. Doug Murphy officiating. Burial will take place at Holy Rosary Cemetery, Westmount at a later date.
Family flowers only please, memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice.
Online condolences may be sent to www.wjdooley.com.
