Donalda 'Donna' Nimmo
Born In: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Born: August 8th, 1953
Passed in: California, Canada
Passed on: April 22nd, 2014
With great sadness we announce the passing of Donalda 'Donna' (McIntyre) Nimmo, RN, from Fontana, California (formerly of Northside, East Bay, NS). Donna passed away on April 22, 2014, at Kaiser Permente Medical Center, Ontario, California, USA. She was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario on August 8, 1953.
She is survived by her mother, Sadie (MacEachern) McIntyre of Northside East Bay, and predeceased by her father, Donald P. McIntyre (Truro, and Northside East Bay).
Donna was a graduate of Riverview Rural High School (Coxheath, NS). She pursued a career in nursing and graduated with her RN from the St. Martha’s School of Nursing, Antigonish, NS. During her thirty-five year nursing career, Donna worked as an Obstetrics Nurse at several Canadian and US hospitals.
She was predeceased by her husband, Jerome Nimmo (California) in 2012. She is survived by her siblings, Cindy, Tiller (Donnie) Glace Bay, NS, Sally McIntyre-LeBlanc (Peter) Sydney, NS, and Robert McIntyre (Angela) Mt Uniacke, NS.
In her young adult life, Donna was a talented singer. She sang for mass services, weddings and funerals at St Mary’s Church, East Bay, accompanied by the late Mary T Fisher.
A special thanks to her good friend, Char Banuelos, for her care to Donna’s health concerns; her good friend and neighbor, Ivan Alego, in caring for her home and her beloved dogs. Thanks to her friends for visiting her during her illness.
Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be announced at a later date.
