Ruth Josephine Chisholm
Born In: Whycocomagh
Passed in: Whitney Pier
Passed on: February 24th, 2015
Ruth Josephine Chisholm, of Taylor Street, Whitney Pier, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Maple Hill Manor, New Waterford.
Born in Whycocomagh, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Margaret (Rawden) MacInnis.
Ruth was employed at the City Hospital for many years and a member of Trinity United Church, Whitney Pier.
Surviving are her daughters, Sharon Ann (Paul Woodworth), Bridgewater, Joan (Gilles) Lachance, Chatham, Ont., and Brenda (Wilson) Garland, Sydney; sons, Chris (Lorna), South Bar, Jimmy (Terry), Ontario and Ricky (Dena), Sydney; sister, Agnes Reddick, Montreal; and grandchildren, Nicole, Michelle, Renee, Jeannine, David, Jordan, Matthew, Daniel, Sarah, Dianna, Melissa; great-grandchildren, Joseph, Kelly, Emma, Olivia, Anthony and Ellie.
Ruth was predeceased by her husband, Joseph 'Joe', sisters, Barbara Rioux, Marie Perreault and Pearl 'Purdy' Dorton and brother, Daniel 'Danny' Burton.
A graveside service will be held at Stewartdale Cemetery in the spring.
Words of comfort may be sent to the family at www.sydneymemorialchapel.ca or e-mail sydneymemorialchapel@ns.sympatico.ca.
When life’s fitful fevers ended and my work on earth is o’re. Bear me to the country church yard, nestled by the lakes Bras d’Or. Tell my friends to grieve not for me, for at last I am at rest. Free from earthly pain and trial near the village I loved best.
There my sleep shall be unbroken, where the Skye River streams, and I’ll rest in a peaceful slumber surrounded by the mountains of my dream.
“May her spirit soar over her beloved Whycocomagh from the shorelines to the mountain tops forever more.”