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Violet (MacKeigan, Yorke, MacNeil) Barro

Violet (MacKeigan, Yorke, MacNeil) Barro

Born In: Glace Bay

Passed on: March 24th, 2015

When the angels arrived for Mom's peaceful departure to Heaven on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, she was surrounded by her loving family. Violet was a devoted wife, mother, sister and friend.
Born in Glace Bay, she was the daughter of the late Ronald and Rosella (Bennett) MacKeigan.
She was community orientated and was involved in many charitable activities including, Eucharistic Minister, Lector, palliative care, St. Vincent De Paul and the Coal Town Chorus. Mom lived a full and active life until the time of her illness.
Mom is survived by sons, Neil MacNeil (Linda), Nictaux, Wayne MacNeil (Mary), Hammonds Plains; daughters, Violet Daigle (Richard), Glace Bay, Irene MacNeil, New Waterford; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; brother, Danny MacKeigan (Shirley), Louisbourg and one special cousin, Irene MacIsaac, Port Hawkesbury. She was the last survivor of her biological family.
Mom was predeceased by husbands, Neil MacNeil and Lello Barro; daughter, Lynda Bedecki and grandson, Fred Daigle.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer's Society, Seaview Manor or charity of choice.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 26 from 4-8 p. m. in V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve St, Glace Bay. The funeral mass officiated by Fr. Norman MacPhee will be held at Holy Cross Church, Glace Bay on Friday at 2 p.m. followed by a reception in the church hall. Interment at a later date in St. Anthony’s Cemetery.
Online condolences to the family can be expressed at www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to all the wonderful staff of Seaview Manor for their kind and loving care of Violet.
We would also like to send a special thank you to Helen Jackson, who was always a phone call away to help us out during Mom's illness.


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