Joseph Samuel 'Joe' Gilmet
Born In: Glace Bay
Passed in: Birch Grove
Passed on: October 31st, 2015
It is with great sadness that we, the family of Joseph ‘Joe’ Gilmet, announce that he passed away peacefully at the age of 70 , on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at the Glace Bay Hospital with his family by his side.
Born in Glace Bay, he was the son of the late Sam and Olga (Kelloway) Gilmet.
Joe was a member of Holy Cross Church, Glace Bay. He worked as a miner for 36 years, was an avid dart player and enjoyed camping and going for drives to the Mira with his family. Joe also liked classic cars and loved his dog.
Joe is survived by his wife of 33 years, Darlene (Butts) Gilmet; sons, Jeff (Amanda) and Joe, both of Birch Grove; sisters, Pam (Billy) Perry, Glace Bay, Karen Kennedy, Glace Bay, Helen (Gerald) Toomey, North Sydney; brothers, Sammy (Wendy), Bobby (Chrissy), both of Glace Bay; sisters-in-law, Diane (Rex), Ontario, Karen (Blaise), Tower Road, Rochelle (Ashley), Ontario, Allison (Keith), Dominion; brother-in-law, Bernie, Ontario; nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, Walter, sisters, Linda and Janet, brothers-in-law Thomas Butts and Sherwin Kennedy.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve St., Glace Bay. The funeral service officiated by Fr. Norman MacPhee, will be celebrated Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at 10 a.m. in V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in St. Anthony’s Cemetery.
Donations in Joe’s memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke and the Kidney Foundation.
Online condolences to the family can be expressed at www.vjmcgillivray.ca.