Lauchie MacDougall
Date de décès : 1er septembre 2008
88, Sydney/Port Hastings It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John Laughlin ‘Lauchie’ MacDougall, peacefully at the Glace Bay General Hospital on Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. Father, grandfather, brother and uncle, he was born in Inverness and was the son of the late Bertram and Helen Jean (MacKenzie) MacDougall. For the last year, Lauchie resided at Taigh Na Mara, Glace Bay. He previously lived in the Maple Ridge Apartments, Sydney; Inverness and Port Hastings. He will be lovingly missed by his son, Keith, Mississauga, Ont.; daughter, Lorraine Impey, Prince George, B.C.; his brother, George (Betty) MacDougall, Sydney, and sister-in-law, Kathleen MacDougall. Lauchie is also survived by three grandchildren, Cole, Sarah and Jeremy Impey, British Columbia; and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Lauchie was predeceased by his loving wife, the former Sarah ‘Sadie’ MacFarlane, Port Hastings, brothers, Lorne and Bertram, sisters, Caroline MacDougall and Beatrice MacLean. Lauchie was a veteran of the Second World War, serving in Canada, England, India and Burma. He was a past president of Sydney Junior Chamber of Commerce, vice president of Nova Scotia Junior Chamber of Commerce, president of 103 Wing RCAF Association, Sydney; president of Branch 43 Royal Canadian Legion, Port Hawkesbury, and past district commander, Cape Breton District Royal Canadian Legion. Visitation for the late Mr. MacDougall will take place Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at T.W. Curry Parkview Chapel. A funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph’s Church, Port Hawkesbury at 2 p.m., Friday. Interment in St. Joseph’s Parish Cemetery, Port Hawkesbury. Reception to follow. Online condolences may be sent to twcurryparkviewchapel@ns.sympatico.ca.
