Michael Morrison
Lieu de naissance : Cleveland, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : Halifax, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 20 février 2009
Michael J. Morrison, 92 of Sydney River and Halifax, passed away very peacefully at the Halifax Infirmary on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, after a brief two day stay in hospital.
He was a resident of Veterans Memorial, Camp Hill.
Born in Cleveland, Cape Breton, he was a son of the late Angus Morrison and Margaret (Campbell) Morrison. A veteran of the Second World War, Michael served overseas with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps.
He worked for numerous car dealerships in Sydney until his retirement at age 66. He was a very active member of the Cape Breton Bridge Club for many years. He was proud of his Scottish heritage and the Gaelic language and he loved the Cape Breton violin music.
Michael will be remembered as a gentle, modest man with a great sense of humour and he was also a proud Toronto Maple Leafs fan.
He was a person of very deep faith and was a former member of Our Lady of Fatima parish, Sydney River, until his move to Halifax in 2002. He attended mass daily at Camp Hill.
Special thanks to V4E staff at Camp Hill and to Fr. Michael Walsh and also to the staff at the Infirmary who attended to him.
He is survived by his loving daughter, Denise (Ken) Doucette, Halifax and his loving son, Ernie (Florence Ann) Morrison, Whitby, Ont.; his beloved grandchildren, Paul (Deborah) Doucette, Halifax, Stacey (Colin) Hadden and Stephen Morrison, Whitby, Ont. His sister, Sr. Florence Morrison, Sisters of St. Martha, Bethany, Antigonish and younger brothers, Frank (Florence) Morrison, Rockland Ont. and Jimmie (Pauline) Morrison, Dorval, Quebec.
Michael was predeceased by his loving wife, Florence; brothers, Peter, Joe, Howard, Ernie and sisters, Jessie and Mary Alice.
Visitation will take place at the Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, 17 Pitt St., Port Hawkesbury on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will take place Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. at St. Margaret’s Church at West Bay Road, Cape Breton. A private family burial to take place at a later date.
No flowers by request, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.haverstocks.com
