LISMORE – John Clement MacKinnon, 72, Lismore, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017, in St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, Antigonish with his loving family by his side.
Born in Antigonish, he was a son of the late Ivan Joseph and Mary C. “Tadda” (MacDonald) MacKinnon.
John was an electrician in his earlier years, a lobster fisherman for the last 30 years, loyal Montreal Canadiens fan, enjoyed tinkering on his tractor and in his garage.
Surviving are his wife, Catherine Mary “Tat”; daughters, Linda (Jeff) Speedy, Fredericton, N.B.; Johnanne (Mark) Lohnes, Bedford; grandchildren, Morgan, Brett, Kylee, Grady, and Kinnon; sister, Janice M. Ross, Antigonish; brothers, Daniel E. (Doris), Dartmouth; Carl G. “Gerry” (Annie), Detroit, Michigan; John Robert “Chuckie” (Mary), Barney’s River.
Besides his parents, John was predeceased by daughter, Nicole; brothers, Brennan; and William in infancy.
The family will receive visitors 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Monday in P. & K. MacDonald Funeral Home, New Glasgow. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, from St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Lismore, with Father Colin MacKinnon presiding. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Donations may be made in John’s memory to St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church or to the Aberdeen Health Foundation Palliative Care Unit Endowment. www.pkmacdonald.ca