Dorothy Magee
Lieu de naissance : Coombs Cove Newfoundland
Date de naissance : 19 novembre 1939
Lieu de décès : Louisbourg
Dorothy Magee passed away in the Palliative Care Unit at the CBRH on June 28, 2016 surrounded by her family.
Born in Coombs Cove, Newfoundland on Nov. 19, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anne (Green) Blagdon.
Dorothy moved to Louisbourg in 1957 to work at National Sea Products. Dorothy married Beecher Magee in 1958 and was a stay-at-home mom until 1980. In 1980 she returned to work at National Sea Product, after leaving there, Dorothy worked at the Grubstake Restaurant from 1987 to 2003 where she worked as the baker creating many beautiful breads and desserts for 13 summers.
Along with her love of baking, Mom and Dad created amazing flowers and vegetable gardens. Mom enjoyed crafts as well as knitting, crocheting and toll painting and painting all of the folk art projects Dad created along the way. In later years, Mom joined a special group of ladies in Louisbourg known as the Peacemakers, she thoroughly enjoyed being a part of this organization.
Dorothy is survived by her loving children, Sharon (Robert) Thomas, Dartmouth, Vernon, Alberta, Jeffrey, Derrick and Robert all of Louisbourg; her four precious grandsons, Jason, Steven, Spencer and Fletcher. She is also survived by her siblings, Mary (Calvin) Bowridge, Burgeo, N.L., Audrey Atkinson, Dartmouth, Bernice (Kevin) Breton, Jim, Aubrey (Lucy), Albert (Marilyn) and Howard (Doreen) all of Marystown, Newfoundland as well as several nieces and nephews
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Beecher Magee, son Aubrey Eugene, sister in infancy, brothers Donelly and Calvin, sisters-in-law, Clara and Grace, brother-in-law, Dale.
A special thanks to Belinda Hutt, Collette Hutt, Pearl Magee and to the staff of Palliative Care at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, for all your care and compassion given to our mom.
Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Palliative Care Unit at the CBRH.
Cremation has taken place. No visitation as per her wishes. A memorial service will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 2, 2016 at the S.W. Chant & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sheldon Chant officiating.
