Eric (Hookie) Rideout
Passed on: July 9th, 2008
72, Neil’s Harbour It is with great sadness that we, the family of Eric Rideout, announce his passing at Neil’s Harbour on July 9, 2008, in his 73rd year. Eric was a member of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church and a long time employee of the Victoria Co-Op Fisheries, Neil’s Harbour, the Department of Transportation and Communication of Cape North and a part-time lobster fisherman. He will be sadly missed by his loving family, sons, Glen (Madona), Dartmouth, Eric, Caledonia, Ont., and Weldon (Susan), Wilmot; daughters, Catherine (Robert) LeBlanc, Hamilton, Ont., and Wendy (Rick) Timson, Caledonia, Ont. Also surviving are grandchildren, Ashley, Ciara, Brandon, Mark, Randy, Thomas, Katelyn, Matthew and Jonathan, as well as sisters, Thelma (Wilfred) MacLeod and Lorraine. Eric was predeceased by his wife, Susan (Ingram), parents, Theodore and Martha (Sturgess) and his brother, Herman. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 12 at 2 p.m. in St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Rev. Elliott Siteman officiating with burial to follow in the parish cemetery under the direction of Fillmore & Whitman Funeral Home. A reception will follow in St. Andrew’s parish hall. We, the family, extend a special thanks to the doctors and staff of Buchanan Memorial Hospital for the care given to Hookie. On line condolences may be e-mailed to the family at: fillmoreandwhitman@ns.sympatico.ca.
