Harold William (Bill) MacLeod
Born: February 14th, 1938
Passed on: November 11th, 2008
70, Glace Bay/Westmount It is with heavy hearts that we have to announce the sudden death of our deeply loved husband, brother and father, Bill, on Nov. 11, 2008, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney. Born in Glace Bay, Feb. 14, 1938, to the late Howie and Vicky (Wheeler) MacLeod. He was the previous owner of Victoria Haven Home for Special Care in Glace Bay from its founding in 1969 to his retirement in 1998. He graduated in 1961 from the former General Hospital on Brookside Street as the second male registered nurse in Glace Bay. In his youth, he was lucky enough to be chosen to represent the Canadian Boy Scouts and travelled to England to meet the Queen. He was also involved in the militia for a short period. In his later years, he was involved with the Kinsmen of Glace Bay, Wallace's Road. He will be greatly missed by his loving wife and best friend, Marilyn (Tutty); son, Stephen (Mary), and daughter, Kim (Gary) Cochrane, all of Glace Bay; and Debbie, Dartmouth; grandchildren, Cierena, Steven and Zara. He is survived by his sister, Joan Morrison, Glace Bay; and brother, Fred (Jo), Vancouver, B.C.; and many nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Bill was predeceased by his brother-in-law, Dee (Alexander) Morrison, sister-in-law, Diane (Tutty) Conrod and nephew, Randy Morrison. We are forever grateful to the wonderful and caring individuals of the emergency and ICU departments of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. The family request in lieu of flowers, donations to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital or charity of one's choice. Visitation for the late Bill MacLeod will take place Friday, Nov. 14 at Patten Funeral Home, 71 Union St., Glace Bay, 849-7520, from 7-9 p.m. Funeral service to be held Saturday, Nov. 15 in the funeral home chapel at 11 a.m. Interment will be held at Forrest Haven Memorial Gardens, Sydney-Glace Bay Highway.
