Michael MacKinnon
Born In: SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed in: Coxheath, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: February 15th, 2011
Michael Joseph MacKinnon, 56, of Coxheath, N.S., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.
Born in Sydney, he was the son of Mary (Dunn) MacKinnon, Sydney and the late Neil MacKinnon.
Michael was the owner/operator of Taylor’s Plumbing & Heating Ltd. He was very devoted to his customers, especially the elderly ones and would never hesitate to meet their needs at any time, day or night. Michael liked to keep busy, trying his hand at many things. He was a loving husband and devoted dad. Michael always put the needs of others before his own and he will be sadly missed.
Besides his mother, Michael is survived by his wife, Ann (McLean); daughter, Dawn Marie (Chris), Sydney Mines; sons, Sheldon Michael, Sydney and Adam Douglas, Ft. McMurray; brothers, Danny (Marg) and John (Linda), Sydney, Joe (Donelda) and Lawrence, Northside East Bay and Tony, Toronto; the mother of his children, Darlene (Lowell), Sydney and his very dear friend, Lily Campbell.
He was predeceased by his brother, Hector.
Visitation will take place at Sydney Memorial Chapel on Thursday, February 17, 2011, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the chapel on Friday 11 a.m., with Mr. Peter Stroud officiating. Interment in Alfred Smith Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Palliative Care or the Cancer Unit at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.sydneymemorialchapel.ca.
