Catherine Thompson
Passed on: December 22nd, 2018
It is with broken hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Catherine Bernadette Thompson, on Saturday, December 22, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer at the An Cala Palliative Care Unit surrounded by her loving family. Born March 21, 1934 and raised in Beaver Cove, Cape Breton. She was the oldest daughter of the late Bernard and Margaret (MacMullin) Collins.
Catherine is survived by her husband of 61 years, Gordon; daughters, Jeanette, Cathy (Walter Rutherford) and Margie, all of Sydney; sons, Gordie (Tina Howe), Dartmouth and Darren (Patricia Fraser), Ottawa; grandchildren, Mark and Trevor Rutherford, Sydney, Matthew, Dartmouth, and Hannah, Michael and Emma, Ottawa. Also surviving are siblings, Florence (Cyril) Worth, Gertie Taylor, Anna Bennett, Donnie (Catherine), Bernice, Mike (Lucina), Vera (Vern) Roach, Julie, Margie Ward, Pat (Kevin Squires), Eileen MacDonald; sister-in-law, Marie Ranni; brother-in-law, Peter (Carol) Thompson; many nieces and nephews, and her dear friend, Betty Bennett.
She is predeceased by her sons, Michael (1986) and Gerald in infancy; her grandson, Christopher Rutherford in infancy. Also predeceased by siblings, Bernard in infancy, Joe, Mona Walker and Mary MacArthur.
Catherine was a homemaker and devoted to her family. She was known far and wide for her ability to cook and bake, when you left Mom not only was your body full but also your heart and soul. Family meant everything to Mom and we always knew we had her unconditional love and support.
Mom was a devoted member of St. Theresa’s Parish, and a member of Branch 138 Ladies’ Auxiliary. Until the loss of her vision, Mom was an avid walker with her sister, Florence, and a voracious reader even reading cook books for entertainment.
Visitation will be held Thursday, December 27, 2018 from 6 – 9 p.m. in Sydney Memorial Chapel. Funeral Mass will take place Friday at 2 p.m. in St. Theresa’s Church with Rev. Dennis Lamey officiating. Interment will take place at Resurrection Cemetery at a later date.
Donations in Catherine’s memory can be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association, St. Theresa’s Parish, An Cala Palliative Care Unit at CBRH or charity of choice.
Words of comfort can be sent to family at www.sydneymemorialchapel.ca or email sydneymemorialchapel@ns.sympatico.ca.
