Sheila Day
Born In: Mill Creek
Passed in: Sydney Mines
Passed on: January 4th, 2014
It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our dear mother, stepmother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Sheila Mary Day, 83, on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Mill Creek, Sheila was a daughter of the late Garfield and Mary (Pendergast) Leblanc.
Sheila was a graduate of the Empire Business School. She was a Nova Scotia representative on the Status of Women Council in 1948. Sheila worked as the manager of the Blarney Stone Tavern in Sydney Mines, later the manager of the restaurant at the Tartan Downs Raceway, Sydney and as a secretary for the Unemployment Insurance office in Sydney Mines. She was an accomplished Master Bridge Player. Sheila was a faithful member of St. Pius X Church, Sydney Mines; she was a member of the CWL and was an associate member of the Congregation of Notre Dame.
Sheila is survived by her son, John (Mary Theresa) Reilly, Sydney Mines; brothers, Alex (Bev) LeBlanc, Bras d'Or , John LeBlanc, Sydney; her sisters, Ann (Skip) Meehan, Cleveland, Ohio, Selica (Gregor) MacPherson, Lingan, Joan (Ian) MacDonald, Bedford; her best friend and sister-in-law, Joan Fiander; her five grandchildren, Katherine (Jason) Campbell, Colleen, Laura, Mairibeth and Michael; her niece, Michelle Keeling with whom she shared a special bond. Also surviving are her stepchildren, Tommy (Anna) Day, Lawrence (Brenda) Day, Irene (Robert) Messenger, Alfred (Theresa) Day, Leslie (Brenda) Day, Ida (Dave) Matheson, Juanita (William) Parks, Jenny Day, Cathy Day, Denise (George) Maxner, her step daughter-in-law, Heather Pyke, numerous step grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Sheila was predeceased by her first husband Wilfred Reilly, her second husband Lawrence Day, her brother Barry LeBlanc and a stepson Pius Day.
Visitation for Sheila will be held 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Patrick O’Neill officiating. Burial will take place at St. Joseph Cemetery, Sydney Mines at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice.
Online condolences may be sent to www.wjdooley.com.
