Alma Ferguson
Date de décès : 26 juin 2008
80, North Sydney It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Alma Marie Ferguson, age 80, a longtime resident of Moulton Avenue, North Sydney, which occurred Thursday, June 26, 2008, at the Northside General Hospital. Born in North Sydney, she was a daughter of the late Amos and Marguerite (Gannon) Cantwell. Alma was employed as a custodian with the Northside School Board working at Thompson High School and then later at the school board offices until her retirement, she was a member of St. Joseph Church and for a number years was active with the ladies auxiliary of the parish centre. Alma is survived by two sons, Bill (Clara) Ferguson, Lake Echo, N.S., Bruce (Colleen) Ferguson, Dartmouth; three daughters, Debbie (Blair) Reashore, Sydney Mines, Georgina (Ken) Gillis, Dartmouth, Diane (Terry) Dinham, North Sydney; one sister, Madonna (Roddie) MacDonald, Sydney; one brother, Con (Mae) Cantwell, Bras d’Or. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Alma was predeceased by her husband, George Ferguson, a sister, Jennie Butts and a brother, Gerald Cantwell. Visitation will be held 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., Friday, June 27 in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. A funeral mass will be celebrated 9 a.m., Saturday, June 28 at St. Joseph Church with Rev. Jim Attwood officiating. Burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Sydney. Memorial donations may be made to the Nova Scotia Lung Association or to a charity of ones choice. Online condolences may be sent to info@wjdooley.com.
