Beatrice 'Beatty' (Sharpe) McSween
Lieu de naissance : Glace Bay, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : Reserve Mines, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 7 mai 2011
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Beatty McSween, 77, of Chant Street, Reserve Mines.
Beatty passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011, in the An Cala unit of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, surrounded by her loving family after a brief, but valiant battle with leukemia.
Born in Glace Bay, Beatty was the oldest child of the late Art and Elizabeth (Poirier) Sharpe.
Beatty was a beautiful woman who enjoyed bingo, playing cards, game shows, and laughing, but most importantly, spending time with her family.
Beatty is survived by her special niece and best friend, Laura Lee, with whom she resided; as well as her six loving children, Roberta, Colorado, Lorraine (Wayne), Alberta, Wayne, at home, Geraldine, British Columbia, Corinne (Greg), Ontario, Natalie (Tom), Ontario; sisters, Donna (Ken) Cooke, Bedford, Frances Miller, Ontario; brothers, Jerry (Pat), Port Hawkesbury, Ray, at home, David (Glenda), Glace Bay, Bernie (Helen), Glace Bay; sister-in-law, Ester, Glace Bay; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, chosen family, Mary ‘Twink’ and John Taylor, Glace Bay, and children, AJ (Chad), Alberta, and Diana (Jason) Sheppard, Glace Bay; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, Beatty was predeceased by her brothers, Wayne (1949), Clifford (1979), grandson, Daniel Taylor (2008) and former husband, Bert (2003).
The family would like to express our sincere thanks to those who took part in her care, in particular, her niece, Laura Lee, Dr. Art Coakley and all the staff of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital emergency department, Dr. K. Cadegan and Brenda, Cape Breton Cancer Centre, Ambulatory Care, CBRH, Dr. A.F. D’Intino and the amazing staff of An Cala palliative care, CBRH.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve St., Glace Bay. A funeral mass will be celebrated 2 p.m., Thursday at St. Anthony’s Church, Glace Bay, with Fr. Norman MacPhee officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. A reception will follow in the church hall. All are welcome.
By request, family flowers only please. Donations in Beatty’s memory may be made to the An Cala unit palliative care, CBRH.
Online condolences to the McSween family are available through www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
