It is with sadness that we, the family, announce the passing of Pauline Marie Deveaux, 71, of New Waterford on June 8, 2011, at New Waterford Consolidated Hospital.
Born in New Waterford, she was a daughter of the late Martin and Lillian (Poirier) LeBlanc.
Pauline, a devout Catholic, was a member of the former Mount Carmel Church, currently the Parish Church of St. Leonard.
She was employed at the G.I. Plant in Sydney for two years and then with St. Agnes Convent for 25 years.
Pauline enjoyed exercising at Curves and more recently at The Loop in New Waterford. She was a loving and giving person with strong faith who truly believed that family comes first. Pauline received great pleasure out of cooking for family and friends during their many gatherings. She was especially known for her baking skills and would often bake for various family events. Her kindness and love was greatly appreciated by all who knew her.
Surviving are daughter, Dauphine (Michael) Campbell; grandchildren Michella, Brent and Kylee, Manitouwadge, Ont.; sister-in-law, Louise Dobbin, Dartmouth; niece, Shauna (Pat) Berrigan, Dartmouth; nephew, Steven (Jennifer) Syms, Cambridge, Ont.; cousin and best friend, Eileen Roach, New Waterford.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Edward.
Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 12 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith St., New Waterford. A funeral mass of celebration for Pauline will take place Monday, June 13 at 10 a.m. in the parish Church of St. Leonard, Mount Carmel Avenue, with Fr. Gerald Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery with a luncheon to follow in the Carmel Centre.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Hospice/Palliative Care Society of Cape Breton.
Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.vjmcgillivray.ca.

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