Kevin Augustine Whalen
Lieu de naissance : Sydney Mines, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : North Sydney, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 13 mars 2012
It is with deep sadness we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Kevin Augustine Whalen, 77, on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Sydney Mines, Kevin was the son of the late Frank and Martha J. (Beddow) Whalen.
He was a blacksmith, machinist and welder with Devco retiring in 1991. Kevin also ran his own commercial cleaning business with his wife Madonna for many years.
A devout family man, Kevin spent his summers with Madonna and family camping at Seal Island and St. Ann’s campgrounds. He was an avid bowler and in his earlier years loved to play badminton and tennis. He was a former member of the Irish Benevolent Society in Sydney.
Kevin was a faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, North Sydney.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Madonna (Phalen) Whalen; his children, Maureen (Bud) Guy, North Sydney, Richard Whalen (Grace), New Minas, Vera MacIntosh, Alberta, Ann Whalen, North Sydney, Shaun Whalen, North Sydney, and Denise Whalen (Eddie), North Sydney; grandchildren, Kathleen (Dave) Williams, Erinn Guy (Liam), Gillian Whalen (Morgan), Brent and Bryan Whalen, Adam and Mark Whalen (Kim), Hughie (Leeann), Dennis, Michael MacIntosh (Kathy), Jonathan and Kailin Keigan, Brianna Murphy; nine great-grandchildren; his brother, Joseph (Gen) Whalen, Long Point; daughter-in-law, Ann Whalen (Donnie), Sydney; many nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his son, Kevin Owen ‘KO’ Whalen and son-in-law, Everett MacIntosh.
Visitation for Kevin will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., Friday in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m., Saturday at St. Joseph Church with Rev. Joseph Gillis officiating. Burial will take place in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Sydney.
Memorial donations may be made to the Northside Community Guest Home Foundation.
Online condolences may be sent to www.wjdooley.com.
