Robert MacDonald
Lieu de naissance : Glace Bay, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : SYDNEY, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 30 mai 2012
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Robert MacDonald, age 63, of Dominion. Robert passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.
Born in Glace Bay, Robert was the son of the late John Angus and Catherine (Livingstone) MacDonald.
Robert was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, Bridgeport.
Robert was a former employee of Schneider’s Meat Packers in Ontario. He was a member of the Labourers Union, Local 1115, Sydney.
Robert loved cars and had a special talent to repair and restore them. He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them.
Robert will be sadly missed by his loving wife, Patricia (Murphy); daughters, Cynthia, Halifax, Amanda, Reserve, Sheryllyn, at home; son, Robert, at home; brothers, John ‘Becker’ (Pat), Ontario, Michael (Diane), Glace Bay, Allan (Elaine), Dominion; sisters, Mary (George) Pastuck, Barbara (Gerry) Springall, Joan (Joe) Rizzo, all of New Waterford, Catherine (Dave) Faith, Ontario, Sally (Doug) O’Brien, Gardiner Mines, Frances MacDonald, Dominion, Peggy (Kevin) McLean, Mira. Also surviving are seven cherished grandchildren.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by brothers, Manny, Joseph, Murdock and sister, Helen Quigley.
In honouring Robert’s wishes, there will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place under the care and direction of V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve St., Glace Bay.
A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m., Friday, June 1, 2012, at Immaculate Conception Church, Bridgeport, with Fr. Daniel Boudreau officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. A luncheon will follow in the church hall.
Donations in Robert’s memory may be made to a charity of choice.
Online condolences to the MacDonald family are available through www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
