Viola Susie Gaye Campbell
Lieu de naissance : Wayne Alta.
Date de naissance : 4 juillet 1925
Lieu de décès : Sydney
Date de décès : 30 août 2015
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Viola Susie Gaye Campbell of Sydney on Aug. 30, 2015, in the Palliative Care Unit, at Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.
Viola was born in Wayne, Alta. on July 4, 1925.
She was predeceased by her parents, Jack and Mary Gaye Lefley and son, Scott Hunston.
Beloved Mother of Jeffrey (Cynthia) of Whitehorse, Yukon and Fletcher (Joanne) of Sydney. She was the loving sister of Ruth Taylor, Tom (Eileen), Bob , Donna Leblanc (Roy), Judy Patterson and Bonnie Stainthorp; sister-in-law, Pat Lefley. She loved and cherished her four grandchildren, Whitney, Alister, Kira and Scott, and numerous nieces and nephews. She will also be missed by Sylvia Neschokat, one of her dear and loyal friends.
Viola was predeceased by her brother, Arthur; sisters, Beryl Riva and Doris Poland; brothers-in-law, Bill Taylor, Ron Riva and Larry Poland and sister-in-law, Adeline Lefley.
Viola received her Registered Nurse degree in 1948 and nursed for 30 years. She also found time, between work and raising three boys, for community work, mainly in Dawson City, where she lived for much of her adult life. She was elected to the Dawson City Municipal Council as an Alderman and as
Mayor. She also served as Justice of the Peace, Coroner and Notary Public. She especially enjoyed her time on the national “Canada 125 Board” and advocated and was successful in getting the Canada 125 trail extended to the Yukon. Around her work schedule, raising three boys and volunteering in the
community she also found time to pursue her passion for sports, excelling at softball, badminton, curling and horseshoes to name just a few. She enjoyed playing cards and was very competitive. You had to be sharp if you hoped to win a game of cards against her. Viola is loved by her many friends and
family and will be deeply missed. Viola believed in God and accepted Jesus Christ as her Saviour and is surely at peace.
Special thanks to the staff at the CBRM Hospital, especially the palliative care unit, for the care and compassion we received.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015 at 11 a.m., in Sydney Memorial Chapel, with Pastor Ron Coole officiating.
Memorials may be made to the Palliative Care Unit at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital.
Words of comfort can be sent to the family at www.sydneymemorialchapel.ca or email sydneymemorialchapel@ns.sympatico.ca.
“We cannot halt the hand of time,
Or live again in the past,
Within our hearts are memories,
That will forever last.”
