Arthur Raymond Goyetche
Lieu de naissance : Cape Auguet Richmond County
Lieu de décès : Glace Bay
Date de décès : 22 octobre 2015
Arthur Raymond Goyetche, 96, passed away at the Taigh Na Mara Long Term Care Home in Glace Bay on Oct. 22, 2015.
Born in Cape Auguet, Richmond County, he resided in Sydney and West Bay for a number of years.
He was the son of Jeffrey Arthur and Emily Ann ( DeCoste) Goyetche.
Arthur enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy and served in the North Atlantic for several years aboard the HMCS Digby, HMCS May Flower, and the HMCS Oakville before being discharged in 1945. He then attended Business College in Halifax and subsequently secured employment with Veterans Affairs where he worked for 35 years, serving as manager of the Cape Breton District Office toward the end of his career.
Arthur was a life-long member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 47, St. Peter’s and a member of the Cape Breton Naval Association.
Arthur enjoyed life to the fullest, travelling extensively and making friends wherever he went. He was a true gentleman whose, charm and positivity, impressed all who knew him. He was predeceased by his first wife, Marie Chaisson, and by his second wife, Ialeen Hopper, twin brothers Godfrey and Clarence, Wilfred, Delore, Mary Louise, and a sister in infancy.
Arthur is survived by his sister Ida Stone; sons, Brian (Christena), West Bay, Aubrey (Clara), Sydney, James (Teresa), Halifax. He was Papa to granddaughters, Janine Goyetche, Corinne Baker (Ryan) and Sarah Goyetche; grandsons, Robbie and Derek Goyetche; great-granddaughter Camrynne Baker.
In celebration of Arthur’s life, a funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. in St. Margaret’s Roman Catholic Church, West Bay Road, N.S. with Fr. Callistus Abazie officiating.
Cremation has taken place. Internment will take place at a later date.
Donations in memory of Arthur Goyetche may be made to a charity of your choice.
