Sydney
It is with heavy hearts and cherished memories that we, the family announce the passing of Raymond Arthur ‘Farmer’ Dawe II, who left us peacefully on Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, surrounded by his loving family.
Raymond was a man who lived with humor at the center of his life. Known for his quick wit and endless jokes, he had a way of lifting people’s spirits and making everyone around him smile. His laughter was a gift he freely gave, and it will echo forever in the hearts of those who knew him.
For 35 years, Raymond dedicated himself to Sobeys, where his hard work, kindness, and sense of humor made a lasting impression on colleagues and friends. Beyond his career, he found true joy in cooking meals for his family, going for long walks, and being a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. His love for his family was constant and unwavering.
Raymond is predeceased by his parents, Annie Winnifred (Kingsbury) and Raymond I; his brother, Bill and his sister, Jean.
He leaves behind his loving wife, Valerie (Nordine) Dawe; daughter, Nicole (Peter) and their children, Curtis and Jacob; son, Raymond III (Ann), and granddaughter, Emma, who was the light of his life. He will also be remembered fondly by his guardian angel, Diane Nordine, and faithful cat, Sammy.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the nurses and staff in the ICU at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital for the exceptional care they provided to Raymond during his time of need.
Visitation and memorial service to celebrate the life of Raymond Dawe will be held at Pier Community Funeral Home, 1092 Victoria Rd. (entrance on Church St.), Whitney Pier on Sunday, October 5, 2025. A gathering of family and friends will take place from 12 noon to 2 p.m. with the memorial service to follow at 2 p.m. in the All Faith Chapel with Rev. Sheldon Chant officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Raymond may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care and direction of Pier Community Funeral Home.
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I was saddened to hear of Farmer’s passing. He was a good guy. My condolences on your loss.
OMG. I am saddened to hear of Ray passing . I have fond memories of him and Val from the beach . He was a great friend of my parents and my kids .RIP my friend
Valerie .
So sorry for such a great loss. I am away and not able to be there .i have such great memories of us all growing up in the Pier together. Lots of laughs.
Hugs and prayers
Sister Nichols
Shirley, sincere condolences on the passing of your dear brother, Raymond. I know how close you were to him. You & I were just talking recently how fond my dad, Bob was of him. May your cherished memories guide you and your family through this difficult time.
Linda Kingsbury
I will forever remember his smile. xo
Deepest sympathy to Valerie and your family
Ray was a great person and it was a privilege to know him
He will always be remembered
Hugs to all
Debra and Pat Taylor & family
Bedford Ns
Valerie, Ray and Nikki, Iam so sorry to hear about your fathers passing. He was a great man. So many of my childhood memories have him in them. My deepest condolences to you all, thinking of you during this difficult time.
Sorry for your loss, always in , he will be missed dearly, fly high
Valerie, Nikki and Ray
I am sorry that’s happening sorry for the loss of you dear husband, and father
He was a lovely man and will be missed by all that loved him
Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers
So sorry Valerie for your loss. Condolences to you Nikki and Raymond and all your family and friends. May he RIP. Hugs
Dear Valerie and family, our deepest sympathy to you on the loss of Ray. Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
May our Lord bless and comfort you and your family during this time of grief. Please accept my sincere condolences.
Sending soooo much love and sincere condolences to you Valerie, Ray, and Nicki and the grandchildren!!! When you think of Farmer, it always gives you a chuckle…he was “one of a kind” and will be dearly missed. We will be keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers!! Raymond and Patsy Foley
Val and family we are so sorry for you loss.Uncle Ray will truly be missed but will be in our hearts forever.
So sorry to hear of Ray’s passing…we certainly had a lot of laughs with him. Our sincere condolences to Valerie and family.He will be missed by all.
Valerie and family,so sorry to hear of Ray’s passing he was quite a character,Thinking of the great times at the quarter century club Greg and I send our condolences to you and your family
Val, so sorry to hear of Ray’s Passing condolences to you and your family and all of Rays friends. Rest In Peace Ray.
I worked with Ray at Sobey’s in Sydney River. He always had a
smile on his face and had the best sense of humor. He was just
such a lovely guy. My sincere condolences to his wife and family.
Our sincere condolences to Valerie, Nicole , and Ray . Although we didnot know Raymond well, he sounds like a great guy ! Big loss for his family .
Ray , big hugs to you from our family .🤗
God Bless.
I am sorry to hear this sad news of Raymond passing. I have such fond memories of Raymond and Val while staying with as a teenager visiting from Ontario but had grown up with them when living in Cape Breton! Awesome memories of their silliness entertaining my boys on their first visit home and they still talk about how much fun they had with Raymond & Val!! You will be greatly missed my friend! Love you!
I am so sad to hear of Farmer’s passing. He was such a lovely young man and clearly, a wonderful man throughout his entire life. He really was so smart and funny. I know he will be missed by so many.
Valeria, you are in my prayers as is the rest of your loving family. I regret I’m not in Sydney to pay my respects. ❤️
Rest in peace, Farmer. 💕
So sorry for the passing of your dad , thoughts and prayers are with you.
Mike and Rachael Ferrar
My Forever Friend Valerie
I treasure the memories of you and Ray over the years.
He started out as our paper boy, married my very bestest friend
And became my Buddy Holly.
He was a great guy that will be missed for all time.
Love to you, Nikki and Ray
Bonnie Besso Nicholson
Valerie, Nicole, Raymond and family, my heart is breaking for you all at this very difficult time! Ray was one of the sweetest people you could ever meet. You will be missed
Ray……RIP 💔🙏🏻
Valerie ~ my sincere condolences to you and all your family!! I have wonderful memories of Ray – His positive and joyful attitude…contributed immensely…to a happy work environment!! I will always remember him…Rest Peacefully, Ray!!
Val and family; I am so sad to read of Ray’s passing. He was such a sweet guy and I always thought that you two were the perfect couple. He was a fighter and ill for so long; please be comforted by the fact that he is no longer in pain. Although I won’t be able to go to the memorial on Sunday. please know that I will be with you in spirit. Thinking of you during this sad time.
My deepest sympathy to Shirley, Valerie, and family on Raymond’s passing. Before he became so ill, he would always make himself available whenever I needed him; and we were always able to make each other smile. Now he is at peace.
Valerie and family my sincere condolences on Raymond’s passing.He was a great childhood friend and neighbour. Ray was always a kind,friendly,soft-spoken person with a positive attitude.
May he Rest in Peace.
Deepest condolences to Valerie, Nikki and young Ray. Lots of fond memories of Ray from Ben Eoin. He is finally at rest.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I know all about it. It’s hard to lose good men.
My deepest condolences to Val and the family on the passing of Farmer who was a great guy and a lifelong friend. We grew up together in the Pier and he was always the guy who could bring a smile to your face and a good laugh at his jokes and sense of humor !
He’ll be dearly missed as one of the true Good Guys of Cape Breton !
Rest in Peace Farmer !
Bill Flynn
Val ,Very sorry to hear about Ray , our deepest condolences , I can recall when the Duke was King , brings back very fond memories , always a great guy ,
Such good childhood memories– tobogganing on the “big hill”; playing board games with cousins Raymond and Shirley at our home; occasionally seeing each other on the Eastmount School grounds; and watching for Ray on Hatfield Junior Auction on Saturday evenings!
Now peace, and a well-deserved rest.
To you– Valerie, and Emma; Nikki, Raymond Charles and families; and to Shirley, and Ray’s many nieces and nephews– my sincere condolences.
So sorry to hear of Ray’s passing. Fond memories of him from Ben Eoin. He was a great guy.
Our sincere condolences to Valerie and the Dawe Family on the passing of Raymond. May He Rest in Peace.
So sorry Valerie to hear about Raymond remember Raymond from growing up not to far from where he lived my Condolences to you and your family RIP Raymond he will be missed 💔💔💔
To Valerie and family, so sorry to hear of Ray’s passing. Condolences to you and your family. RIP Ray..
Valerie,Nikki and Ray thinking of you at this very sad time. Sincere condolences to all of you and your family.
Valerie & family, sending our sincere condolences for your loss.
Denise & Kenny Coombs
Valerie & family, sending our sincere condolences for your loss.
Denise & Kenny Coombs
So saddened to learn of Raymond’s passing. We went to school together in the Pier and would always have some memories to share whenever we’d meet. He was a great guy in so many ways and will be greatly missed.