Francis ‘Eric’ Brophy

81, Whitney Pier   It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Francis ‘Eric’ Brophy at home on Friday, March 28, 2014. Born in Whitney Pier, Eric was the son of the late Frank and Belle (Ivany) Brophy. Eric joined the Air Force at...

E. Mae Sparkes

75, Marion Bridge   It is with heavy hearts and a feeling of great loss, we the family of Mae Sparkes regret to announce her passing on March 28, 2014, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born in St. John’s, Nfld., on Dec...

Thomas Bruce Atkinson

46, Sydney   It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Thomas Bruce Atkinson on Monday, March 24, 2014, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Sydney on March 21, 1968, Bruce was the son of Vivian (Osborne)...

John Edward Kirk Hart

72, Mabou   The family of John Edward Kirk Hart are saddened to announce his peaceful passing on March 12, 2014, at the Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital, Inverness. Born in St. Catharines, Ont. on March 1, 1942, Kirk was the son to the late Lewis and Maud...

Lorraine Theresa Brookman

87, Whitney Pier/East Bay   We regret to announce the death of Lorraine (Keough) Brookman, which occurred on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the MacGillivray Guest Home, Sydney. Born and raised in Whitney Pier, she resided the past 40 years in Northside East Bay....

COLLINS, Ronald Gerard

52, Victoria Mines The family of Ronald Gerard Collins regrets to announce his passing on Friday, February 28, 2014, at Cape Breton Regional Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Sydney, Ronald is the son of Leo and Louise (Kennedy) Collins. Ron was a...

Mary Elizabeth ‘Betty, Mae’ Moore

88, Sydney It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing, after a lengthy illness, of our cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mary Elizabeth ‘Betty, Mae’ Moore, of Taylor St., Sydney, on February 24, 2014. Born at Jamesville West,...

Edgar ‘Jake’ Jacobs

71, Whitney Pier It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved father and husband, Edgar ‘Jake’ Jacobs on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Sydney, Jake was the son...

Joan MacNeil

78, Sydney After a life of loving, caring for others, and being the kindest and the gentlest being, God has called his most beautiful angel back to be with Him. It is with broken hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved mother, grandmother,...

Patricia Ann (Murphy) MacDonald

67, Halifax/Sydney Patricia Ann MacDonald, formerly of Marion Bridge, Cape Breton, passed away at her home in Halifax, surrounded by family, on Jan. 27, 2014, after a courageous battle with leukemia. Patricia was born on Nov. 19, 1946 in Sydney, N.S. and grew up in...