McCORMICK, Elizabeth June ‘Betty’

Whitney Pier It is with great sadness that we, the family, announce the passing of Betty McCormick, 70, on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney. Born in Sydney, Betty was the daughter of the late Vincent and Margaret Martha (Peters)...

MACNEIL, Roderick ‘Benny’ Joseph

Portage   It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved brother, uncle and friend, Roddie MacNeil on Friday, October 21, 2016, at Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, after a brief illness.  Born on February 9, 1950 in Sydney, Roddie...

SNOW, Doug James

Sydney With broken hearts, we regret to announce the passing of Doug James Snow on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at the Glace Bay Healthcare, Glace Bay, surrounded by his family. Born on Sept. 18, 1935 in Sydney, Doug was the son of the late Patrick and Mary Alice...

WOOSNAM, Walter ‘Walt’ Thomas

 London, Ontario It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Walter Thomas  Woosnam, 1944-2016, at home on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in the care of his  loving wife, Patricia, after battling cancer for several months. Born in London, Walt was...

CHAPMAN, Douglas ‘Doug’ John

Sydney   With broken hearts, we are sad to announce the sudden passing of Douglas ‘Doug’ John Chapman on Thursday, September 29, 2016, at Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, after a brief illness.  Born on April 22, 1946 in Toronto, Ont., Doug...

MACPHERSON, Vincent ‘Vince’

Whitney Pier   Vince MacPherson, age 79, died on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 at the An Cala palliative care unit, Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney. Vince was the husband of 54 years to Shirley and son of the late Joe and Myrtle MacPherson. Vince grew up in...

FRASER, Hugh Simon Bernard ‘Bernie’

South Bar   It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our father, grandfather, brother, uncle, Bernie Fraser, 87, who passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 at the Harbourstone Enhanced Care Facility, Sydney River, surrounded by his...

GALLAGHER, Anthony ‘Tony’ Joseph

Sydney   We, the family, regret the passing of our brother, Tony Gallagher, 78, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at the Northside General Hospital, North Sydney, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Born in Sydney, Tony was the son of the late Anthony and Lois...

KOLESZAR, Joseph ‘Joe’

Sydney   It is with sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Joseph Koleszar, 76, on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at home, surrounded by his family. Born in Budapest, Hungary, Joe was the son of the late Steve and Yatsna Koleszar. Joe was a member of Holy...

PENNEY, Michael ‘Mick’ Matthew

Whitney Pier   With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Michael ‘Mick’ Penney, 83, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.   Born in Sydney on September 21, 1932, Mick was just shy of his 84th birthday. He...