Category: Obituaries

CLARK (Canning), Barbara Ellen – Ottawa formerly of Pictou. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Barb on Saturday, November 16th, 2019 surrounded by her family. Barb will be missed by her sons, Russell and Christopher (Niomi); grandchildren, Kenzie, Christopher and Zoe; as well as her brothers Carl, Peter (Debbie), John […]

Elmfield Ralph Murray Peckham – 80 (October 23, 1939 – November 17, 2019) It is with broken hearts, yet gratitude for a life well-lived, that the family of Ralph Murray Peckham announce his peaceful passing at home on November 17th, 2019. Ralph was the son of the late Anna and Arthur Peckham. Ralph was the […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Larry John McIntosh, at the age of 77 years. Larry was born April 18, 1942, the second of three children to parents Garnet and Irene McIntosh. After a brief stint away, he returned to the Plenty, SK area. Together with his wife Mary, […]

MacKENZIE, Alice Isabel – age 85, of River John passed away October 23rd, 2019 in the Glen Haven Manor, New Glasgow. Alice was a daughter of the late Seldon and Greta (Brown) Heighton and was predeceased by common law husband, Lawson Robar; siblings, Thomas Heighton, Mildred Sillers, Donald and Raymond Heighton. Alice is survived by […]

Pictou LeMay, Arlene Laura – 82, of Strathcona Place, Pictou, passed away October 24, 2019 in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in Country Harbour, she was a daughter of the late Ethel & Clayton Munroe. She was a lifelong member of the Ladies Auxiliary, Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 16, Pictou. She loved cards, bowling, […]

West Branch On October 19, 2019 in the early afternoon Barbara “Barb” passed away at the age of 78 in the QE II Infirmary from complications with her heart.  She is survived by her loving husband, John “Jack” Holt of 61 years, two sons, Wayne (Nancy) Rimbey, AB; Dale (Tracey), Daysland, AB; six grandchildren, Amanda, […]

Toney River It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad, James Richard Fraser after a long courageous battle with cancer. Dad passed away at the Aberdeen Palliative Care Unit on Oct 21, 2019. Dad was born in Pictou on May 27, 1960. He loved being outside, he was a fisherman’s helper […]

It is with sadness the family of Jean–Claude LeBlanc, age 55 of Lucasville, NS, announce his passing on Sunday, October 6th, 2019 at the QEII VG Site. Jean–Claude had the world’s biggest heart, and an even bigger smile. He will forever be remembered, and always missed. Born in Moncton, NB, he was a son of […]

BELONG, Geraldine Kathleen – 91, of the Shiretown Nursing Home, Pictou, and formerly of Toney River, passed away October 2, 2019 in the home. Born in Billtown, Nova Scotia, she was a daughter of the late Gordon & Lillian (Graves) Dunham. She worked the property in Toney River as a farm, with cattle and hens. She […]