OBITUARIES

Zwicker, Owen Albert, 68, of Charleston, passed away on Monday, May 21st, 2012, in the Queens General Hospital, Liverpool, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on Charleston, Queens County, he was a son of the late Guy and Areatha (Rhyno) Zwicker.

Owen spent most of his working life in the construction business, spending over 38 years at Aberdeen Paving, in...

LEGGE – Andy Nelson,  52, of Danesville, Queens County, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 in Queens General Hospital, Liverpool.

           Born in Newfoundland, he was a son of Robert Legge of Newfoundland and the late Sarah (Brown) Legge.

Andy was a volunteer fire fighter for Liverpool, Mill Village and Oakhill Volunteer Fire Departments. He was an avid outdoorsman...

 

PYKE – Eugene D.,  85, of Liverpool, Queens County, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 11th, 2012 in Queens General Hospital, Liverpool.

 Born in Bridgewater, he was a son of the late Willis and Rita (Manthorne) Pyke.

 Eugene began his working career with the Best Yeast Plant in Brooklyn as a mixer. From there, he worked at the Frontinac...

Smith, Clifford Murray- 82, of Hunts Point, passed away peacefully in Queens General Hospital, Liverpool on April 29th,  2012.

Born in Beech Hill, Queens County, he was a son of the late Clifford and Myra (Frellick) Smith.

In his earlier years Murray worked for Maritime Telegraph and Telephone. He was a member of Wesley United Church, Hunts Point, singing in...

Clarkin, Paul Joseph, 58, of Brooklyn, Queens County, passed away on Monday, April 30th, 2012, in South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Liverpool, he was a son of Elizabeth “Betty” (Hollands) (Clarkin) Lohnes and the late Joseph Clarkin.

Paul was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, who was happiest when spending time with...

HARTLIN – Keith Frederic, 78, of North Queens Nursing Home, Caledonia, formerly of Kentville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 26th, 2012 in North Queens Nursing Home.

           Born in Harmony Mills, Queens County, he was a son of the late Owen and Ruth (Minard) Hartlin.

Keith was  an employee with Department of Transportation for many years working with the road...

WHYNOT – Reid Douglas,  48, of Liverpool, passed away suddenly at home on April 23rd, 2012.

Born in Liverpool, he was a son of the late Reid and Pamela (Ganter)(Hartlen) Whynot.

Doug was a former employee with the local KFC for 27 years. He was a very private person who enjoyed music and electronics.

He is survived by his brother...

SMART – Elizabeth J.,  80, of Liverpool, passed away peacefully in South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012.

Born in Liverpool, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Cunningham and Louise MacDonald.

Betty worked for Standard Brands at the Best Yeast plant in Brooklyn and was a receptionist for Dr. Lloyd MacLeod. She worked at Queens...

MILLER – Kevin George, 50, of Milton, Queens County, passed away suddenly at home on Friday, April 20th, 2012.

Born in Liverpool, he was a son of the late Virginia (Whynot) Miller and George Foster.

In his early years, Kevin enjoyed playing baseball, bowling and playing cards with his friends. Over the past few years, he loved spending time with...

MacKay, Anna Marie, 81, of Queens Manor, Liverpool, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 21st, 2012, in the Queens General Hospital, Liverpool.

 Born in Bridgewater, she was a daughter of the late Ness and Jessie (Ramey) Rafuse.

 Anna was well known for making many lovely crafts, she also loved to knit and sew. She was also an big Nascar fan,...

Mailman, Signa Violet “Iona’, 77, of Caledonia, Queens County, passed away on Saturday, April 21st, 2012, in the Queens General Hospital, Liverpool.

 Born in Bridgewater, she was a daughter of the late Hazel (Turner) Kempton.

 Iona loved spending many countless hours helping people with their family genealogy and she also enjoyed keeping records of  her communities history, having been a...

Arna Virginia Gardner, 81, Maritime Odd Fellows Home, Pictou, formerly of New Glasgow, passed away Friday, April 20, 2012 in the home, surrounded by family.

Born in Laconia, Lunenburg County, she was a daughter of the late Arnold Bertram and Ethel Mae (Veinot) Johnson. She was a faithful member of First United Baptist Church, New Glasgow. Arna had been employed...

MOSHER – Doris M.,  90, of Sable River, formerly of Sandy Cove, passed away peacefully in South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater, Saturday, April 14th, 2012.

           Born in Bridgewater, she was a daughter of the late John and  Beatrice (Hubley) Labrador.

Doris was very active in her community providing Meals on Wheels and was a member of the Liverpool Seniors Group...

WHYNOT – J. Wayne,  68, of Milton, Queens County, passed away suddenly in Halifax Infirmary on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012.

           Born in Milton, he was a son of the late John and Pearl (White) Whynot.

           Wayne was a self-employed carpenter and a former police constable for the Town of Liverpool.

He is survived by his sisters: Frances Burkholder (David Waterhouse)...

QUINN – Vivian Louise. It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing on December 30th, 2011 at Queens General Hospital, Liverpool.

Born September 19, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Iola Coolen and the late J. Malcolm MacDonald.

For most of her adult life, she worked in Liverpool and Timmins, Ont., retiring back to Nova...

DAURY – Judson Newman,  71, of Liverpool, formerly of Port Mouton, Queens County, passed away suddenly in QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax on March 28th, 2012.

              Born in Port Mouton, he was a son of the late Newman and Rita (Williams) Daury.

              Judson was a fisherman all his life. He enjoyed hunting, playing cards and doing puzzles in his spare...

Cunningham – Murray Ralph, 73, of Liverpool, passed away on Thursday, March 29th, 2012, at home.

           Born in Milton, he was a son of the late Leaman and Isabella (Cunningham) Cunningham.

           Murray worked many years in the woods, before going to work for C.W. MacLeod Fisheries in Port Mouton.

He is survived by his loving wife, the former Margaret Williams;...

WENTZELL –  Edith Winnifred, 91, of Queens Manor, Liverpool, formerly of Milton, passed away peacefully in Queens Manor, on March 30th, 2012.

Born in Milton, she was a daughter of the late Seward and Bertha (Godfrey) Coombs.

Edith worked as a store clerk for 18 years with Thorne’s Hardware Store in Liverpool and previously at Walker’s Store and Payzant’s Store....

 Rhyno, Royce Stanley, 81, of Bridgewater, passed away Suddenly at home on Friday, March 23, 2012.

 Born in Charleston, Queens County, he was  son of the late Charles and Odessa (Frances) Rhyno.

 Royce was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #24, Bridgewater.

 He is survived by his wife Marie; daughters...