Sydney, NS Obituaries

We the family, regret to announce the peaceful passing of Glenn McGuire on 13 July 2026 at his home. Glenn was born 25 November 1954 to Patrick and Anna McGuire and spent his whole life on the family ...

It is with saddened hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved cousin, Roger Alan Francis who passed away on July 5, 2026. Born to the late Catherine Paul in Boston on March 11, 1958, Roger s...

It is with broken hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Blair Alexander Gillis, of Howie Centre, on July 3rd, at the age of 59. Born on January 24, 1967, in Grand Mira South, Blair was the be...

It is with heavy hearts that we, the family, announce the passing of our dear mother, grandmother, sister, Mary Margaret Peck, aka Mary Lou of Wagmatcook, at the age of 61. Mary passed away at the C...

It is with treasured memories and hearts full of sadness that we, the family of Florence (Flo) McNeil (nee Voyez) , announce her passing on July 5, 2026 at the age of 83. Florence was born in Glace B...

On a cold morning on February 6th, 1945, in the beautiful community of Cape La Hune, Newfoundland, a premature baby was born to Minnie and Sam Dollimount. Only 1.5 lbs, he was not expected to live. Hi...

Today we lost a true renaissance man. A teacher by profession, Tom was a gifted carpenter, counselor, home builder and jack of all trades. There was really nothing he couldn’t do. But more than his a...

It is with sadness of heart that we the family of John Gabriel Sylliboy announce the loss of our beloved son, father, brother, uncle and friend on July 1st, 2026. Born on June 16, 1966 to George and ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Catherine (Kaye) MacKenzie of Sydney Forks, on June 30th, 2026, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, surrounded by family. She was born on Sep...

With family by her side, Janice Marie MacDonald passed away on June 29, 2026 at Membertou, Nova Scotia. She leaves to mourn her son Joe & his wife Lorraine, and her daughter Raven, Grandsons; Harley,...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Doreen (Jessome) Slade. She passed away suddenly at her home on June 28th. Born in Millville, Doreen was the daughter of Hilbert and Voila (Ra...

We are sad to announce that Margaret Amelia Murray died on June 27th at Hospice Cape Breton in Sydney. Born in Hants County, Nova Scotia, on June 30th, 1940, Margaret grew up in Poplar Grove, the daug...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Auriel Monica Paul, at the age of 34, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. In her young life, she has completed so much. Auriel was everyone’...

It is with a sense of great loss that we announce the unexpected passing of Graham Thomas Fitzgerald, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother on June 20, 2026. Graham was born on ...

It is with profound sadness that the family of Helen Joyce Warren announce her peaceful passing on June 20, 2026, in the compassionate care of the Palliative Care Unit at the Cape Breton Regional Hosp...

We are sad to announce the passing of Helen Gourley Taylor on Tuesday, June 16th 2026 at the Palliative Care (An Cala) ward at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. Helen was born and grew up in Falkirk,...

with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Geordie William Whyte, 40, on June 11th 2026. Geordie was the second eldest son of George Whyte and was born in Little Pond, Cape Breton Island, Nova...

Barbara Elizabeth Francis, also known as Barbie to her friends, passed away peacefully at home in Eskasoni surrounded by her loved ones at age 56. Born in Sydney, she was the youngest daughter of 17 ...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Eric Burns Parsons, age 85, of Sydney, who died at his residence at Parkland Shannex Sydney on June 12, 2026. Eric is survived by his wife Joan...

It is with deep devastation and profound sadness that Rebecca White and Shane Stephenson share that their baby boy, Owen Blair Stephenson, was stillborn on June 2, 2026 at the IWK in Halifax. Owen wa...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beautiful mom, grandma, sister and aunt Patricia Young (Simon), age 60 on Friday June 5, 2026 at the Inverness Consolidated Hospital. Born ...

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Juanita Ann Paul, on June 1, 2026. Born on November 4, 1968, Juanit...

It is with broken hearts that we, the family, announce the peaceful passing of our beloved father, grandfather, brother, and uncle; John Alexander MacNeil, at the Northside Community Guest Home on Ju...

It is with broken hearts that we announce the unexpected passing on May 31, 2026 of our beloved father, son, partner, brother, nephew and friend Justin Noelan Dennis. Born to Elizabeth Bernard and Ge...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce our beautiful mother, Mary Gloria Christmas, age 72, has begun her journey into the spirit world on May 28, 2026, in Halifax, NS. Gloria was born in Gagetown ...

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing on May 22, 2026 of the matriarch of our family, our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and auntie Catherine Elizabeth Bernard (nee Syl...

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing on May 16, 2026 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, of our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, June Marie Joe. She was born to the lat...

Sarah Christena (Chris) McGean, 87, of Ingonish, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 15, 2026 at The Highland Manor located in Neil’s Harbour. Born in Sydney, she was the daughter of the late Danie...

Mary Jane Sumners (nee Currie) passed away suddenly on May 11th in Frenchvale, Nova Scotia, while visiting family. She was 85 years old. Beloved wife of Ronald Sumners Sr. Loving mother of Barbara Na...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing on May 11, 2026, of our beloved husband, father and poppy, Donald Austin Ingraham. Don is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Jean, daughte...

It is with broken hearts that we, the family of Anthony Joseph Basque announce his passing at the CBRH on Saturday, May 9th. Born on April 12, 1960 to Mary Dorothy Basque and John Joseph Basque. He...

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Jessie Marie Bernard, our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and matriarch of our family, who passed away on May 7, 2026 at the Cape Bre...

We are saddened to announce the passing of Sharon McLean on Tuesday, March 5, 2026, in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney. Born in Sydney and spending her early childhood in Grand River, Richm...

Albert Rindress Buffett passed away on May 5, 2026 at Cape Breton Regional Hospital. Born on February 20, 1938, in Neil’s Harbour Nova Scotia, he was known throughout the community as Rindress. He g...

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing, on May 6, 2026 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, of our beloved father, brother, grandfather and uncle Roger Anthony Lafford. Born on June 1...

It is with sadness of heart that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister Iris Doreen Bates who passed away at Harbourstone Enhanced Care on Sunday, May...

It is with sadness of heart that we announce the peaceful passing on May 1, 2026 of our beloved mother and grandmother Mary Cecilia MacKinnon. Born in Glace Bay on March 28, 1935, Mary was the last...

With one final moose call and cast of a stonefly nymph, the legendary Brian Sheppard has walked beyond the river’s bend, leaving the woods a little quieter behind him. Mischievous from his very first...

We regret to announce the passing of John (Jackie) MacMullin on April 26, 2026 at the Northside Guest Home in North Sydney, NS. Jackie was 85 years old. Jackie was the son of the late John Dan and El...

It is with a deep sense of loss that we announce that our dear Jazmine Bree Nicholas-Cloud was snatched from us on April 22, 2026 at the tender age of 25. She is a beloved daughter to Becky Nicholas ...

It is with broken hearts that we, the family, announce the passing of our beloved mother, Theresa (Tobin) Kozera, on April 23, 2026, at the Hospice of Cape Breton. Born in Sydney, Theresa was the da...

It is with sadness of heart that we announce the passing of our dear mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Mary Agnes Paul-Elliot passed away on April 13, 2026, at the age of 68 in Inverness. Born in...

We are saddened to announce the passing of our mother, Shirley Lillian Gertrude Dickson on April 10th 2026 at Abbey J. Lane Memorial Hospital in Halifax, NS. She was 90 years old. Born in North Sydney...

It is with shattered hearts that we announce the sudden passing on April 4. 2026 of a beloved daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend, Sacha Joan Elizabeth Googoo. Sacha was born on November 27th, ...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Lenora Elizabeth "Lily" Marshall, beloved daughter, mother, sister, niece and friend. Lily was born on June 8, 2000 to Dorothy Marshall and...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jacqueline “Jackie” Stevens-Knockwood on March 30, 2026, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, surrounded by the love of her family. Born on Ju...

We the family of Harold Joseph Kabatay of the Muskrat Clan sadly announce the sudden passing of our brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather, godfather, uncle, nephew and cousin on March 30, 20...

Francis Xavier "Sonny" Murray passed away April 1st at Cape Breton Regional Hospital at the age of 88 after a brief illness. Survived by wife Margaret (nee Miller), sons Hugh (Lorna) and Scott, daugh...

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our son, brother, father, partner, nephew, Albert Charles Ginnish. Al joined his sister and loved ones in the spirit world on Tuesday, March 24, 202...

Dr. Anni Law passed away in the Buchanan Memorial Hospital at Neil's Harbour on Wednesday March 25. She was born in China of Finnish Missionary parents in 1938 and moved to Canada during WWII. She gre...