Christine Patterson Chisholm

Christine Chisholm, 94, formerly of Number 11 and MacLeod’s Road, passed away on Sunday, June 17,2012 at the Glace Bay Hospital with her loving husband Bill by her side. Born in Donkin, she was the daughter of the late Lauchlin and Elizabeth Kirkby (Gilholm) MacLeod. Chris was the last surviving member of her family.In her younger years, Chris dabbled in carpentry and painting and she also loved to read, do crosswords and play card games on her computer and she really enjoyed her shopping trips with her girls Mom loved being a grandmother and a great grandmother.

Chris will be sadly missed by her devoted husband, Bill with whom she would have celebrated 60 years of marriage in December and by her daughters; Elizabeth, Saint John, N.B., Jacqueline (Paul Daniels), Cold Lake ,AB and Grace (Tom LeCreux), Pictou County. She also leaves behind her beloved grandchildren; Christine and Phillip (Alina) Daniels and Miranda (Mike) and Sarah LeCreux and her great grandchildren; Ty, Brydon, Grace Ann and special nieces and nephews, especially the Cape Breton crew.

She was predeceased by brothers; Robert, Donald, Melvin, John “Jack”, Bill, Raymond, Art and sisters; Anna, and Dorothy “Toots” and special nephew Bobby.

Visitation for Chris will be held on Wednesday, June 20,2012 at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Marconi Street, Glace Bay from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Following the visitation, cremation will take place. Funeral service will be held at St. Mary’s Anglican Church at 11:00 am Thursday with Rev. Vernon Reid officiating and following the reception interment will take place in Forest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Memorial donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice and words of comfort may be left for the family at: www.pattenfuneral.com