Donald Joseph MacEachern

July 16, 1943 – December 5, 2010 Coxheath, NS

It is with broken hearts that we, his family, announce the peaceful passing of a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend.

Surrounded by his family, Donnie passed into the arms of his beloved wife and mother on Sunday Dec 5, 2010 in the An Cala Palliative Care Unit of the Care Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney.

Born in Sydney he was the son of the late Archie and Jessie (MacLeod) MacEachern.

He retired from the Cape Breton Regional Fire Dept in 2008. Prior to that he was employed be Eastern Transport. Donnie had a great love for Horses and enjoyed the sport of harness racing and also watching his grandsons play hockey.

He is survived by his loving daughter’s Janet (Garrett) MacDonald of Coxheath, and Laura (Raymond) MacLean of Sydney. He was also survived by sister’s Anna (Dave) Poirier and Mary (Dave) French both of Sydney, as well as brothers John (Paulette), Archie (Marilyn), Jim (Irene Hart), Len and Mike (Annette) all of Sydney and many nieces and nephews.

Lastly, Papa is survived by his grandchildren who were the great joys of his life, Riley, Thomas, and Mathew MacDonald and the apple of his eye his only granddaughter, Rae-Lyn MacLean. He was such a big part of their lives and provided them with love and guidance of his kind and gentle nature.

He was predeceased by the love of his life, his wife Sheila (Boutilier) MacEachern in 1990 and by his sister in law, Susan MacEachern.

Visitation for Donnie will be from 2-4 and 7-9pm on Wednesday Dec 8th in TW Curry Parkview Chapel, with a funeral mass on Thursday Dec 9th at 10am in St Theresa’s Church with Fr Jim Oliver Officiating , burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery Sydney Forks.

Donations can be made to the An Cala Palliative Care Unit or the Cancer Unite of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital.