Donald LeRoy « Donnie » Stevens
1939-2018
Donald LeRoy « Donnie » Stevens –
79, Truro, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on
Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at Colchester East Hants Health Centre,
Truro. Born in Truro, he was a son of the late Percy and Jean
(Belmore) Stevens.
Donnie was a long-time member of Immaculate Conception Roman
Catholic Church. He started his career with Moffatt’s Moving
and Storage and then worked at Polymer and Sobeys. An avid hockey fan,
he played regularly in the 1950s and continued his passion by watching
hockey and cheering on his favourite team, although he never told us
what team that was! He also enjoyed fishing and participating in the
Brookfield Big Game Hunt.
Donnie was the last surviving member of his immediate family
and is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Bonnie (MacGregor);
children, Michael (Janice) Stevens, Hilden; Sandra Starratt (Jeff
Service), Lower Onslow; Nancy (Myron) Upham, Upper North River; Brian
Stevens (Dina Virlas), Jasper, Alberta; grandchildren, Nicholas,
Charles, Emma Jean, Matthew, Colby, Jessie, Emma-Leigh, Ryan, Max,
Gabrielle, Isabelle; great grandchildren, Sage and Olivia;
brothers-in-law, Lloyd Bogle, Stewiacke; Alfred Wallace, Grand Lake;
several nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, he was predeceased
by his sisters, Ruth Wallace, Helen Bogle; brothers, Arnold Stevens,
Aubrey (Eva) Stevens, Roland Stevens.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Mattatall –
Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street, Truro, where Donnie’s
family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Friday, August 3, 2018.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:30 a.m., Saturday,
August 4, 2018, at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, 669
Prince Street, Truro, Father Cristinel Fartadi officiating. Reception
will follow in Campbell Hall. Interment at a later date in Watson
Cemetery.
Special thanks are extended to the wonderful staff at
Colchester East Hants Health Centre (Dialysis Unit and Palliative Care
Unit), Colchester East Hants Hospice Society, VON caregivers and to
Dr. Bruce Phillips. If so desired, donations in Donnie’s
memory to The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Atlantic Branch or VON,
Colchester Branch are welcomed. Private messages of condolence may be
sent to the family by viewing Donnie’s obituary on-line and
selecting « Send A Condolence » at:
www.mattatallvarnerfh.com
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Donald LeRoy Donnie Stevens 19392018.source
Décès pour la Ville: Truro, Province: Nova Scotia
