Arnold Errington « Arnie » Cooke
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COOKE, Arnold Errington
« Arnie », Age 67, Country Harbour,
Guysborough County, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday,
September 11, 2019 in St. Martha’s Regional Hospital,
Antigonish, as a result of complications due to fabry disease and
renal failure. Born in Isaac’s Harbour, he was a son of the
late Edison and Bertha (Langille) Cooke. Arnie was a sailor for 6
years in the dockyards in Halifax. He was a mobile home technician for
a number of years; salesman for Perfection Dairy for 8 years. Arnie
later owned and operated his own dairy franchise for Perfection Dairy
before retiring. He is survived by his wife, Sandra; sons, Jason
Cooke, Matthew (Julia) Bell, Jason (Anne) Ulley; daughter, Taryn
(Grant) Crevier; grandchildren, Kylie, Victoria, Haydden, Jewel,
Austin, Jade, Keegan and Hayley; sisters, Verna (Arthur) Steeves, New
Glasgow; Joyce Avery, Halifax; Cindy (James) Parsons, Port Hilford;
brothers, Albert, Sherbrooke; Raymond (Gladys), Goldboro; David
(Cherry), Calgary, Alb.; sisters-in-law, Carrie, Moncton, N.B.;
Maxine, Sackville, N.B.; Florence, Isaac’s Harbour; Patsy,
Halifax; many nieces, nephews and their families. He was predeceased
by brothers, Douglas, Cecil, Allan, Jack, Howard(Nancy), Bud; sisters,
Ileen (Richard)Hudson, Alice (Lawrence) Peters, Florence (Russell)
Munroe; sister-in-law, Margaret Cooke. A Celebration of
Arnie’s Life will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at
1 p.m. in the Country Harbour Gun Club with Lewis MacIntosh presiding.
Family flowers only please. Memorial donations may be made to Canadian
Fabry Association or The Kidney Foundation of Canada. A special thank
you to Dr. Michael West and Staff of Division of Nephrology, Dalhousie
University; nurses from Bayshore HealthCare and Innomar; Home Dialysis
in Halifax, the Dialysis Unit in Antigonish and all the doctors and
nurses in Palliative Care at St. Martha’s. Funeral
arrangements are under the dignified and compassionate care of G.W.
Giffin Funeral Home, 17545 Highway 316, Country Harbour. Online
condolences may be made at www.gwgiffin.com
1952-2019
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Arnold Errington Arnie Cooke..
Décès pour la Ville: Sherbrooke, Province: Nova Scotia