Harlan Dewitt MacLeod
1939-2019
MacLeod, Harlan Dewitt, age 79, of Addington
Fork’s, Antigonish County passed away on April 9, 2019 in
St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, Antigonish.
Born in Middleton, he was the son of the late Alexander
Dewitt and Elizabeth (Cameron) MacLeod.
Harlan began his working career with his cousin at MacLeod
Funeral Home in River John. He moved to Antigonish in 1970 as manager
of Maple Leaf Mills on College Street. He went on to become
owner/operator of MacLeod’s Feed and Farm Supplies Ltd in
Antigonish. After the business changed hands, he continued to work for
Shur-Gain/Maple Leaf Foods until his retirement in 2000. Retirement
did not mean the end of a long work day for Harlan. Always interested
in agriculture, he raised turkeys and chickens, continued to sell
fertilizer throughout Eastern Nova Scotia for Cavendish Agriculture
Services and went back to being involved in the funeral business. He
was always ready to lend a helping hand at C.L. Curry Funeral Home.
His honesty, generosity, kindness and friendly manner will be missed
greatly by the Curry team and all the farm related folks he
encountered in his place of business and on his road trips throughout
Nova Scotia.
Harlan was a dedicated and tireless worker for his church and
community. He was an active member of St. James United Church
Men’s Club, a Life Member of the Antigonish Lion’s
Club and recipient of the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship Award
for outstanding Lion achievement. He was involved with the Eastern
Nova Scotia Exhibition and Northeastern Christmas Tree Association. He
had a bountiful garden each year, and played regularly in both curling
and bowling leagues.
He is survived by his wife, Mary (Kell); son: Jason (Tracy),
Addington Forks; granddaughter, Alissa, Brampton. ON; sister: Eileen
Matheson, Truro.
Predeceased by brother, Aulden (Shirley) and sister, Lorraine
(Sylvan) Mingo and brother in law, George Matheson.
Visitation will be in C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College
Street, Antigonish on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral
service will be held in St. James United Church on Saturday at 2:00 pm
with Reverend Peter Smith presiding. Burial in St. Ninian Cemetery at
a later date.
Donations in memory may be made to N.S. Heart &
Stroke Foundation or St. James United Church. Online condolences:
www.clcurry.com
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Harlan Dewitt MacLeod 19392019..
Death notice for the town of: Antigonish, Province: Nova Scotia