Allison Jean Viva
Sydney Mines
With broken hearts, we announce the passing of our mom, Allison, at the age of 67. She passed on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, after a short but incredibly courageous battle with cancer.
Allison was born in North Sydney on October 6, 1953, to the late Gordon and Jean (Simpson) Edmunds. Allison attended Mount Saint Vincent University and studied political science. Upon finishing university, she worked for Scotiabank in Halifax and Sydney Mines before beginning her career at Marine Atlantic, where she worked for thirty years and made many of her treasured friendships. She was notorious for loving Pepsi and always having a stash of treats wherever she went. She loved to laugh and always made those around her laugh, often at her own expense. She cared deeply about others, and she would go out of her way to help anyone if she could. She enjoyed listening to classic rock music and following politics. Most of all she loved her family immensely.
She is survived by her soul mate and best friend of over forty years our dad, Paul. Our mom’s greatest accomplishment was being a mom to her children. She leaves behind Tony (Amanda), Paul David (Brenna), and Vanessa (Kurtis), as well as her precious grandchildren, who were the lights of her life, Sophia, Anthony, Ellie, and Jessie. She is also survived by her sister Betty (Logan), brother-in-law Davie (Jeanie), sister-in-law Goretti (Fred) as well as many nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her father-in-law and mother-in-law Anthony and Margaret and sisters-in-law Annette and Verlie.
Our most sincere gratitude goes out to Dr. Giorno, the staff of 4B, as well as the palliative care staff, whose care and compassion for our mom was unwavering.
Cremation has taken place and a private family service will be held at a later date. Words of comfort may be forwarded to her family at www.jmjobesfuneralhome.com
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Allison Edmunds Viva 2021..
Death notice for the town of: Sydney-Mines, Province: Nova Scotia