Northside East Bay
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our beautiful wife, mother and grandmother, Deborah Ann (Kaiser) Murphy, who passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, after a short battle with cancer.
Born March 21, 1959, Debbie was the beloved daughter of the late Ralph and Ruth (Rudderham) Kaiser.
Debbie grew up in Sydney River, she attended Riverview Rural High School where she met the love of her life and best friend, Sheldon ‘Shelly’. They would later marry and build a life in Northside East Bay and raise their two children, Ryan and Jeanine. Debbie was employed in the banking sector at both the Central Guaranty Trust Company and Toronto Dominion for years, where she made lifelong friends, until she left to work in the family business, Kaiser’s Locksmith, until she happily retired in 2019.
Debbie loved life, spending time with family and friends and the outdoors. Many happy memories were made during the many summers spent camping at Broad Cove in Ingonish with family and friends. In later years, summers were spent relaxing around the pool with the grandkids with the odd road trip thrown in.
Debbie is survived by her husband, Shelly; daughter, Jeanine; son, Ryan (Camilla); her pride and joy, three grandsons, Alexander, Logan and Oliver; two fur babies, Brinny and Ozzy; brother, Gary (Dorothy) Kaiser; sisters-in-law, Anne Marie (Billy Quinn), Jane (Paul Wukitsch); brothers-in-law, Terry (Phyllis), Adrian (Brenda), Barry (Doreen), Bruce (Peter), Kevin (Regina), Fr. Paul Murphy and Gordie (Doreen); as well as sisters-in-law, Florence Anne, Betty and Joanna Benoit; along with many loved nieces, nephews and many great friends.
Besides her parents, Debbie was predeceased by her in-laws, James Francis and Evelyn (Keough) Murphy; brothers-in-law, Blair, Jimmy and sister-in-law, Darlene.
A special thanks to Anne Marie and Jane for their continuous support and care for Debbie during her battle. Also many thanks to the CBRH Palliative Care unit and Cancer Center, as well as the VON and Red Cross.
There will be no visitation for the late Debbie Murphy. Memorial Service will be celebrated on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at 2 p.m. in Holy Redeemer Church, Whitney Pier with Fr. Paul Murphy officiating. Private family interment at a later date. Covid protocols will be practiced at the service and for those unable to attend, Live Streaming will be available on Holy Redeemer’s Facebook page.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Debbie can be made to Hospice Palliative Care of Cape Breton County, the Cape Breton Cancer Care Fund, VON or Red Cross.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care and direction of Pier Community Funeral Home.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of MURPHY Deborah Ann Kaiser 2021..
Death notice for the town of: Sydney, Province: Nova Scotia