Elizabeth Rose
MacDonald
December 6, 1938- August 31, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of
Elizabeth Rose MacDonald on August 31, 2022 at the Milford Haven
Nursing Home in Guysborough, Nova Scotia. Born and raised in
Goshen, NS, to Robert and Bertha MacNaughton, Elizabeth was the eldest
of three children. She was predeceased by her parents, her
husband Stanley MacDonald, her brother Alistair MacNaughton, and
brother-in-law Al Johnson.
She is survived by: son, Sandy (Sherry) of Lesterdale and
their children, Jessica, Justin, and Maria; daughter, Eleanor (James
Hannigan) of Burns Lake, BC and her children Kaelyn, Janna, and Alea
and great grandson, Ryker; daughter Cairine (Joe Jurus) of Milton, ON
and their children Eilidh, Sophie, and Katherine; and son Colin
(Lorraine Mosey) of Dartmouth and their daughter Regan. She is also
survived by her sister Jean Johnson of St. Thomas, ON, sister-in-law,
Lynn MacNaughton of Aylesford, and many nieces and
nephews.
Elizabeth graduated from Mount Allison University in 1961
with a degree in Home Economics and began her teaching career in
Guysborough where she met and married Stanley. They were
married for 49 years. She was a devoted wife to her husband and a
model of graciousness and hospitality to family and
friends.
Well known in her community for her baking, she was generous
in sharing it; she often delivered apple muffins to local businesses,
and she always had a sweet in the house for any visitor. Her family
will miss her Delicious Cake that she made for every birthday. She was
a wonderful baker even if she didn’t always share the
“real” recipe.
She loved to tell stories. She spent hours on the Goshen Book
that tells the story of her MacNaughton and Fraser family. She
compiled a family cookbook filled with recipes that tells the story of
her life as a daughter, mother, and grandmother. She gave us so many
gifts: a love of reading, a love of gardening, and a love of
baking. Above all, she loved and cherished her
family.
Visitation will be held in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home,
Guysborough on Sunday, September 11th from 2-5
pm and 7-9 pm. Funeral mass will be at St. Ann’s
Church, Guysborough on Monday, September 12th
at 10 am; and the burial of ashes will follow at 3 pm in St.
Peter’s Cemetery, Port Hood. Memorial donations to
honour Elizabeth can be made to either the Guysborough Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary or to St. Ann’s Parish Building Fund.
Thank you to the staff at the Milford Haven
Nursing Home for the care shown to Elizabeth. Words of
comfort may be forwarded to the family at www.haverstocks.com
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Elizabeth MacDonald 1938 2022..
Dennis Haverstocks funeral homes
Death notice for the town of: Guysborough, Province: Nova Scotia
my heart goes out to Sandy Collin eleanor and Carine my prayers are with you. you mother was a gracious and caring lady. I regret that i cannot be there to be with you but my heart and prayers are with you god bless