Obituary
Eileen MacDonald
North Sydney
It is with heartfelt sadness we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Eileen Mae MacDonald, age 84, on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital.
Born in North Sydney on April 10, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Wilson and Catherine (Munden) Collier. Eileen enjoyed spending time at the beach, playing crib, going for walks, but she especially loved spending time with her family.
She is survived by her two sons, Wayne (Patsy), North Sydney, Sidney (Irene Balbaloza) , Fort McMurray; her three daughters Cathy (Jim) Hart, Little Bras d’Or, Darlene (Donnie) MacAdam, Sydney (formerly of Ottawa), Trina (Johnny) MacDonald-Bennett, Port Aux Basques; her thirteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren; her three brothers Roy (Helen) Collier, Kentville, Clarence Collier, North Sydney, Gordon (Peggy) Collier, Pictou County; three sisters Stella (Richard) Darby, Tennessee, Alice (Bill) Chiasson, Kathleen (Albert) Billard, both of Dartmouth, sisters-in-law Janice (John) MacPherson, Marion Bridge, Sharon (Donnie) Hawco, Sydney, also many nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, Eileen was predeceased by her husband Ross MacDonald, brother Brian Collier and infant brother Ross Collier.
Sincere thanks to the staff of 5 West and 2 West at the Northside General Hospital, to Dr. Klassen for his kindness and compassion shown to our mother and to the family, also the staff of 4D at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital.
A private family visitation and service will be held on Sunday in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant Street, North Sydney with Rev. Stephen Mills officiating. Covid-19 restrictions will be in place with proof of vaccine, photo ID, the wearing of masks and social distancing in the funeral home. Burial will take place in Lakeside Cemetery, North Sydney at a later date. Memorial donations may be made the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.wjdooley.com.
I’d like the memory of me
to be a happy one.
I’d like to leave an
after glow of smiles
when day is done.
I’d like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the
ways, of happy times and
laughing times and bright
and sunny days.
I’d like the tears of
those who grieve to dry
before the sun, of
happy memories that I
leave behind,
when day is done.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Eileen Mae Collier MacDonald April 10 1937 January 19 2022 (age 84)..

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Death notice for the town of: North-Sydney, Province: Nova Scotia

death notice Eileen Mae Collier MacDonald April 10 1937 January 19 2022 (age 84)

mortuary notice Eileen Mae Collier MacDonald April 10 1937 January 19 2022 (age 84)