Philip Samuel O’Neill
1947-2016
O’Neill, Philip – Age 69 years of Mulgrave, Guys.
Co. died Sunday, December 31, 2016 in St. Martha’s Regional
Hospital, Antigonish.
Born in Antigonish he was a son of Sarah “Betty”,
Mulgrave and the late Ignatius O’Neil.
Philip was known for his hard work, personal ethics, love of
nature and sense of humor. His interests were gardening, flowers,
dancing and long drives out the back roads. As a young man he
stevedored in Mulgrave and then he moved to Vancouver where he worked
for twenty years as a drywall finisher. He returned to Nova Scotia to
complete his career and eventually met Noel. Their relationship of
eleven years changed both of their lives. They were each
other’s best friend and companion. They were proudly married
in the hospital on December 27, 2016 and achieved a union they had
planned for next year. He is survived by his wife, Noel
Lucas-O’Neill; mother, Sarah “Betty”
O’Neil DeCoste, siblings; Catherine Chisholm, Antigonish;
Sean (Debbie), Port Hawkesbury; Gerald (Cecelia), East Tracadie;
Anthony (Heather), Edmonton; Raymond (Carol), Calgary; Lawrence
(Denise), Halifax; Moira Dowling (Clarey), Tennessee; Cormack,
Antigonish; Bernard (Sun Ae), Mulgrave; Francis (Patricia), Linwood;
Dennis (Veronica), Yellowknife; Adrian (Jacquie), New Glasgow; step
siblings, Bernard (Barb) DeCoste, Mulgrave; Irene MacDonald (Leo),
Cleveland; John (Linda), Auld’s Cove; Robert (Donna),
Mulgrave; Chris Miller (Dan), Halifax; mother-in-law ,Ruth Lucas,
Mulgrave; brothers and sisters-in-law, Tony (Barb), Winnipeg; Cedric
(Stella), Mulgrave; Felita Sampson (Carmen), Havre Boucher; Charlie
(Tina), Yarmouth; Selina Sampson (Donnie), Havre Boucher; aunt, Sister
Phyllis O’Donnell CSM, Antigonish; many nieces and nephews,
great nieces and nephews.
Philip was predeceased by brother, Michael Allan in infancy,
father, Ignatius, brother-in-law, Neil Chisholm, father-in-law,
Charles Lucas and step-father, Bernard DeCoste.
His remains have been cremated. Visitation will take place in
the Mulgrave and Area Resting Place on Wednesday, January 4, from 2-4
and 6-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, January 5,
in St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church, Mulgrave, with Father Allan
MacPhie officiating. Burial will take place at a later
date.
Special thanks are extended to the nurses and staff of St.
Martha’s Hospital for their kindness to Philip. Family
flowers only please. Memorial donations in memory of Philip may be
made to Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia or
Mulgrave and Area Resting Place.
Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of
Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Port Hawkesbury. Words of comfort may
be forwarded to the family at: www.haverstocks.com

Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Philip Samuel O’Neill – 1947-2016.source

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