Kay MacNeil

Leah Katharine 'Kay' MacNeil (Warren) obituary: Leah Katharine 'Kay' MacNeil (Warren) Born In: Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada Passed in: Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada Passed on: February 18th, 2011 It is with deepest regret that we, the family, announce the passing of our dear mother, Leah Katharine (Warren) MacNeil, formally of Louisa Street, Sydney, on Friday, February 18, 2011 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney, with her family by her side after a brief illness. Born in Sydney, she was the daughter of the late Alpheaus and Rebecca (Russell) Warren. She was extremely loved and respected by her nine children and their families: John Robert (Antonietta), Sydney; Ann Marie (Robert Farmer), Truro; Edmund (Terri Pettipas), Brampton, ON; Roddie (Susan), Sydney; Patricia (Mike Cameron), Rothesay, NB; Catherine (Bruce Rowlands), Maryland, USA; Donna (Mike Ayre), Sydney; Arlene (Joe Sophocleous), Moncton, NB; Michael (Cyndie), Milton, ON; 21 grandchildren: Elisa and Robert MacNeil; Tyler and Bryant Farmer; Danny and Ashley MacNeil; Scott and Jennifer MacNeil; Katelyn and Christine Cameron; Chloë, Lucas, and Hannah Rowlands; Andrea and Samantha Ayre; Aaron and Lindsay Sophocleous; Courteney and Kyle MacNeil; step-grandchildren Sean and Brian Pettipas. She is also survived by her ten great-grandchildren. She will be missed by her three brothers, Lloyd (Evelyn), Bill (Martha), Sydney; and Robert (Sheila), Dartmouth; sister-in-law Kathleen Warren, Sydney; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her loving husband and soul mate Neil Edmund and her brother Chesley. There will be no visitation as per her request. The funeral will be held on Monday, February 21 at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, Sydney. As an expression of sympathy for Kay, memorial donations in her memory can be made to the Palliative Care Unit at CBDHA or the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation in lieu of flowers.