CONNOLLY, Sister Madeline -- Antigonish
Published: November 08, 2022
Formerly Sis­ter Regina Clare, age 105, a Sis­ter of St. Martha of Antigo­nish, died in Mary's Court, on Sun­day No­vem­ber 6, 2022, in the 85th year of her Re­li­gious Life. Born in Bris­tol's Hope, New­found­land and  Labrador, Sis­ter Made­line was the daugh­ter of the late Samuel and Cather­ine (Power) Con­nolly. Sis­ter Made­line en­tered the Sis­ters of St. Martha on Sep­tem­ber 15, 1935. She pro­nounced her first vows on July 16, 1937, and her per­pet­ual vows on July 22, 1940. In Au­gust 1941, Sis­ter Made­line re­ceived her Bach­e­lor of Arts de­gree from St. Fran­cis Xavier Uni­ver­sity in Antigo­nish. In 1942, she ob­tained her Bach­e­lor of Li­brary Sci­ence de­gree from the Uni­ver­sity of Toronto. In 1956 Sis­ter did fur­ther stud­ies at the Uni­ver­sity of Toronto, and at the Uni­ver­sity of Ed­in­burgh in 1972. Sis­ter Made­line re­ceived an Hon­orary Doc­tor­ate De­gree from St. Fran­cis Xavier Uni­ver­sity in 1986.

While liv­ing at St. Martha's Con­vent on the cam­pus of St. Fran­cis Xavier Uni­ver­sity, Sis­ter served as Li­brar­ian at the Uni­ver­sity from 1942 to 1980. From 1980 to 1988 she min­is­tered as the as­sis­tant li­brar­ian at St. Au­gus­tine's Sem­i­nary in Scar­bor­ough, Ont. After a year of spir­i­tual re­newal at Gon­zaga Uni­ver­sity in Spokane, Wash­ing­ton, Sis­ter Made­line did vol­un­teer work while liv­ing at St. Martha's Con­vent and Mar­ian Com­mu­nity in Antigo­nish, St. Eliz­a­beth's Con­vent, Cal­gary, Alta., and New Wa­ter­ford Con­sol­i­dated Hos­pi­tal in Cape Bre­ton. A vo­ra­cious reader equaled only by play­ing cards, Sr. Made­line loved noth­ing more than a good con­ver­sa­tion. Her sto­ries from min­istry at St. Fran­cis Xavier Li­brary gave life to the rich his­tory, bless­ings, and chal­lenges that ac­com­pa­nied the growth of the Uni­ver­sity. She kept ac­tive in a man­ner that left peo­ple in awe, tak­ing the stairs daily rather than the el­e­va­tor. Her life was rooted in prayer, and this was ev­i­dent in the wis­dom that she shared at every Martha gath­er­ing, leav­ing her Martha sis­ters with much to pon­der.

Sis­ter Made­line was the sec­ond old­est in a fam­ily of five chil­dren, she is the last mem­ber of her im­me­di­ate fam­ily. Be­sides her par­ents, she was pre­de­ceased by broth­ers Lawrence, James and Fredrick, and sis­ter Rita Matthews. She has many de­voted nieces and nephews, cousins, and ex­tended fam­ily, and friends, in par­tic­u­lar her sis­ter-in-law, Sheila.

Fol­low­ing the rec­om­men­da­tions and pro­ce­dures in place at this time, the re­mains will rest at Martha Place, Park­land Antigo­nish, where a pri­vate Cel­e­bra­tion of Vigil will be held fol­lowed by a pri­vate Liturgy of Chris­t­ian Bur­ial on, Wednes­day No­vem­ber 9, at 1:30 p.m., in St. Martha Chapel at Martha Place, Park­land, Antigo­nish. Sister Connolly's eulogy will be livestreamed on C.L. Curry Funeral Home website at 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday. Liturgy of Christian Burial will be livestreamed at 1:30 p.m. Online condolences: www.​clcurry.​com

KEEPING, Eileen (Blagdon) -- Orangeville, Ont.
Published: November 19, 2022
Eileen was born in Diamond Cove, NL on November 7, 1941, and passed away peacefully in Headwaters Health Care Centre in Orangeville, Ont. on November 9, 2022, at the age of 81. Beloved wife of the late Donald Roy Keeping. Loving mother of Gary (Glenda) and Don. Cherished grandmother of Tanner, Logan and Ceara. Eileen will be missed by many family and friends. "A sons first love is his mother; a mothers last love is her sons." As per Eileen's wishes there will be no funeral. Cremation has already taken place. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of your choosing. Online condolences may be made at www.imfunerals.com    In Memoriam Funeral Services Inc. has been given the honour to serve the Keeping Family.

PINK, Nora
Published: November 22, 2022
We, the family, regret to announce the passing of Nora Pink on Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Hospice Cape Breton. Born November 1, 1933, in Harbour Island/Ramea, NL, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Ethel Jane (Carew) Keeping. Nora is survived by her daughter, Katherine Pink (Robert), Ramea, NL; sons, David (Arleen), Albert Bridge, Stanley (Karen), Sydney and Conrad (Laura), Howie Centre; grandchildren, Marylynn, Annie, Matthew, Lacey, David, Lindsay, Lee, Stacey and Norma; 12 great-grandchildren; sisters, Marie Ayre (Louis), Sydney, Ruth Stevens, Sydney and Eileen (Archibald) Pink, Ramea, NL; and brother, Onslow (Edith), PEI. In addition to her parents, Nora was predeceased by her husband, Stanley; sister, Vera Hinks; and brothers, Harold, Emanuel, Claude and four in infancy.

Visitation will take place in the First United Church, Louisbourg on Wednesday, November 23 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held in the First United Church, Louisbourg on Thursday, November 24 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Peter Rafuse officiating. Interment will take place in Forest Haven Memorial Gardens. The funeral service can be viewed on Facebook Live by visiting the Sydney Memorial Chapel Facebook page. A special thank you to the staff of 4B at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital and Hospice Cape Breton. Memorials may be made to St. Bartholomew's Church, Louisbourg or the Hospice Palliative Care Society of Cape Breton County. Words of comfort can be sent to the family at www.sydneymemorialchapel.com