Florence I. MACNEIL

WHALEN (MacNeil), Florence I. WHALEN (MacNeil), Florence I. - 90, Orangedale, Inverness Co., passed away very peacefully on Thursday, February 14, 2008, in Alderwood Rest Home, Baddeck. Born in Janvrin Harbour on May 4, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Joseph and Euphemia (Robinson) MacNeil. Florence was a homemaker and a member of Holy Trinity Parish, Waycobah. She will be sadly missed by daughters, Shirley MacKay, Orangedale; Sharlene Woods, Halifax; son, John W. "Bill" (Margie) Sutherland, Lower Sackville; brother, Rod MacNeil, Edwardsville; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her first husband, Sterling Sutherland; second husband, Reginald Whalen; sons, Sterling and Ronnie Sutherland; grandson, Bill Sutherland; granddaughter, Debbie McTiernan; sisters, Stella, Kate, Helen, Rose, Violet, and brothers, Ben, Jack and Hiram MacNeil. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. today in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Whycocomagh. Funeral mass will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, with Father Bernie MacDonald officiating. Burial in Gillis Cove Cemetery at a later date. Family flowers only please. Memorial donations may be made to Aite Curam, Inverness, Alderwood Rest Home or a charity of one's choice. Words of comfort may be forwarded to the family at: www.haverstocks.com