I have adjusted my records to reflect the Murray Siding Colchester County entry as I was not aware of the place in Colchester and it is confusing as the Moore girls mainly grew up in Atkinson Siding which is outside Westchester, NS.
Thanks John
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From: keysie37
To: nscumber@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 11:49 AM
Subject: [nscumber] Re: Obit: MacDONALD, Rhoda V [née SIDDALL]
Thanks, John. That fixes the surname problem. However, the brother's obit is as published so I've left it as "Murray Siding".
Eric
--- In nscumber@yahoogroups.com, "John Coville" <johncoville@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Eric
> A little correction if I may, Viola's mother was Dorothea E. Tower and her father was Alfred Eli Moore and you may find that Murray Siding Colchester County is Atkinson Siding, Cumberland County, NS. Dorothea was my wife's great grandmother. Hope this helps Eric.
> John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Keys
> To: nscumber
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 4:52 PM
> Subject: [nscumber] Obit: MacDONALD, Rhoda V [née SIDDALL]
>
>
>
> Rhoda V. MacDonald 1926-2010
> Rhoda V. MacDonald, 84, of Sackville, passed away peacefully at the
> Sackville Memorial Hospital on Thursday, December 30, 2010. Born in
> Westchester, NS, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Viola
> (Tower) Siddall. Rhoda will be sadly missed by her husband of 47 years,
> Allister MacDonald of Sackville, a daughter, Allyson MacDonald of
> Vancouver, sister Beatrice (Jack) Sippley, of Miramichi, many cousins,
> nieces, and nephews. Besides her parents, Rhoda was predeceased by five
> brothers and three sisters. Cremation has taken place under the care
> and supervision of the Jones Funeral Home, 70 Bridge Street, Sackville,
> NB (364-1300). A visitation will be held from the funeral home 7-9 pm
> on Monday, January 3, 2011. There will be no service. Burial will be
> in the Hillside Cemetery in Springhill at a later date.
> www.jonesfuneralhome.ca
> [Thursday, 30-December-2010 Jones Funeral Home, Sackville NB]
> [collected by EMKeys 2010-12-30]
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> from her brother Willis' obit, I have her mother's surname as MOORE
> (TOWER was her maternal grandmother's surname before she married Eli Tower).
>
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> SIDDALL, Willis William - 86, Murray Siding, Colchester Co., passed away
> Saturday, August 23, 2008, at The Mira, Truro. Born December 22, 1921 in
> Westchester, Cumberland Co., he was a son of the late ****Clarence and
> Viola (Moore) Siddall****. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Anne
> (MacRae), Truro; daughters Dianna (Cliff) Fisher, Ladysmith, B.C.; Pat
> (Stephen) Oakes, New Westminster, B.C.; sons, Wendell (Candace),
> Calgary, Alta.; Robert (Loretta), Lower Sackville; grandchildren, Darren
> and Jonathan Fisher, Joshua and Gabriel Oakes, Andrew (Erin), Gillian
> and Graham Siddall and Rachel Siddall; sisters, Rhoda (Al) MacDonald and
> Beatrice (Jack) Sippley. He was predeceased by brothers, Ernest, Stanley
> and Edgar; sisters, Julia, Mary and Avis. During World War Two he served
> overseas with the Seventh Anti- Tank First Corps and received the
> 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, France-Germany Star, Defense Medal and
> Canadian Volunteer Medal and Clasp. Upon discharge, he returned to Truro
> and married Anne MacRae. He worked in auto-body repair in Truro until
> retirement. His retirement years were spent travelling with Anne and
> volunteering at the Legion. As an active member of Branch No. 26 of the
> Royal Canadian Legion, he received two certificates of merit, the
> Diamond Jubilee Medal, Life Membership, Meritorious Service Medal and in
> 2002, was awarded the Palm Leaf (the highest award in the Royal Canadian
> Legion). He was a charter and lifetime member of the Salmon River
> Volunteer Fire Brigade. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be
> held on Tuesday August 26, 7-9 p.m. with a Legion Tribute service at 6
> p.m., followed by a Fire Brigade Tribute service; a memorial service
> will be held Wednesday, August 27 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Jak Binderup
> officiating, all at the Colchester Community Funeral Home, 512 Willow
> St., Truro. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may
> be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia. On-line
> condolences may be made to: colchestercommunity.com [Monday,
> 25-August-2008 www.thechronicleherald.ca Halifax NS]
> [submitted by EMKeys 2008-08-25]
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>
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