Evelyn Marie (Cunningham) Chisholm

NEW GLASGOW – Evelyn Marie (Cunningham) Chisholm, age 90. It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear mother on Monday, March 12, 2018.

Born January 8, 1928, in Havendale, Guysborough County, she was a daughter of the late Gregory and Leona (Cunningham) Cunningham. She was predeceased by her husband, William James Chisholm.

In her earlier years, Mom worked at St. F.X., Antigonish. She moved to New Glasgow and worked at McCarron’s Tea Room before she married. Her faith was the most important thing to her along with her love for gardening, her trips back home to Guysborough to visit her family, and baking. Our childhood friends loved her homemade bread and cookies.

Mom had immense joy and made lasting friendships through her involvement with St. John’s Altar Society of which she was a member for over 32 years. More recently she joined the CWL as she missed her involvement with the church community.

She is survived by six children, daughters: Karen (Mark) Vyse, Middle Sackville; Cathy (Joe) Bates, New Glasgow; Janet (Steve) Cormier, Little Harbour; Paula (Frank) Boudreau, Abercrombie; sons: Gary (Kathy Brown) Chisholm, Mill Cove; Neil (Janice) Chisholm New Glasgow; 13 grandchildren: Anita Vyse, Jason Vyse, Scott (Christie Mathieu) Chisholm, Heather (Chris) Oldroyd, Stephen (Elizabeth) Cormier, Adam (Tara) Bates, Brian (Kari-Lynne) Chisholm, Lisa Chisholm, Jennifer (Billy) Dobson, Lauchlan (Miranda) Chisholm, Katelyn (Nick Fraser) Cormier, James (Lauren Fitzpatrick) Cormier and Kimberly Cormier; stepgrandchildren: Frank, Mathew, Devon Boudreau; great-grandchildren: Ava Chisholm; Kyleigh and Keigan Chisholm; Jack and Logan Bates; Addison and Heidi Oldroyd; Brett, Kate and Alexa Cormier; and Jaxx Fraser; step-great-grandchildren: Kalem Boudreau, Aden Porter, Holden and Cohen Reashor; and many wonderful nieces and nephews.

Mom was the eldest of 16 children: Marion Shea, Lesterdale; Joseph (Donna) Cunningham, Hammonds Plains; Dorothy Gingras, Havendale; James (Dolly) Cunningham, Lower Sackville; Florence (Cecil) Titus, Fall River; Frances Cunningham, Havendale; Kay (Joseph) Chisholm, Havendale; Lee (Robert) Hamersma, Lesterdale; Austin (Kelly) Cunningham, Smithville, ON; Jeannie Chubb, Edmonton; Bernadette (Tommy) Long, Lesterdale; foster sister and brother, Marie (Ari) Ruitenberg, Sussex, N.B.; James Dobson, Havendale.

She was predeceased by brother, Louis “Bud”; sister, Helen; sister and brother in infancy, Frances and Leo; brothers-in-law, Real Gingras, John Chubb and Jackie Shea; sister-in-law, Helen Cunningham.

Visitation 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday, March 18, in the R.H. Porter Funeral Home, 55 Almont Ave., New Glasgow. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. Monday, March 19, in Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, 390 High St., New Glasgow, with Father Tom MacNeil officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Donations in her memory may be made to the Palliative Care Unit C/O Aberdeen Health Foundation. Saint John the Baptist CWL will meet at the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. Sunday for prayers.

Condolences may be sent by visiting www.rhporter.ca.