Obituary of Ronald Sweeney

75, Berwick, Kings Co. passed away suddenly on Friday November 30, 2007, at his home, surrounded by many of his loving family. Born in Viewmount, Kings Co. he was a son of the late Frederick C. and Genevieve L. (Howell) Sweeney. Ronald was a carpenter by trade and was an avid dart player, hunter & fisherman. He was an associate member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Ortona Branch # 69, Berwick. He had pulled on a tug of war team attending the Provincial Championship in 1967. Surviving are his wife, Gloria G. (Wambolt) Sweeney; sons, Curtis Sweeney, Morristown; Bartley (Valerie Wood) Sweeney, Edmonton, Alberta; Shane (Margaret) Sweeney, South Alton; Aaron (Jeannie) Sweeney, Dempsey Corner; daughters, Rhonda (Alden) Cox, Berwick; Karan (LeRoy Neilson) Moody, Moncton, N.B.; Colleen (Paul) Martin, Berwick; Kimberlea (Darrell Pelton) Sweeney, Berwick; Catherine (Keith) Vidito, Berwick; Jean Sweeney, Toronto, Ont.; sisters, Marion (Myles) Balsor, Port George; Hilda (Morris, deceased) Ruggles, Perry Sound, Ont.; Helen (Fred, deceased) Wagstaff, Aylesford; Beatrice (Alan, deceased) Whittier, Somerset; sisters-in-law, Phyllis (Robert, deceased) Sweeney, Berwick; Linda (Kenneth, deceased), Viewmount; brothers-in-law, Colin (Marie Pineo) MacDonald, Lakeville ; Lorimer (Shirley, deceased) Clem, Viewmount; 18 grandchildren; eight great grandchildren numerous nieces & nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Paul Sweeney; sisters, Eleanor Coleman, Freda MacDonald, Shirley Clem; brothers, Robert & Kenneth Sweeney. There will be visitation for Ronald 7-9 p.m. tonight (Monday) in the H.C. Lindsay Funeral Home, 192 Commercial St., Berwick, N.S., B0P 1E0, (902-538-9900), from where the Funeral Service will take place 2 p.m. Tuesday December 4. Rev. Marilyn Rose officiating. Burial in the Berwick Cemetery. Donations in his memory may be made to the Lung Association of Nova Scotia. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting:www.hclindsayfuneralhome.ca