PORTER, Leonetta
Winnifred age 88 of Country Harbour, Guysborough Co. It
is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear mother,
grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and sister on
Saturday, February 17, 2024, with family by her side, in High-Crest
Sherbrooke Home for Special Care. Born in Isaac’s Harbour,
she was a daughter of the late Percy and Erna (Davidson) Langille.
When Mom was a young girl, her mother passed away and she
helped to raise her siblings. One of the things she did at the age of
13 was make bread while standing on a stool to knead
the dough. Mom loved her family, always making sure they had good
meals, clothes and special holidays. She was a wonderful baker and
cook and was a very social person who loved people coming to have tea
and something to eat. Mom worked at Bickerton Industries for 20 years
and then at High-Crest Sherbrooke Home for Special Care. Leonetta is
survived by her sons, Ricky (Darla) Porter, Port Bickerton; Donnie
(Phoebe) Porter, Country Harbour; daughters, Debra (Wendall) Hudson,
Country Harbour; Coreen (Brian) Kaiser, Port Bickerton; Wanda Doyle
(Bob), Guysborough; step-daughter, Sherlyn (Bev) Porter, Cumberland,
Ont.; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great
grandchildren; brothers, Richard (Colleen) Langille, Country Harbour,
Darrell (Barbara) Langille, Isaac’s Harbour; sister,
Catherine "Kitty" (Donald) Dixon, Sackville; sister-in-law,
Donna Langille, Isaac’s Harbour; sons-in-law, Frank
Manthorne, Seal Harbour; Ronnie Doyle, Erinvlle; many nieces, nephews
and their families. She was predeceased by her husband, Howard; son,
Kenny; daughter, Brenda Manthorne; brother, Cecil Langille; sister,
Eileen Beavis. Visitation will be held Saturday, May 4, from 1-2 p.m.
in the Country Harbour Gun Club with funeral service at 2 p.m. with
Lewis MacIntosh officiating. Burial to follow in Holy Trinity
Cemetery. Family flowers only please. Memorial donations may be made
to the Country Harbour Gun Club, 16740 Hwy 316, Country Harbour, NS
B0H 1J0 or Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery Fund, C/O Marie Veinotte,
552 Hwy 316 Westside Road, Country Harbour, NS B0H 1J0. The family
would like to thank all the staff of High-Crest Sherbrooke Home for
Special Care for all the support and help during this very difficult
time. Funeral arrangements are under the dignified and compassionate
care of G.W. Giffin Funeral Home, 17545 Highway 316, Country
Harbour.