Obituary of Margaret Viola Sisco, New Waterford

It is with broken hearts that we, the family, announce the passing of Margaret Viola Sisco of New Waterford on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving daughter and granddaughter.

Born in Sydney, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Elvira Sisco and stepdaughter of the late Egbert Worrell.

Margaret will be greatly missed by her daughter, Erica Sisco (John), Sydney; grandchildren, Irene (Keith) Boutilier, New Waterford and Stephen Sisco (Brittany), Calgary; two great-grandchildren, who she so loved, Alexis and Aaliyah. They, along with their friends, called her 'Nana Toots' with great admiration. She is also survived by one brother, Conrad Worrell (Rob), Boston.

Margaret worked in Boston as an AuPere and the Nova Scotia Youth Home in Truro, N.S. She loved going to the library and to town with her best friend, Mary Wall and her children. Margaret will also be missed by her friend and cousin, Deborah Devison and her daughters. Mom loved to chat on the phone with her friends, Elaine Jones of Boston, Winnie, Cecil, and her late friends, Leela and Harriet.

There will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place under the care and guidance of V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith Street, New Waterford. A graveside service will be held on Friday, August 26, 2022 at 2 p.m. in Mount Carmel Cemetery with Deacon Lorne MacNeil officiating. A reception will follow at the Army, Navy, Airforce, Unit 217, New Waterford. Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at: www.vjmcgillivray.ca.