Obituaries
Donelda Viola MacEachern
1945 – 2026
MacEachern, Donelda Viola, 80, of St. Andrews, Antigonish County, and formerly of Lower South River, passed away on August 25, 2026, at home.
Born in Antigonish and raised in Country Harbour, she was a daughter of the late Rufus and Marjorie (Hodgson) Hayne.
Donelda was a fixture at Sears in Antigonish for over 30 years. She was a member of St. Andrews CWL, the Highlander Curling Club, and the Oak and Owl Club. She enjoyed watching the hummingbirds (and scolding any blue jays that bothered them), gardening, and especially bingo and card plays with her husband, Hughie. Donelda had a dry wit, and she always appreciated her afternoon glass of wine with Ginny.
Donelda was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She is survived by her special nieces, Marion, Carol, Sandra, Charmaine, Donna, Courtney (and her son, Thayne), and Shari; nephews, Adam and Graham; and her many other nieces and nephews; sisters-in-law, Helen (Graham), Marguerite (Sonny), Marie (late Terry), and Mae MacEachern (late John R.); and all her special friends at SASHA.
She was predeceased by her husband, Hughie; and brothers, Douglas, Edward “Ebbie” and Lewis.
Funeral Mass was held Sept. 1 in St. Andrew’s Church, St. Andrews. The funeral is available for viewing on the funeral home website.
Burial will be in South River Cemetery.
In memoriam, donations to CAR-M-A are appreciated.
The family gives special thanks to Donelda’s friend and caregiver, Deborah Russell.
Online condolences: www.clcurry.com
Shaeleen Wallace
1992 – 2026
Wallace, Reena Shaeleen Marie, 34, Port Hawkesbury.
It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our daughter, Shaeleen.
Born on August 13, 1992, in Kingston, Ontario, she was a daughter of Damien Alfred “Alfie” Wallace and Dawn Elizabeth Davis.
Shaeleen was a kind and caring person who found pleasure in the little things such as puttering around with her grandmother, Joan; Christmas shopping with her mother, grandmother, and Aunt Nancy; and thrift shopping with her father (while her mother waited in the car). She enjoyed playing with her cat, Pearl, which is funny, as she was always so afraid of cats and kittens as a kid.
Shaeleen took every opportunity she could to sing karaoke with her brother, Jordan, or go for a sleepover with her sister, Maytha, to catch up on life. And, of course, she always looked forward to spending time with her big brother, Jadrian. Her nieces, Islah and Mayella, and her nephew, Blayde, were her pride and joy, and she loved going to the beach with them and all the young Wallace cousins.
Shaeleen grew up in Kingston and then moved to Fort McMurray, telling everyone that she left her mom and dad before she left her godmother, her Aunt Rosey, who was also moving there. While in Fort Mac, she worked with children before moving to customer service, loving the work she did. She moved back to Nova Scotia and, for the past two years, she’d been grateful to spend time with her Aunt Cassie and the rest of her Nova Scotia family.
Besides her parents, Alfie and Dawn, she is survived by her brothers, Jadrian and Jordan; her sister, Maytha; nieces, Islah and Mayella; nephew, Blayed; aunts, Rosemary Wallace, Cassie Wallace, and Nancy Connors (John); and uncles, Gerald Wallace (Gina), Robbie Wallace (Mary), Carmen Wallace (Donna), Freddy Wallace, Leon Wallace (Rose), and Sandy Crim.
She was predeceased by brothers, Jesse Davis and Jonathan Wallace; her maternal grandmother, Carol Crim; great-grandmother, Irene Davis; paternal grandparents, John Francis and Joan Wallace; cousins, Jesse Wallace Soucy and Gerri Wallace; uncle, Kevin Wallace; and aunt, Kelly Boyle.
Visitation was held Aug. 30 in C.L. Curry Funeral Home, Antigonish. Funeral service was held Aug. 31 in the funeral home, with Reverend Donald MacGillivray presiding. Burial will be in Port Hawkesbury with her brother at a later date.
In memoriam, donations to charity of your choice are appreciated.
Shaeleen loved life and everyone around her. She will be deeply missed.
Online condolences: www.clcurry.com
Donna Edith Wheeldon (nee Power)
October 18th, 1947 – February 25, 2026
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Donna Edith Wheeldon (nee Power), Cobourg, Ontario; born in Halifax and formerly from Queensport, Nova Scotia. Donna passed away after a long illness on February 25, 2026, at the age of 78, leaving to mourn family and friends.
Donna was predeceased by her parents William Power and Cynthia Power(Williams) and by her brother James Power (Jeanette). She will be deeply missed by her loving and devoted husband, Keith. She was step-mother to Jeff (Alisa) and Tara (Joseph). Cherished grandmother of Jonah, Seth and Arielle. Loving sister to Heather, Bella, Cynthia and Barry.
A committal service will be held on Saturday, September 12, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Christ Church Cemetery in Queensport, Nova Scotia. All are welcome to attend.
