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DeLong, Donald Clarke

April 19, 2015 61 Condolences

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DeLong, Donald Clarke, 91, of Kempt, Queens County, passed away on Sunday, April 19th, 2015, at North Queens Nursing Home, Caledonia.

 Born in Albany New, he was a son of the late Guy and Pearl (Sheiffer) Delong.

 Over the years Donald worked for the Mersey Paper Company as a truck driver, as a school bus driver and for Nova Scotia Power as a utility operator. Donald was very active in his community, he was a member of the North Queens Fire Department for over 65 years, a past Boy Scout’s Leader, a member of the Kempt United Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon for many years, a member of the North Queens Male Choir, a former director of the Queens County Fair , a member of the North Queens Board of Trade and he was a faithful worker for many years for the breakfast program at the Caledonia School.

 He is survived by a daughter, Sheila (Terry), of Albany New; son Lowell (Rose), of Stewiacke; two grandchildren; four great grandchildren; one great great grandson; sister, Phyllis (Hubert), of Dartmouth; several nieces and nephews. 

 He was predeceased by a his loving wife, Rosalie; brother Randall.

 Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015, from 1:00 -1:45 p.m., followed by a funeral service at 2:00 p.m., all from Kempt United Baptist Church. Reverend John Boddy officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Kempt. Family flowers only. Donations may be made the North Queens Fire Association,  Kempt United Baptist Church, or to the North Queens Nursing Home (palliative care unit). Online condolences may be made to the family at www.chandlersfuneral.com

 

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  1. Beatrice Delong

    April 19, 2015 at 1:52 pm

    Sorry to read of Donald’s passing. Lanny and I used to go out to the Exhibition in Sept. and we always saw Donald there and would have a great chat. He told Lanny stories about his father which we never knew but was so thankful for them. RIP, Donald
    Sending my Sincere Sympathy to you all, Bea

  2. Patsy& Arthur Conrad

    April 19, 2015 at 2:20 pm

    We are very sorry to hear the passing of Donald, he was a truly fine man.Always had a smile whenever he saw you, he will be greatly missed by all.R.I.P. Donald

  3. Chrissie & Norm Knock

    April 19, 2015 at 2:30 pm

    We are so sorry to hear of Donald’s passing. He was a super guy and will be missed by many.

  4. Heather Kempton

    April 19, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    I’m very sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you all.

  5. Jim Flemming

    April 19, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    The Duck as he was sometimes called will be missed by all who had contact with him ,, had many of good years working with him. My thoughts are with the family at this time.

  6. Ashley Richardson

    April 19, 2015 at 4:31 pm

    I am sorry to hear about the loss of our dear Donald. Such a kind heart and spirit, he will be dearly missed by all of the staff and residents of North Queens Nursing Home. Condolences to his family and friends.

  7. Frank Armstrong

    April 19, 2015 at 4:34 pm

    It was a special honour to know Donald. He could always bring a kind word and a good story to the table . There are few men left in this world with the values and kind hearted manner Donald had. To Sheila and Lowell and their families ,I send my deepest regrets and best of thoughts . Thank you Donald . Rest in Peace.

  8. Bev and Dan Rowter

    April 19, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    Dad enjoyed his years working with your Dad; they had some great laughs together as well. Our sincere sympathy. Bev & Dan

  9. daniel mansfield

    April 19, 2015 at 4:48 pm

    I’m so sorry for the Delong family’s loss. He was a great friend and fellow firefighter. Hold onto his memories so that it will push you forward on your continuing journey. God bless .

  10. Lisa Dowe

    April 19, 2015 at 5:12 pm

    Sending love and prayers to all the family.

  11. Belinda and Clarke

    April 19, 2015 at 5:16 pm

    Sorry to hear of Donald,s passing,He was a very nice man.Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you at this sad time.Lowell and Sheila you were very BLESSED to have had your parents as long as you have.Take Care

  12. lincoln kempton

    April 19, 2015 at 5:18 pm

    another sad day in the community so sorry for your loss RIP

  13. Jean Alcock

    April 19, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    Sorry for your loss.

  14. Don and Elizabeth Webster

    April 19, 2015 at 5:40 pm

    Sheila, Lowell and families, we would like to express our deepest sympathy in the passing of your father. He was a friendly, quiet, down-to-earth kind of man, and you are so lucky to have had him as your Dad. His passing will leave a sense of great loss to you, and only time will help to heal the sadness you feel now. Keep your memories of him close and realize that many others sense your loss.
    Don and Libbie Webster

  15. Cheryl Armstrong

    April 19, 2015 at 5:41 pm

    so sorry for your loss god bless

  16. Terje & barb Rogers

    April 19, 2015 at 6:22 pm

    We are very sad to hear of Donald’s passing. He was a true gentleman. Our condolences to all the family.

  17. cedric @susan smith

    April 19, 2015 at 6:44 pm

    our thoughts and prayers are with all the family at this sad time he was a very nice man and he will be missed by all that new him

  18. Angie Smith

    April 19, 2015 at 6:48 pm

    Dear Sheila

    I am so sorry for your loss. Your father and mother were such kind and caring people, NQNH will miss them both. With the passing of your father, they are now together in Heaven without pain and illness. Take comfort in all of the beautiful memories of the time you have shared with them. It was a pleasure to have known them. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

    Angie Smith

  19. Donald Joudrey

    April 19, 2015 at 7:07 pm

    So sorry to hear of Donald’s Passing Please Accept my condolence’s .

  20. Leigh and Cathy Merry

    April 19, 2015 at 7:28 pm

    So sorry to hear of Donalds passing.He was a true gentleman and loved to him tell stories!! RIP my sympathy to the family!!!

  21. Bruce and Linda DeLong

    April 19, 2015 at 7:32 pm

    Dan and Matt always called your dad “nunk” when they were little. He was our neighbour and friend,always there for us. We will remember him with love and gratitude.

  22. Dick Cole

    April 19, 2015 at 7:39 pm

    Sorry to hear of the passing of Donald DeLong a long time friend and employee at Nova Scotia. Dick Cole, retired superindent NS Power.

  23. Steven Ringer and Family

    April 19, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    Our heartfelt wishes go out to Donald’s Family at this time. He was a great man and member of the community.

  24. Vernon & Joyce Hawkes

    April 19, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    We are very sorry to learn of Donald’s passing. Our thoughts are with you.
    He will be greatly missed.

  25. Bob and Mildred Hawkes

    April 19, 2015 at 8:11 pm

    Our thoughts are with you Sheila and Lowelle. He sure will be missed.

  26. Port Lorne Fire Department

    April 19, 2015 at 8:49 pm

    On behalf of the Port Lorne Fire Department, please accept our sincere condolences.

  27. Fausen Johnson

    April 19, 2015 at 8:52 pm

    So sorry to hear of your loss! I have fond memories of Donald!

  28. Elaine Frail

    April 19, 2015 at 9:01 pm

    Sheila and family:
    I was saddened to hear of your father’s passing. Please know I am thinking of all of you at this sad time.

  29. Frank & Janet Merry -Smith

    April 19, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    So very sorry for the passing of your dad. he was a wonderful person. Sending our deepest sympathy to you all..

  30. Gilford & Donna

    April 19, 2015 at 9:19 pm

    I’m very sorry for your loss. Our thoughts are with you all.

  31. Bonnie and Garnet Delong

    April 19, 2015 at 9:26 pm

    God took another angel for sure. when Garnet and I were building our house, both Donald and Rosalie were great friends and neighbors to us, such very kind people and always very thoughtful, we will miss them both very much. They were like grandparents to our children. Please know the family are in out thoughts and prayers. xo

  32. Linda Hall

    April 19, 2015 at 9:31 pm

    Sheila and Family,

    I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Donald was a truly wonderful man – kind, considerate and very much a gentleman. I enjoyed listening to his stories and very much appreciated spending time with him.

  33. Dennis and Sharon Wills

    April 19, 2015 at 10:22 pm

    Sheila and Lowell, we are sorry for the loss of your dad. He was a wonderful man who always had a kind word and a beautiful smile to to all who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time.
    Dennis and Sharon

  34. Scott and Liz

    April 19, 2015 at 11:23 pm

    To Donald’s family, you are all in our thoughts and prayers. Donald was a very special person to many people. I know I will miss seeing his smiling face and hearing his stories of when he drove horses each time I am at work. He will be missed greatly by so many people.

  35. Vernon Uhlman

    April 20, 2015 at 12:47 am

    I’m sorry for your loss I send my condolences he was a good man I always enjoyed talking with him

  36. Bruce and Sylvia

    April 20, 2015 at 7:19 am

    To Donald’s children and their families,
    Bruce and I would like to extend our deepest sympathy to you at this very difficult time. Donald was a great guy, never met him that he didn’t stop and have a little chat.. He was a very dedicated and community minded citizen. He will be missed by all who had the priviledge of knowing him . We as well as others shared that honor..
    Please know he was a man of honesty and integrity.. Rest in peace Donald..

  37. Tom and Sheila Sheppard

    April 20, 2015 at 7:28 am

    A light has gone out in this communiity. Thinking of you, Sheila, and the rest of the Delong family.

  38. Donna Miklos

    April 20, 2015 at 7:43 am

    Sheila and Lowell I feel as tho a member of my family has gone. Donald and Rosalie were such a wonderful part of my teen years in Harmony. Trusting that all your good memories will help you at this sad, sad time. It is a great comfort to know that both your parents knew the joy of the Lord. Remembering you in prayer.

    Donna Miklos (nee Conrad)

  39. Kay Telfer

    April 20, 2015 at 8:54 am

    My deepest condolences go out to all of Donalds family,
    I was so sorry to hear of your loss.
    sincerely
    Kay Telfer

  40. Ralph & Shirley Morton

    April 20, 2015 at 8:56 am

    We are saddened to hear of Donald’s passing. He was a very nice person and will be missed by all that knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
    Cherish your many good memories and Donald and Rosalie will be with you forever.

  41. Ray and Mary Anne Eisener

    April 20, 2015 at 9:16 am

    Sincere sympathy and prayers to the family on the loss of your Dad and Grandfather. We have many memories of his visit to the farm over the years. May your many memories bring comfort and peace in the days ahead.

  42. Robert & Marlean Rhodenizer, and Debbie Zwicker

    April 20, 2015 at 10:01 am

    To all the family of Donald DeLong,
    Good remembrances of times of hospitality and fellowship with
    Rosalie and Donald. Theirs was a solid faith and we think of
    them as having entered their new heavenly home. May God
    comfort your hearts at this time.
    Robert and Marlean Rhodenizer, Debbie Rhodenizer Zwicker,
    and family at Barss Corner.

  43. Brenton DeLong

    April 20, 2015 at 10:22 am

    My favorite memories of Uncle Donald are sitting around the kitchen table with him and my dad (his brother Randall) hearing stories about their childhood on the farm or working in the woods. He was a wonderful man and an asset to his community. Men like him are few and far between. He will be truly missed.

    Our condolences to his children and to the many people of North Queens who he has touched and who will grieve his passing.

    Love always,
    Brenton, Cathryn and Timothy DeLong

  44. Sterling Belliveau

    April 20, 2015 at 10:34 am

    I want to extend my sincere condolences to the family of Donald DeLong as you go through this difficult time. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.

    With sincere sympathy
    Sterling Belliveau, MLA

  45. Fred and Ruth hawkes

    April 20, 2015 at 12:50 pm

    Sheila, Lowell and family, we are sorry to hear about your dad, he was a wonderful man and will be missed.

  46. REV JOHN R AND SON DAVID SULLIVAN

    April 20, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    my dad and i are saddened, we send all our love and all the prayer to each of you.
    from Rev john r sullivan and son david

  47. Ruby Fraser (Acker)

    April 20, 2015 at 3:11 pm

    Sheila and family,
    I am so sorry for your personal loss and hope that the memories all of us carry will warm and give some comfort to you in the days and months to come.

  48. Judi and Bill Wamboldt

    April 20, 2015 at 3:18 pm

    Sheila and Lowell and families.

    You were so blessed to have parents who were so dedicated to you and to each other. I saw Donald often over the past several years and he was so looking forward to the day he would be reunited with Rosalie. He lived a good life and was kind to all. We’ll always remember that little twinkle in his eye and how he loved to tell a story.Cherish those wonderful memories of a fine man.

  49. Faith D'Eon

    April 20, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    To Donald DeLong family , would like to offer my condolences ,Donald was my foster brother when i lived in Kempt at uncle Guy and auntie Pearls, Donald was always a fine man and a hard worker, he and Randall were great brothers to me .remember he gave me his old bike and i rode it to school every day ,have a lot of good memories of that family, I miss them all RIP

  50. Valerie DeLong

    April 20, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    .We send our condolences to Sheila and Lowell and to all our family and friends who will miss Uncle Donald very much. He was a kind and gentle soul who cared about the people around him. We have so many good memories of him throughout the years and are blessed to have had him in our lives.

    Sincere Sympathy,
    Valerie and Jacob DeLOng

  51. Patricia Selig(Kempton)

    April 20, 2015 at 5:42 pm

    so sorry for your loss; truly a nice man

  52. Gail Fancy

    April 20, 2015 at 8:47 pm

    Sending sympathy on the passing of your Dad. It is so hard at a time like this but I know Sheila that you have many treasured memories of your dad. Paul and I both enjoyed our talks with Donald . He was such a kind and happy person. We would visit him at the Home quite often and he enjoyed our visits as we did visiting him. Take care Sheila and God Bless you at this sad time.
    Paul and Gail

  53. Jim Minard

    April 21, 2015 at 12:36 am

    While I was working at NSPI, I always looked forward to and anticipated seeing Donald at the Harmony power plant. He was great fun to be around as well as being a great co-worker. I have fond memories of Donald from those days.
    Kind regards
    Jim Minard

  54. Murray L. Frank/ Marilyn Woodworth

    April 21, 2015 at 11:57 am

    Our condolences to the family of Donald DeLong…He was such a nice man, and always had a smile and a hello.

  55. Stanley & Joan Canning

    April 21, 2015 at 3:03 pm

    So Sorry to hear of Donald’s passing. Please Accept our Sincere Sympathy. Donald was a very fine Gentleman and will be deeply missed.

  56. gordon o;hearn

    April 21, 2015 at 4:13 pm

    shelia in youre time of sorrow you shared youre loss with me bless you for that thoughtfulness I loved youre father like an older brother he was so kind to me at all times. the community lost a very dedicated man and you know everyone will miss Donald . may god comfort you in youre time of loss l.o.l. gordieo, I will not be there wed I have an appointment wed in hfx..

  57. Anne Kempton

    April 21, 2015 at 8:28 pm

    My thoughts and prayers go out to you Sheila in the passing of your Dad. I remember Donald well when I lived in Caledonia. He always took the time to stop and talk and had a smile on his face. He was a kind, generous man and was well liked. He will be missed by everyone who knew and loved him.
    You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

  58. Don & Pat Selig

    April 22, 2015 at 4:24 am

    Shelia, so sorry to hear of your father passing, he was a true gentleman,and a great community person
    Our deepest sympathy to you and your family

  59. Gary ,Toddy & Miranda Mansfield

    April 22, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    We are so sorry for your Loss. Donald was a fine gentlemen .Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

  60. Ellen

    April 22, 2015 at 11:03 pm

    Lowell,,So sorry to hear of the loss of your dad,it is never easy when we loose a loved one,Sending my condolences to you and the family of Mr Delong
    fr. Ellen a friend of Lowell and his family,

  61. Rob and Sandra

    April 23, 2015 at 8:38 am

    The first time I went to the Kempt Baptist Church, Donald met me at the door. He was so warm and
    friendly, I have never forgotten the incident. Our prayers and thoughts are with you and Lowell during
    this difficult time.

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