The Chronicle Herald - The Mail Star - Friday, December 19, 1997

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ROSSONG, Blanche Edna - 91, Hazel Hill, Guysborough Co., died December 18, 1997, in Guysborough Memorial Hospital. Born in Port Felix, Guysborough Co., she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Mimie (Shrader) Casey. She was a homemaker and a member of Star of the Sea Parish, Canso. She is survived by daughters, Mary (Mrs. Colin Maclsaac), Abeerndale, Mass.; Mrs. Kaye MacPherson, West River, Antigonish Co.; Theresa Dewar, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; sons, James, Canso; Robert and wife Jean, Hazel Hill; Fred and wife Lorraine, Francis and wife Mary, Antigonish; sisters, Effie Spears, Whitehead; Annie (Mrs. Arthur DeRabbie), Hazel Hill; Mrs. Mamie Hart, Alberta; 41 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, John; daughter, Sophia Gottschell; sons, John Jr., Hughie; brothers, Dennis, Howard, Ernest, Daniel. Visitation will be 2-9 p.m. today in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Canso. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Star of the Sea Church, Canso, Rev. John Morrison officiating. Burial in the parish cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Milford Haven Home for Special Care, Guysborough.