Obituary of George Lochead

George William Lochead, 80, of Sylvester passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in the Aberdeen Hospital. 

Born and raised in Granton, he was the son of the late George and Lula (Leadbeater) Lochead. 

George worked on construction sites throughout the province as a millwright and retired from the local pulp mill fifteen years ago.  In his younger years, George played fastball and hockey, raced stock cars and loved to fish and hunt.  His love of sports and the outdoors was instilled in his children and grandchildren.  An avid sports fan, George spent many hours watching hockey and baseball on television.  An extremely proud father and grandfather, George traveled many miles watching his children and grandchildren participate in a variety of sports.  Upon retirement, George became a fulltime chauffeur for his grandchildren taxiing them to school, work or sporting events.  George had a special affection for dogs and enjoyed spoiling his own pets as well as the pets of family. Family was very important to George, and the Lochead house became the gathering place for his children and later, his grandchildren. 

He will be dearly missed by his wife of 56 years, Dorothy (MacLean); daughter Heather Fillier (Paul), Durham; sons David (Catherine), Sylvester and Mike (Debbie), Alma; daughter-in-law, Kim Lochead, Cape John; grandchildren: Matt, Jami and Dylan Fillier; Ashley Richardson, Hillary and George Lochead; Abby and Lane Lochead; Allyson, Luc, Ryan and Marc Lochead; great-grandsons, Nash and Weston; loyal brother Harold (Phylllis), Salt springs and sister Jean (Terry) Vail, St. Catharine’s, ON; sister-in-law, Eileen Emery and numerous nieces and nephews.

George was predeceased by his son, Darryl and his sisters, Margaret and Eileen.

A special thank you to the Pictou County VON for their dedication and exceptional care of George.

Visitation was held on Wednesday, May 23 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM.  His funeral service was held at 2 PM on Thursday, May 24 from Eagles Funeral Chapel, Westville. If so desired, memorial donations in memory of George can be made to Pictou County VON.