Early Saturday evening on January 4, 2025, John Bernard Power, aged 88, left his family peacefully to be with God. He was born to the late Richard Power and the late Bertha Lelievre on December 26, 1936 in New Waterford, Nova Scotia and was the second oldest of 5 children: sisters, Laura Fortune, Bertha; and brothers, Richard & Raymond, all deceased.<\/p>\n
Johnny is survived his wife, of 29 years Betty Ann (Aucoin); and his 5 children, Wendy (John Desrosiers), Keith (Joanne Morehouse), James, Cheryl (Kevin Poirier), and Meagan; and daughter in law, Gail (Oliver). He was blessed with 9 grandchildren, Ryan Desrosiers, Ashley (Meyer) Schoeman, Danielle Desrosiers, Lindsay (Matthew) Gillis, Lucas, Finn and Julia Power, Spencer and Sam Poirier; along with 8 great-grandchildren, Ashten, Maverick, William, Ane, Olivia, Mia, Isla and Flynn. He was predeceased by his oldest son, Wayne and his great grandson, Jonathan. He is also survived by his four stepchildren, Johanne (Alvin) Doucet, Natalie (Rick) Aucoin, Jean Guy (Velda) Aucoin and Sylvie (Allan) Aucoin.<\/p>\n
Energetic all his life, Dad became known for his non-stop hard work and entrepreneurial spirit. Two of his greatest passions were commercial fishing (Lobster, Crab, Cod) and building. His interest in fishing began as a child with his father and brothers and talked excitedly about watching lobsters crawl on the ocean floor through a piece of glass in an old dory. He built lobster traps and learned to build traditional wood plank lobster boats from Joe Odo. Over time, he built 12 wooden boats with the first one named \u201cWayne & Wendy\u201d. Later he learned to work with fibre glass and finished several other boats. Johnny was a Captain for over 50 years, fishing off the coast of New Waterford and later the coast of Grand Etang till he was 82. He loved fishing and got to do it with his sons Wayne, James, son-in-law John Desrosiers, grandson Ryan and his longtime crewmate\/friend Jimmy MacIassc who worked with him for nearly 40 years. Besides fishing he worked as a young coal miner in the No.16 & No.12 Colliery in New Waterford for almost 15 years while also fishing lobster during some of those years.<\/p>\n
From his hard work in the mine, he bought his first new car, a Buick in 1956. He loved cars and would later buy several ragtop convertibles throughout his life, one of which (Red Corvette Convertible) he truly enjoyed. He loved music, especially dancing, ice skating in his earlier days and hockey (Montreal was his favourite team). As a teen, he enjoyed hunting with his father, raising pigeons and later raising prized colourful pheasants as an adult. He had fond memories of visiting his Lelievre grandparents\u2019 home in Grand Etang during coal miners\u2019 vacation and especially enjoying fresh strawberries and cream from their homestead. Dad built his first family home in New Waterford in 1968. He would go on to build several other homes including 2 more family homes in St. Joseph du Moine and his cousin Patricia Lelievre’s house.<\/p>\n
From his success in fishing and building he branched out into tourism to build Pilot Whale Chalets in Cheticamp. Eventually he acquired and renovated 2 more tourism properties, Ocean View Motel and Soleil Chalets. He was passionate about creating businesses: left to carry on that work and legacy are his children Keith, James, Cheryl, Wendy, Meagan and his wife Betty Ann. He was proud, hard working, spoke his mind, loved his family and had strong faith in God and the Catholic Church. He will be missed and always remembered; we love you….<\/p>\n
A special Thank You to Dr. Amelie Maillet and the nurses at Sacred Heart Community Health Centre for the wonderful care he received. Johnny was very appreciative of your dedication and professionalism. Memorial Donations can be made to the St. Joseph du Moine Parish or Sacred Heart Hospital Charitable Foundation.<\/p>\n
Visitation will be held on Friday, January 10, 2025 in St. Joseph\u2019s Church, St. Joseph du Moine from 9:30 am until time of funeral mass at 11:00 am with Father Silvichan Dominic officiating. Burial to follow in the parish cemetery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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