Born in Sydney, Leo was the son of the late Hector and Margaret (MacNeil) MacKinnon. He was a lifetime member of Sacred Heart parish, Sydney.
Leo graduated from Sydney Academy and was a 1953 graduate of St. F.X. University. He worked in the Metallurgical Department of Sydney Steel, retiring after 39 years.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 11 am at T.W.Curry Parkview Chapel with Rev. Norman MacPhee officiating. A reception will follow in the reception room. Interment in Resurrection Cemetery, Sydney Forks.
Leo is survived by his brother Steve, Hamilton, ON; his sister Peggy Macmillan, Sydney as well as several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by brothers Sandy, Donald and John and by sisters Anna Gillis, Libby Rateau and Isabel Hemsworth.
Special thanks to the doctors and nurses in the Emergency and ICU Departments at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital for their wonderful care and support.
If so desired, donations in Leo’s memory may be made to a charity of choice. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.twcurry.com
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