Nickerson, Norah Joan (Blakney) – passed away on February 26th, 2026, with her two sons by her side, holding her hands in St. Martha’s Hospital, Antigonish, just three weeks after her beloved husband, John died.
Norah was born in Sackville, New Brunswick to Reynolds and Mary (Fagen) Blakney. The second youngest of seven children, Norah attended community college before making her way to Halifax. It was in Halifax, while hanging out with her sister, who worked at the taxi stand, she met John Nickerson. They were inseparable from the start, and after a short time dating, they got married. They spent 53 years of marriage together, a true love story that lives on, with her passing of a lonesome heart.
Norah and John moved to Upper Musquodoboit where they built a home and raised their two sons, JM and Chuck. They lived there for 39 years, until a fire took the house in 2023. Norah and John lived out the rest of their days in East Tracadie with their son, JM and his wife, Mora, and their four beautiful grandchildren.
Norah worked at Brenntag Canada for 24 years until her retirement in 2008. It was while working at Brenntag she received her Degree in Business Administration from Mount Saint Vincent University in 1997.
Norah loved spending time with John in the workshop helping him with small carpentry jobs, building toys and birdhouses. They camped and travelled extensively. After retirement they enjoyed many winters keeping warm down in Georgia, with their dog, Belle.
Norah is survived by her sons, JM (Mora MacNeil), and Charles (Amber Jackson, deceased); grandchildren, Morgan, Freya, Dagen, and Osric; brother, Neil; and sister-in-law, Anna.
She was predeceased by her husband, John; and their daughter, Liza Michelle, in infancy.
Cremation has taken place. Burial to follow at a later date.
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