WESTVILLE – Roderick MacDougald “Rod” Boehk, 86, Westville, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013 in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow. Born in New Glasgow, he was a son of the late Roderick MacDougald and Josephine (Allard) Boehk. Prior to retirement in 1991, he had been employed as a machinist with HMC Dockyard, Halifax. He was a member of St. Paul’s United Church, Westville. He is survived by his daughters, Beverly MacLeod (Jerry Kenny), White Hill; Ann Marie (Kent) Hodgert, Levittown, Penn; sons, Alan (Ramona) Boehk, Barrie, Ont.; John Boehk, Westville; grandchildren, Christopher, James, Matthew and Kara; great-grandchildren, Alexandra, Alexander, Ethan and Nicholas; sisters, Leceta “Ceta” Higgins, Westville; Celestine “Stenie” (Leslie) MacDonald, New Glasgow; sister-in-law, Doris Boehk, Halifax. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Jean Mildred (Barkhouse); brother, Ernest; brother in-law, Donald Higgins; nephew, Stephen Higgins. The family will receive visitors 10 – 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, March 12th in P. & K. MacDonald Funeral Home Chapel, New Glasgow where funeral service will be held 11 a.m. with Rev. Douglas Pilsworth presiding. Private interment will be in Lorne Street Cemetery. The Boehk family wish to express their sincere appreciation to the wonderful staff at Aberdeen Hospital for the excellent care Rod received and the kindness extended to the family.