Obit: TOWNSEND, Ronald George
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- Subject: Obit: TOWNSEND, Ronald George
- From: "Eric Keys" <Eric_Keys_uid84@yahoogroups.invalid>
- Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:48:48 -0000
TOWNSEND, Ronald George - Martock died Tues day January 4, 2011. Ron was
born in Halifax on August 15. 1935. to the late Sylvanus and Ola
(Glover) Townsend. He is survived by his wife of 56 year s Lorna
(Winters), sons, Durk of Bancroft Ont; Robert (Peg Shanahan). and Randy
(Debbie) both of Hammonds Plains; grandchildren, Morag of New Liskeard,
Ont; Rab (Allison Preiss) of Toronto; Daniel Shanahan of Hammonds
Plains; Sarah Smith (Matthew) of Stillwater Lake; and Edward of Halifax;
and brother Gord (Maxine) of West Springhill. He was predeceased by his
parents and siblings, Doug, Ruth Sabiston , Marion Oxner, Vivian Randle
and Audrey Faulkner. Ron was employed by Stairs Son & Morrow of Halifax
before joining the Royal Canadian Navy in 1957. After retirement from
the Navy in 1983, he worked for a short period of time with IMP
Aerospace Avionics and then Norman Wade Co Ltd. A memorial service will
be held Saturday, January 8 beginning at 2 pm in St. Thomas' Aquinas
Church, 4771 Hwy 1, Three Mile Plains with a reception following in the
church hall. Committal will folow in Maplewood Cemetery, Windsor.The
family offers their many thanks to extended family and friends for their
understanding and support and the many medical professionals for their
compassionate care especially the VON nurses, staff of Hants Community
Hospital, Dr. William Enright and the palliative care team. Memorial
donations may be made to Parish of St. John's Anglican Church, 287
Lacewood Dr, Unit 103, Suite 447, Halifax NS B3M 3Y7, Hants Community
Hospital Palliative Care Unit or Victorian Order of Nurses. With his
peaceful death, he leaves us with fond memories of his humorous and
outgoing spirit.
[Thursday, 06-January-2011 The Chronicle-Herald, Halifax NS]
[collected by EMKeys 2011-01-06]
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