Obituary for ~
George W. O'Hearn
Chronicle Herald - 21 Apr 1989
O'HEARN, George Wilfred -- 84,
Canso, died Thursday in Camp Hill
Hospital, Halifax.
Born in Canso, he was a son of the late John and Mary
(Dugas) O'Hearn.
He was a retired fisherman and a vetran of the Second
World War,
serving with the Royal Canadian Navy. He was a life member
of Branch 46,
Royal Canadian Legion, Canso, and a member of Star of the
Sea Parish.
He is survived by his wife, the former Bertha Webb;
four
daughter, Jean (Mrs James Connolly), Braintree, Mass.; Bertha (Mrs
Charles Spriggs), Dartmouth;
Virginia (Mrs Calvin Baker), Nina (Mrs
Edward Roberts), both of Canso;
two sons, David, Sacramento,Calif.;
George, Mississauga, Ont;
three sisters, Mrs Rebecca Fitzgerald,
Guysborough; Mrs Sadie Parker, Canso;
Nina (Mrs William Forbrigger),
Port Hawkesbury; 30 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren.
He was
predeceased by two sons, a daughter, two sisters, two brothers.
The body
is in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Canso.
Funeral will be 11 a.m.
Saturday in Star of the Sea Church,
Canso, Rev. James W. Oliver
officiating.
Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
No flowers by
request.
Donations may be made to Star of the Sea Parish Building Fund
or any charity.
Obituary submitted and typed by Teresa Forbrigger
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