Brenton Arnold MacDonald
Born: August 20th, 1928
Passed on: January 29th, 2009
80, Long Beach, Port Morien Brenton MacDonald, age 80, of Long Beach Road, Port Morien, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, at his residence. Born on Aug. 20, 1928 in Port Morien, he was the son of the late Archie and Mildred (MacDonald) MacDonald. Brenton served in the Canadian Air Force and later became a commercial airline pilot as well as an aircraft maintenance engineer. He worked all across Canada. He also belonged to the Atlantic branch of the Aircraft Engineers Association. Before becoming involved in the airline business, Brenton also worked in the coal mines. He is survived by one sister, Mae Kelly, Long Beach; two brothers, Angus (Edna), Long Beach and Archibald John 'A.J.', Massachusetts, U.S.A. Brenton is also survived by two nieces, Heather Lynn Ozon, Westmount, Jennifer MacDonald, Massachusetts; and two nephews, Brenton Kelly, P.E.I., and David Kelly, Newfoundland. There will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home in Glace Bay. A private interment will be held at Forest Haven Memorial Gardens at a later date. Condolences to the family can be expressed at: www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
