Callis Avery
Born In: Larry's River, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: August 2nd, 1919
Passed in: Port Hood, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: January 21st, 2011
Callis Avery, 91, Port Hood, died peacefully Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, in the Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building, QEII, in Halifax, surrounded by his children.
Born Aug. 2, 1919, in Larry's River, Guysborough Co., he was a son of Peter Hubert and Mary (Pellerine) Avery.
Callis was a decorated Merchant Marine, serving in the Second World War and Korean War. He spent many years as a seafarer and then as a painter and carpenter.
He was predeceased by his wife, Catherine (Fraser) Avery; brothers, John, Robert, Joseph, Leonard and Daniel, and sisters, Anita (Askew), Sabina and Margaret.
He will be dearly missed by his sisters, Helen Fennessey, Loretta Richard, and Anna Richard; by his children, Michael (Cathy), Daniel (Angela), Susan (Brian) MacDougall, Donald (Judy), Anita (Ken) Dwyer, Leonard (Jane), Margaret Rose (Don) Stewart, Mary Ida (Garth) Hanna, Loretta (Brian) MacDonald. He is survived by his 27 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and many nephews and nieces.
Special thanks to the staff of 5 East, Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Building, QEII, for providing patient and compassionate care during his stay.
Visitation will be held 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24 in Port Hood & Area Resting Place. Funeral mass will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25 in St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Port Hood, with Fr. Vincent van Zutphen officiating. Burial in the parish cemetery at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to Port Hood & Area Resting Place.
Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Dennis Haverstock Funeral Homes Ltd., Port Hawkesbury.
Words of comfort may be forwarded to the family at www.haverstocks.com.
