Merchant Marine WWII
Corner Brook, NL
Passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at the age of 92. George is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Joyce Marguerite Gilbert (nee Chaulk); daughter-in-law Sophie; children: Larry (Bonnie), Glen (Sharon) Carol, Paul (Elizabeth); grandchildren: Nicole (Jamie), Tammy (Steve), Meredith (Jason), Kelly (Craig), Stephen, Joanne (Matthew), Benjamin (Michelle), and Mark; great-grandchildren: Noah, McKenna, Abigail, Averie, Jasmine, Lukas, Faith, Evelyn, Tobias, William, Thomas; siblings: Ivy (Joe Roberts), Clar (Rhoda) and John; sisters-in-law: Mary Crawley, Emily (Bob Grant), Doreen Barrett, Ruth Dawe, Joan (Ron Legge), and Phyllis Chaulk; and brothers-in-law: Lewis (Davina) Chaulk, Tom (Joan) Chaulk, and Wayne (Denise) Chaulk. George is predeceased by his children: Robert, Wayne, Brian, Doreen, and Gregory; parents: John and Minnie; step-mother Martha; parents-in-law: Lewis and Florrie Chaulk, siblings: Annie (Orestus Gardner), Ethel (Roy Randall), Marjorie (Ken Fiander), Max (Genova), and Violet; sisters-in-law: Mabel (Frank Bartlett), Marie and Judy; brothers-in-law: Ernest Chaulk, Lionel (Shirley) Chaulk, Ken Crawley, Basil Cormier, Kevin Dawe and Ben Barrett; and a large circle of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. George was born on August 25, 1925 in Come-By-Chance, Placentia Bay. He came to Corner Brook at an early age with his parents and joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 16 with which he served until 1947. George worked for Bowater’s for 38 years and was an active and dedicated member of the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 13). Visitation for family and friends will be held at Country Haven Funeral Home, 167 Country Road, on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, from the hours of 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at 2 pm from the Salvation Army Temple, O’Connell Drive with Major Barbara Pritchett officiating with interment to follow at Mount Patricia Cemetery. Donations in George’s memory can be made to the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 13) and the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada. The family guest book for condolences can be signed by visiting www.country-haven.ca.

“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.” John 5:24.

“Lest We Forget”