The death of Alcide (Al) Slaunwhite, age 60, of Edmonton ,Alberta, and formerly of Pugwash, occurred in Edmonton on August 4, 2011.
Born in Sudbury, ON, he was a son of the late Stanley and Helen (Monk) Slaunwhite.He was formerly employed with Inovata Foods, Edmonton, AB.
Al will be sadly missed by his partner, Betty Wheaton; stepson Archie Hurley, foster children April and Sheldon Strong; brothers, Henry, Brian, Terry, Ralph, Kevin and Maurice; sisters, Susan and Roma and by half-siblings, Grant, Mary, Colleen, Bonnie, Beverley and Mitch Boychuk. He was predeceased by a daughter, Trina .
Al has been cremated under the direction of the Furlong Jones Funeral Home, Amherst, NS, from where a time of visitation will be held Wednesday, September 14 2011 from 10 to 11 am.. A memorial service will be held at the funeral home chapel on September 14, 2011 at 11 am. Burial in the St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery, Ragged Reef, NS. www.furlongjones.ca