THORNE, RONALD - Ronald A. Thorne, 91 of Waterloo, Ontario, died peacefully on Friday evening, March 22nd, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterloo. Born October 28th, 1921 in Kars, New Brunswick, to Wendell and Vera (Graham) Thorne, Ron spent his childhood in Saint John with his sisters Rita Fitzgerald (Edward), Nita Madill (Gordon) and his brothers Doug (Beulah), Cyril (Margie), Wendell (Maisie), Charles (Anne) and Llew. He graduated from Saint John High School in 1939, served in WWII, and then pursued a career in the Canadian Army, including serving in the Middle East with the U.N. Ron married Mayes Hiltz, his wife of 51 years, in 1945. She preceded his passing in March of 2006. Ron is survived by his children Steven Thorne and Judy Laws along with his two grandchildren, Michael Asselstine and Tryshia Edwards (Jake) and four great grandsons, Jake, Samuel, David and Daniel. Ron's sister Nita and brothers Doug and Cyril also survive him. He will be missed by all, including his devoted brother-in-law, Fred Hiltz (Doreen).
Ron will be laid to rest next to Mayes, in Fernhill Cemetery, Saint John.