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George Brewer

BREWER, GEORGE - A Celebration of the Life of George Whitman Brewer who passed peacefully in Brockville, on Monday, December 3, 2012, will be held from Reid's Funeral Home Chapel, Main Street, Hampton, NB, on July 19, 2013, beginning with a reception at 12:00 noon. George Whitman Brewer of Brockville, ON, age 77, husband of Donna (Montford) Brewer, the son of the late Rod (Chubb) and Edna (Bishop) Brewer, of Fredericton. A warm welcome to family and friends to this time of remembrance of the life of a gentleman who always presented a tender smile to all he met. This kind and giving George was a cherished husband, much loved Dad, a treasured and loved Grampy and a Great-Grampy. George grew up in the Fredericton area, spending many of his younger years with his grandparents, Mary Ellen and Henry Bishop and extended family. During and after WWII, he worked with his grandfather on the river cutting ice for storage until summer when he worked on the farms with his brother and cousins. In his early teens he and his brother were with their father Chubb on the NB bridge crew, most often as water boys and gofers. He moved to Saint John for high school and graduated in 1956 from Saint John Vocational School. He worked for NB Telephone and Irving Refinery until moving to Dartmouth with his wife and sons in 1965. In 1970 George's work took him to Brockville, Ontario where he worked for Honeywell Corporation as an instrument technician until retirement in 1997. George is survived by his beloved wife of over 54 years, Donna (Montford); their sons, Rod (Concettina) of Ottawa, ON, Randy (Carolyn) of North Augusta and Ray (Lynn) of Sunapee, New Hampshire; his much loved grandchildren, Ryan, Kevin, Tyler, Becki, Kylie, Megan, Mikey and Angelica; his treasured great-grandchildren, Noah, Damian, Sean, Faith and Nathan; a great-granddaughter he was waiting to see, Hailey; sisters, Elizabeth Anne (Betty Anne) Howell of Moncton, NB and Ellen (Barlow) Chicoine of Fredericton, NB; brother, Robert (Bob) Barlow of Chelmsford, ON; sisters-in-law, Liz Brewer (Paul), Regis (Montford) Myton (Randy) of New Westminster, BC and Elaine (Montford) Gilchrist (Chris) of Quispamsis, NB; aunts and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. George was predeceased by his brother, Don; in-laws, Walter, Barbara and Charlie Montford.
A Celebration of George's Life, conducted by Father Don Breen, will be held from Reid's Funeral Home Chapel, 1063 Main Street, Hampton, NB, on July 19, 2013 at 1:00 pm, followed by interment of ashes at St. Alphonsus Cemetery. The reception will begin at 12:00 noon.

 

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