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Alexander G. Giles

Alexander G. Giles

Born In: North Sydney
Born: February 28th, 1924

Passed in: Sydney Mines
Passed on: March 24th, 2015

It is with great sadness the family of Alexander Gordon Giles, 90, of Sydney Mines, announce his passing, four days before his 91st birthday on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at the Harbour View Hospital Veterans Wing in Sydney Mines.
Alex was born on March 28, 1924, in North Sydney, the son of the late Albert and Gladys (Farrell) Giles and lived his entire life there until moving to the Veterans facility in Sydney Mines.
He worked for 35 years at the post office in North Sydney until his retirement. A veteran of Second World War, Alex served with the Royal Canadian Air Force at #10 Bombing & Gunnery School at Mount Pleasant, P.E.I., where he provided air cover for convoys. In his earlier years Alex was a navigation instructor with North Sydney Air Cadet Squadron. He loved to fly and spent a number of years building his own plane in his backyard. He was a member of Branch #19 Royal Canadian Legion and a member of St. Matthew Wesley United Church, North Sydney.
Alex was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
Alex is survived by his three daughters, Marilyn (Hugh) Gillan, New Harris, Kathy (Steve) Kelly, Brampton, Carolyn 'Candi' Giles (Bill Cordy), Halifax; his eight grandchildren, Nancy, James and Michael Gillan, Heather Hunter, Peter and Robert Kelly, Elizabeth and Emily Cordy, and great-grandchildren, Zoe, Loic and Vincent Veilleux and many nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents he was predeceased by his wife Edith (Hatcher) Giles, his two brothers Melvin and Robert, his two sisters Margaret Giles and Eileen Bursey.
Special thanks to his family physician Dr. Paul Hickey and the nursing staff at Harbour View Hospital.
Visitation for Alex will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Matthew Wesley United Church with Rev. Nancy Ritchie officiating. A burial will take place in Lakeside Cemetery, North Sydney at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to the Northside Harbour View Hospital Foundation, Veterans Wing or a charity of choice.
Online condolences may be sent to www.wjdooley.com.


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