AUFFREY, LAURIE
1927 - 2015
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Laurie Auffrey (formerly of Lewisville) on October 29, 2015 at the age of 88 after a brief illness.
Born and raised in Pré-d’en-Haut, NB, as a youth he worked in lumber camps, dockyards and also on scows transporting gravel and timber on the Petitcodiac River. He was later employed by the New Brunswick Department of Transportation where he retired with 39 years of service. Laurie loved listening to jigs and reels as well as old country music typified by such singers as Wilf Carter and Hank Snow. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, driving his ATV on trails and was most passionate about fishing shad, salmon, bass and sturgeon on his beloved Petitcodiac River. He was a man of strong character and integrity and will be sorely missed.
He is survived by his wife Rita (Villa du Repos), five children: Laurianne, Roger (Florine), Anne-Marie, Louise (Terry) and Raymond (Denise) and his ten grandchildren: Justin, Adrienne, Christine, Sophie, Martin, Julien, Annik, Matthew, Sacha and Desmond.
As requested by the deceased, there will be no service or visitation.
For those who wish, a donation to the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper would be greatly appreciated.
Arrangements entrusted to Chartersville Funeral Home, 363 Amirault Street, Dieppe, NB. (857-1901) www.chartersville.com