Robert Bruce Kirkwood
Born In: Chicago
Born: August 7th, 1946
Passed in: Neil's Harbour
Passed on: January 7th, 2016
Robert Bruce Kirkwood was born Aug. 7, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died peacefully Jan. 8, 2016 in Highland Manor Nursing Home in Neil’s Harbour, Victoria County, N.S.
In 1962 Bob and his mother moved back to the old family home in Friendship, Wisconsin. He graduated from Adams-Friendship High School in Adams, Wisc. He was a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War for which he experienced grief. He operated a silver smelting business. He built his own small blast furnace, got silver from X-ray films and smelted it to .9999 purity, the highest grade and in which he took pride.
His fondness for Canada was enhanced when he helped a friend built a cabin in the Yukon. Then in the late 1900s after his mother died, he bought a home in South Haven just outside of Baddeck, N.S. where he was able to celebrate his Scottish ancestry. He was very active in community affair such as festivals.
As he had done in Friendship, Bob was especially attentive to the needs of the elderly, driving people to doctor’s appointments, running errands and helping out. He was a fixture at the Baddeck public library.
His funeral will be Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. in the Ephraim Scott Presbyterian Church in South Haven with Rev. Brian MacLeod officiating. There will be visitation that morning at 10 a.m. and a reception to follow the funeral at the South Haven Community Hall.
A separate memorial service will be held for Bob at a later date in Friendship, Wisc.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of MacAskill Funeral Home, Baddeck, N.S.
