William Earle Biggar, 80, New Glasgow, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009, in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow after a two-and-a-half-year struggle with kidney cancer.
Born in New Glasgow, he was a son of the late Samuel Kennedy and Edith May (Paulger) Biggar.
Earle was a self-employed advertising specialist, known as the “Idea Man”, having been in advertising most of his life. He also had been associated with the Maritime Business College and had been employed with the former Hawker Siddeley.
He had a passion for people and over the years had met many people in his business venture. Earle had been an active member and a past president of the former New Glasgow Lions Club. As a Lions Club member, he had been instrumental in having a sign placed on the George Street Bridge which read, “Welcome to New Glasgow”. He enjoyed the company of his pets, Casey, Charly and Missy.
Surviving are his wife, Jean; son, Darryl and grandson, Evan, Edmonton, Alta.; daughter, Marilyn Cote and granddaughter, Elizabeth, Vancouver, B.C.; daughter-in-law, Pearl, Edmonton, Alta.; brother-in-law, Harry (Barbara) Smith, Kensington, P.E.I.; nephew, Murray (Barb) Biggar, New Glasgow; niece, Carolyn (Halley) Kimball, Quispamsis, N.B.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by brother, Roy, and a brother in infancy.
The family will receive visitors 1-2 p.m. Tuesday in P. & K. MacDonald Funeral Home Chapel, New Glasgo, where funeral service will be held 2 p.m. with Rev. Jim Webber-Cook officiating. Private interment will be in Lorne Street Cemetery, New Glasgow.
Family flowers only. Donations may be made in his memory to the Aberdeen Hospital Palliative Care Unit or the Pictou County VON.
The family wish to thank the doctors and nurses of the Aberdeen Hospital Palliative Care Unit and the VON nurses for their care and support.
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