Born in Bell Island, Newfoundland in 1949, Wayne moved to Ontario in 1966 and then returned to Newfoundland in 2017 to spend his last months enjoying family and a little piece of the rock. To add a little bit of history to Wayne’s path in life, he was told by his cousin, Bruce, that the house originally purchased by Wayne’s father in the early 60’s, was now up for sale in Spaniard’s Bay. The renovated house, which was a small cabin, became home for Wayne. While living in Sudbury, Wayne met the love of his life, Linda Bradley, and they were married for 40 years and spent most of their married lives in Levack. She passed away on December 5th, 2015 and left a void in many hearts. Wayne worked his entire life career at Falconbridge Inc. When he wasn’t working, he could be found on Manitoulin Island on his boat or fishing on one of Sudbury’s beautiful lakes with his friends, family and specially his Dad. Wayne is survived by his three sisters; Marilyn of Hornepayne, Brenda from Ottawa and Judy from Carleton Place, as well as his special brother-in-law Maurice Chenier as well as good friend Wally Mercer. He is a loving uncle to many nieces and nephews. He will be sadly missed by his 2 little fur-babies, Phoebe and Bella. Wayne is pre-deceased by his parents Nathanial Gordon Mercer (AKA Gordie) and Elsie Lavinia Mercer (nee Fifield). Wayne was an avid musician who self-taught himself on the guitar, accordion and mouth organ. There will be no funeral arrangements, however, an intimate family service is planned on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at his residence. His ashes will be placed on Bell Island in the coming months with family by his side. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Slade’s Funeral Home, serving Carbonear, Upper Island Cove, Bay Roberts and surrounding areas.