Stanley 'Stan' William Gear
Date de naissance : 15 octobre 1943
Lieu de décès : Florence
Date de décès : 7 février 2015
It is with heavy hearts we announce the peaceful passing of Stanley 'Stan' William Gear, 72, on Feb. 7, 2016 at home.
Born on Oct. 15, 1943 he was a son of the late Florence and Alex Marks. Stanley was employed with, and retired from Devco.
Stanley is survived by his loving wife, Thelma; daughters, Bernadette (Joe Taylor), Donalda (David Coakley) and Laurie Ann (Wayne McGean), son Stanley (Hughena) Gear; sisters, Alice Brown, Miriam Ferguson, Florence Caldwell and brother Alexander Marks as well as grandchildren Trevor, Brandy, Ryan, Jessie, Paige, Stacey, Emma. Samantha, Taylor, Nicolas, Megan, Alex and one great grandchild, Liam.
Besides his parents, Stan was predeceased by his brother, Henry Gear.
Family and friends are invited to attend the celebration of Stanley’s life which will be held on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 at 10am at Fillmore & Whitman Funeral Home with Rev. Nick Phillips officiating. Reception to follow at the Florence Legion.
We would like to offer a special thank you to the staff at Palliative Care and the VON nurses, especially Susan.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Fillmore & Whitman Funeral Home, 10 Clyde Ave., Sydney Mines.
Donations in memory may be directed to the Cape Breton Cancer Center.
Messages and memorials may be directed to the Gear family by visiting www.fillmoreandwhitman.com.
