MORDEN, JOHN CRAWFORD - Peacefully while sleeping, at the Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, NB, Mr. John Crawford Morden, 85, of Pocologan, NB, husband of the late Winnifred Jean (Ellis) Morden. Born in Redvers, Saskatchewan on October 13, 1919, he was the son of the late John Albert and Mary Ann (Atkins) Morden. A loving father, he is survived by one son, John (Gisele) Morden of Pocologan; two grandchildren, Tracy and Scott Morden of Pocologan; one sister, Mildred Amelia Thorne of Moosomin, Saskatchewan; several nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by a brother at infancy, Gerald Arthur Morden. John joined the R.C.A.F. in September 1940 and was discharged in the fall of 1945. In August of 1941, he went to the U.K., and after various postings in England, volunteered to go to the Middle East. He joined 37 Squadron (R.A.F.) in January 1942 and operated out of Egypt and the Western Desert. He completed his tour in July 1942 and returned to Canada where he spent the rest of the war. In 1947 he joined the R.A.F. and went back to England. He was on the Berlin Airlift in 1948-49 and did 350 lifts into Berlin. He left the R.A.F. in 1951 after his time was completed and came back to Canada. He then joined Maritime Central Airways. He retired as Vice President-Operations for Nordair (a subsidiary of MCA) in 1981. Arrangements entrusted to St. George Funeral Home (755-3533), 26 Portage Street, St. George, NB E5C 3L6, from where the service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, June 17th, from The Gary E. Waycott Memorial Chapel at the funeral home, followed by interment in the Pennfield Rural Cemetery. Visiting will be held on Thursday, June 16th from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. In John's memory, donations to the NB Heart & Stroke Foundation, or a charity of the donor's choice, would be appreciated by the family. (www.stgeorgefh.ca)