RIDEOUT, ERNEST (ERNIE) E. - Veteran RCAF, 1941-1944 (Nov 2nd, 1920 - June 9th, 2009). Passed away peacefully at the Perley Rideau Veterans' Health Centre in Ottawa. Ernie was born in Grand Falls, NB, the eldest of eleven children. He is predeceased by his parents Frank and Mary (Hitchcock) Rideout, his sister Mary Emily and his brothers Walker, Samuel, Hallam, Hurlow, Frank and David. Survived by brother Donald and sister Elizabeth (both of Fredericton, NB.) and sister Roberta (Erdenheim, PA.) Remembered with love by his many nieces and nephews and their children and by his many friends and acquaintances. Ernie served in England with the RCAF from 1941 through 1944 as an aircraft mechanic with the 406 Lynx squadron. After the war he graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a Bch. of Science in Forestry and worked as a forester until his retirement from the federal government. His interests included hunting and fishing and he was past director of the Ottawa Bridge Club. His greatest pleasure in life was the company of others and will be fondly remembered as a kind and caring friend to all who knew him. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Ottawa 2 East at the Perley Rideau Veterans' Health Centre for their excellent compassionate and supportive care. A memorial service will be held at the Perley Rideau Veterans' Health Centre, 1750 Russell Road, on Monday, June 15th, 2009 at 1:00 pm, followed by a visitation at the Guy L. O'Regan Funeral Home, Grand Falls, NB on Saturday, June 20th, 2009 from 1 pm until time of funeral service at the funeral home at 2 pm. Interment to follow at the Baptist Cemetery in Ortonville, NB. In memory of Ernie, donations may be made to the Perley Rideau Veterans' Health Foundation or to the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Condolences, donations or tributes may be made at: www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com