TOTTENHAM, ONT. / WOODBURN – Bryan Roy Ballantyne, 47, Tottenham, Ont., formerly of Woodburn, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 3, 2009 due to heart failure.
Born in New Glasgow, he was the son of Catherine Ann (Bryan) Freeborn and the late George Howard Ballantyne.
He attended East Pictou Rural High School. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, New Glasgow. Bryan worked for many years at Michelin Tire Canada, Granton, before transferring to Ontario. He was recently employed as a Quality Engineer with Ventra.
Surviving are his mother, Catherine (Larry) Freeborn, Abercrombie ; son, Jason, Halifax; daughters, Julia, New Glasgow; Morgan, Newmarket, Ont.; sisters, Claire (George) Tulle, Calgary, Alta.; Karen (Murdo) MacNeil, New Glasgow; Heather (Dom) Chieffo, Calgary; uncle, Herbert (Alice) Bryan, New Glasgow: aunt, Marion Gadsden, Kamloops, B.C.; nieces: Megan and Carolyn Tulle; Stephanie, Maria and Domenica Chieffo; nephew, Joel MacNeil.
He was predeceased by his father, Howard; maternal grandparents, Hector and Evelyn Bryan; paternal grandparents, Roy and Alice Ballantyne.
A private service will be held at a later date with interment in the Woodburn Cemetery.
Donations may be made in Bryan’s memory to the Woodburn Cemetery, C/O Karen MacNeil, 566 Cameron Avenue, New Glasgow, NS B2H 5Z5.
Arrangements are entrusted to P. & K. MacDonald Funeral Home, New Glasgow. www.pkmacdonald.ca

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