Alexander \'Alex\' Quirk
Born In: Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: January 2nd, 1933
Passed in: North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: September 28th, 2009
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our brother and uncle Alexander ‘Alex’ Quirk, age 76, on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at his residence.
Born in North Sydney on January 2, 1933, Alex was the son of the late Alexander and Florence (Hunt) Quirk. In his earlier years he worked as a bellman at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto and then later as caretaker at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #19 in North Sydney until his retirement, and was also associate member of the branch. He was a member of St. Joseph Church, North Sydney.
He is survived by his two sisters, Florence MacGuire, Yorkton, Sask., and Madeleine Rouleau, Ajax, ON; two brothers Michael Quirk, North Sydney, and Gervais (Ruth) Quirk, Howie Center and a number of nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his wife, Myrna; his brothers, George and Bill Quirk and sisters, Ava Robinson, Josephine Bond, Gladys Campbell, Agnes Hall, Sue Keeping and Margaret Perry.
Visitation for Alex will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 Friday in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church with Rev. Jim Attwood officiating. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Sydney.
Memorial donations may be made to the S.P.C.A. or a charity of choice.
Online condolences may be sent to info@wjdooley.ca.
