With sadness, we announce the death of Burnell Robert Brine, age 76, of Joggins, NS, on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre.
Born in Joggins, he was a son of the late Stanley and Margaret (Brine) Brine.
Bernie worked for the Dept of Highways and Dept of Lands and Forest for many years. He was a member of the Joggins Legion and the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. He assisted his brother with Lobster fishing.
Bernie will be sadly missed by his wife, Patricia (Foster); a daughter, Laura Lee (Donnie) VanSnick; 3 sons, Stanley (Mary Ann), Terry and Robert (Jane Smith); 6 grandchildren, Donald Jr. VanSnick, Rebecca (Matthew) Graham, Kimberley and Brandon VanSnick, Timothy and Amber Lines; a brother Donald Brine; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by brothers, Douglas, Ronald and George and a sister Laura.
Bernie's remains have been entrusted into the care of the Furlong Jones Funeral Home, River Hebert from where visitation will be held Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. The funeral mass will be celebrated Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 11 am from St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church, Joggins. Burial in the parish cemetery.
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