McGRATTAN, HENRY EDWARD - Unexpectedly at his residence on September 14, 2012, Mr. Henry Edward McGrattan, husband of Mrs. Florence (Savage) McGrattan of St. George, NB. Born at Campbellton, NB on October 22, 1929, he was a son of the late Henry Sr. and Phyllis (Henry) McGrattan. A loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, in addition to his loving wife, Florence, he is survived by two sons; Rodney McGrattan of Charlottetown, PE and Stanley (Louise) McGrattan of St. George, NB, two grandsons; Dan and Joel both of Saint John, one granddaughter, Darcy (Thomas) McEwen of Quelph, ON, one step grandson, John Quigley of St. George, NB, five great grandchildren, two sisters; Marjorie (John) Saxton of Dartmouth, NS and Jackie Montgomery of Saint John, NB and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Henry was predeceased by two bothers; Patrick and John McGrattan. Prior to his retirement, Henry worked for a number of years for Trynor Construction in St. George, the D.O.T. in St. George and as a Heavy Equipment Mechanic for St. George Pulp and Paper. He was a true Mr. Fix-It who loved working on cars and trucks in his spare time and could fix whatever was broken. He will be sadly missed by his loving family and many friends.
As keeping with Henry’s wishes there will be no visitation. A graveside service will be held at the St. George’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. George, NB on Tuesday at 2:00 pm with Father Rolando Suplido officiating followed by a reception at the Magaguadavic Center, St. George, NB. In Henry’s memory, donations to a charity of the donor’s choice would be greatly appreciated by the family. Arrangements in the care of the St. George Funeral Home & Crematorium (755-3533) 26 Portage Street, St. George, NB (www.stgeorgefh.ca)