Henry Francis 'Dit' Burns
Lieu de naissance : New Waterford, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : River Ryan, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 18 janvier 2011
It is with sadness that we, the family, announce the passing of Henry Francis 'Dit' Burns, 80, of River Ryan, on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.
Born in New Waterford, he was a son of the late Dennis and Amy (Bourgeois) Burns.
Henry was a member of the Parish Church of St. Leonard, formerly Mount Carmel Church and an honorary member of the Mount Carmel Auditorium Committee, New Waterford. He worked for Devco for 38 years until his retirement. Henry was an avid sportsfan who loved spending time with his children and grandchildren as well as his friends at the KOC and Tim Hortons.
Surviving are daughters, Pauline (Glen) Tutty, Albert Bridge, Patsy (Ronnie) White, River Ryan, Heather (Greg) Fortier, North Bay, Ont., Paulette Stanford Burns (Ross), River Ryan; son, Francis (Rita) Burns, Marion Bridge; brother, Michael (Muriel) Burns, Dominion; sisters, Dorothy Groom, Janie (Hector) Peori, both of Dominion; grandchildren, Ronnie and Craig White, Matthew Stanford, Blair Boone, Justin and Janelle Burns, Dylan Fortier.
Henry was predeceased by his wife, Mary (Currie), brothers Joe and William, sisters, Teresa Odo and Yvonne Mullins.
Visitation will be held Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith St., New Waterford. A funeral mass of celebration will take place Friday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. in the Parish Church of St. Leonard, Mount Carmel Avenue, with Fr. Doug MacDonald officiating. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Plummer Avenue, New Waterford.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia.
Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
