SKANES, Eric – Passed peacefully away at The Moncton Hospital on Monday, December 1st, 2008, Eric Skanes, 79, of St. John\'s, NL. Born June 15, 1929 in St. John\'s, He was the son of the late Charles and Gertrude (Tucker) Skanes. He was a retired Electrical Engineer. He will be sadly missed by his three loving children: Paul (Laurie) of Calgary, Lisa (Jerry Mourelatos) of Montréal, and Susan (François Cormier) of Moncton; three grandchildren: Matthew, Nicholas and Celia; his brothers and sisters: Donald (Lydia) of Ottawa, Gwen (Bob Solodzuk) of Burlington ON,; Marie (Ralph Green) of Ottawa; May (Rex Smith) of Vineland, ON; Louise Slawinski of Virginia, and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his wife, June (Pike); sisters, Gertrude and Linda; three brothers: Leslie, Edgar, and Llewelyn. Visitation will be held at Barrett\'s Funeral Home in St. John\'s, NL, on Friday, December 5, from 3-5 pm and 7-9 pm. Funeral service also at Barrett\'s on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 2 pm. The family would like to thank Dr. Li, the staff of 5600, the Palliative Care Unit and the Oncology Clinic of The Moncton Hospital. Please visit www.barretts.ca to sign the memorial guestbook.