TOSH, THOMAS RUSSELL - It is with great sadness that the family of Thomas "Tom" Tosh announce his death at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital on October 22nd, 2013 at the age of 80. Born in Guelph, ON, on March 15th, 1933, he was the husband of Doris (Starkey) Tosh, formerly of Oromocto. In addition to his wife, Doris, Tom leaves behind his children, Donna (John) Zeggil of Dartmouth, NS, Kathy (Tim) Hicks of Fredericton and Terry (Ramona) Tosh of Kamloops, BC; grandchildren, Taylor (Irena), Jared and Darren Zeggil, Neville, Hillary and Elliott Hicks, Tiffany Tosh and Alana (Jeffry) Martens; great-grandson, Brady Zeggil; brothers, Elwood (Lois) Tosh of Guelph, ON and Cliff (Evelyn) Tosh of Stratford, ON; sisters, Aileen Hattle of Fergus, ON, Mary Tosh of Guelph, ON, Margaret Skeritt of Fergus, ON, Beatrice (Bill) Bell, Jean (Don) Early, Thelma (Ken) Beaver and Mildred Norrish, all of Guelph, ON, Barbara Childs of Grande Prairie, AB; sisters in law, Margaret (Sherman) Cunningham of Toronto, ON and Christine Starkey of Oromocto; as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family. Tom was predeceased by his parents, Ernest and Iva (Henderson) Tosh and brother, Norman. Tom enlisted in the army in 1951 and served in Germany, St. Hubert, Debert, Winnipeg, and Base Gagetown. It was in Montreal where he met the love of his life, Doris. They married on January 21st, 1956. Tom retired in Oromocto from the military after 28 years of service. After retiring, Tom went to Community College and obtained his small appliance repair certificate and worked for Sears for 10 years. Once Tom and Doris both retired they spent many wonderful years enjoying life. They loved to spend time with all their friends and families in the summer months and then head to Saddlebag, Florida where they had another great group of friends. Tom loved to curl, golf, play bridge, host pool and lawn dart parties, hang out with his buddies at the Liar’s Den, and tell lots and lots of jokes! Tom was a wonderful husband, father, father-in-law, and grandfather. He loved his grandchildren dearly and was very proud of all their accomplishments. He was especially happy to see his first great-grandson recently. Tom’s love of life was something admired by all and aspired to by most who knew him. Tom was a loyal friend and will be dearly missed by friends and family alike. The family would like to sincerely thank the staff of the Emergency Room and ICU at the DECH. They were extremely professional, compassionate and caring during this very difficult time. We would also like to thank the Air Canada flight crew, helping and caring passengers for all their assistance on the flight from Toronto to Fredericton when Tom became ill.
Visitation will be held at Oromocto Funeral Home, 108 Winnebago St., on Friday, October 25th, 2013 from 6 to 8 pm. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 93 will hold a tribute service at 5:45 pm. A service to celebrate his life will take place at the Oromocto United Church on Saturday, October 26th at 2 pm with Rev. Lisa Greenwood and Canon Walter Williams officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations in Tom's memory can be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences can be made at www.oromoctofh.com, 357-5100.