Age 80, of Eastern Passage, N.S., passed away suddenly on June 8, 2014, in the Dartmouth General Hospital.
Born in Charlottetown, P.E.I., he was the son the late William and Margaret (Peters) Aylward and wonderful husband to the late Phyllis Aylward.
Bill served proudly in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1951 to 1977. When he returned from Korea in 1953 he married his childhood sweetheart and neighbour in Charlottetown, P.E.I., the late Phyllis Douse. Bill was posted to HMCS Stadacona and moved to Nova Scotia with his family. Bill served on the HMCS Haida, Iroquois, Fraser and many more. Bill always said out of his 25 years 276 days in the military he spent 18 years of that at sea. Upon his retirement, he worked for the Dartmouth School Buses as an assistant mechanic for 15 years.
Bill loved to go camping and for drives and drop in to visit friends, family, especially his extended family the Moore’s of P.E.I. He would just get up in the morning and say let’s go for a drive and off they would go.
Bill is survived by his two daughters, Sonja (Dave Whiting) Lifford of Woodstock, N.B., and Nancy (Steve Henneberry) Aylward of Cow Bay, N.S.; his two grandsons, Troy (Janice) Lifford and Chad Lifford; great-grandchildren, Tyler, Claire, Abby, Brett and Wynn, all of N.B.; sisters: Shirley McKenna, Wilma Stewart, Cora McKinnon, Linda Dietrich; brothers: Gary Aylward and Lester Peters.
Later in life Bill met his soulmate, Jean McMullen, and they spent 10 amazing years together. We would like to thank Jean’s family for being part of Bill’s life: Susan Munroe, Billy McMullen, Nancy Glessing, Mark McMullen, Larry McMullen, Darlene Eddy, Cheryl McMullen and Derek McMullen.
There will be a memorial service to celebrate Bill’s life on Saturday, June 14 at 1 p.m., Atlantic Funeral Homes, 771 Main Street, Dartmouth Chapel, officiated by Rev. John F. Smith. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bill’s memory to the Canadian Lung Association or a charity of your choice.
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