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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
MOSHER, Wilson Wesley - age 48, 3125 Gottingen Street, Halifax, died Wednesday at home. Born in North Sydney he was a son of the late Wilson and Margaret (Craig) Mosher. He served with the Merchant Navy during the Second World war and the Canadian Navy during the Korean War. He was an employee of Ganongs Ltd. for 12 years and worked later with the Canadian Corps of Commissioners. He was a member of the Lions, Knights of Columbus and the Royal Canadian Legion. Surviving besides his wife, the former, Mary Skerry, are two daughter, Jo-Anne (Mrs. Gerald Simpson), Halifax; Joy, at home; one son, Robert, at home; five sisters, Sue (Mrs. William Jenkins), and Vera (Mrs. Douglas Umlah), both of Halifax; Kathleen (Mrs. Gerald Neary), Beaverbank; Joyce (Mrs. Arthur Casey), and Darlene (Mrs. John Peach), both of Dartmouth; three brothers, George and Percy, both of Halifax; Bud, British Columbia; one step-sister, Minnie (Mrs. Gordon Banfield) Halifax; three grandchildren. He was predeceased by two brothers and two sisters. The body is at Snow's Funeral Home, Windsor Street. Funeral service will be held 9:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Stephen Church, Rev. T. C. O'Toole officiating. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven cemetery. (Halifax Chronicle-Herald Thursday, 04 Sep 1975 / Researched by George Newbury)
Wilson's father, Wilson Mosher, served in the RCNVR during the First World War.
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